Hi Jeff Well I think you are correct (:
I did a search on redhat 6.2 and inetd and found several bug reprots unfortunately these are old outdated redhat bug reports and the ftp links to the fix packages no longer exist and I have not been able to find a redhat archival ftp mirror with the old update repository (sigh) Now another slightly different question which vnc implementation is faster ?? I do not want to start any flame wars (: -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Vincent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 3:47 PM To: Bovy, Stephen J Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: inetd and port 59(xx) gives me empty testpatterngreyscreen ??? <Replying to all> ;-) I don't recall right off what the "unix" means in the font path, but is the URI format required to connect to a broadcasting font server. I'll look for the info later. As far as /etc/services, I thought that /etc/services was mandatory for using Xvnc in inetd mode because they work together. /etc/services defines a service name and tells the inetd superserver which port to listen on and which network protocols it uses. Then when a request comes in that matches, inetd uses the info from /etc/inetd.conf to know how to launch the process for that service. Theoretically, wait mode is for persistent sessions, but I've never used it. I have always used nowait mode or configured the sharing of display:0. As I type this, I am vaguely recalling an issue with inetd not working correctly on a certain Linux distro...maybe this is that case...hmm. I need to research that one. >>> On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 4:09 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bovy, Stephen J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Jeff, > > Yup, basically been there done almost all of that stuf > > I was running as root that did not help > > Yes I know XDMCP is working I connect in using several different x- win > managers such as cygwin x- win > > yes I have the font server up and running > > xdeep32 is another free x- win manager works great (: > > the only thing I have not tried yet is using etc/services... > > I was trying "nowait" to establish a persistent session > > "wait" works great as long as I use port ( 5900 ) > > hmm I guess I could try adding - fp unix/:7100 what does the unix/ mean > ??? > > Hey Jeff please try reply- all so that you include the mail- list in our > thread discussion > > this mail list is kind- of weird most mail lists do not include the > subscribers email it is kind of confusing > > > > > Stephen Bovy > Computer Associates > 6100 Center Drive > Suite 700 > Los Angeles, CA 90045 > Tel: (310) 957- 3930 > Fax: (310) 957- 3917 > Mobile: (818) 352- 9917 > e- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message----- > From: Jeff Vincent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:40 PM > To: Bovy, Stephen J > Subject: RE: inetd and port 59(xx) gives me empty test patterngreyscreen > ??? > > Boy, it's been a while for me for those older versions. Here is a brain > dump...it may not all apply to RH 6.2 or your situation, but something > may help (shotgun approach ;- ). This is all based on past usage of VNC > 3.2.x versions. > > Here is a couple of lines from the /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf > files I normally include when I do similar things. > > #/etc/services > vnc- 1280x1024x24 5973/tcp > > #/etc/inetd.conf > vnc- 1024x768x24 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc - inetd > - query localhost - once - geometry 1024x768 - depth 24 > > In this configuration, connect using the VNC service 192.168.0.22:73 > (substitute your IP). > > I wasn't worried about security in our labs where I use this a lot so I > use "root" as the user to run the Xvnc binary. There can be rights > issues for Xvnc and the 'nobody' or 'james' users. Some operating > systems don't allow users with a UID > 1024 to access/run certain > things. You might try adding root just to eliminate that issue > > Also, I have known issues when the X Font server wasn't running (xfs), > but don't recall if that is an issue on RH 6.2. Once you get xvf to > start when booted, then you can add: - fp unix/:7100 (or whatever port > yours is using). > > If you are running in inetd mode, you shouldn't need to require the > '- passwordfile' option as the inetd method gives you at a new session > with a GUI login prompt. There may be reasons to require a password to > even attach via VNC, I just haven't seen it done. > > As far as XDMCP being enabled...I've never used xdeep32 so I don't know > how it works. But as a sanity check, I'd still verify the display > manager settings. In that version of RH, if it is running gdm I think > it uses the xdm configuration files in /etc/X11/xdm. If there is a file > called xdm- config, comment out the last line > > ! DisplayManager.requestPort: 0 > > and then in Xaccess, uncomment the line: > > * #any host can get a login window > > Newer versions of gdm use a gdm.conf file. If you are using kdm, there > might be a file called kdmrc that you can look at. I check the display > manager I am running by doing 'ps - ef | grep dm' and see what it finds. > > Let us know how it goes. > > - Jeff > >>>> On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 2:22 PM, in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bovy, Stephen > J" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Thanks for responding >> >> I am using redhat 6.2 (yes I know it is old) (: >> >> IN this case I think the default is gdm >> >> But XDMCP is enabled and working >> >> I am using win32 xdeep32.exe x- win manager to connect to xdmcp > desk >> top no problem >> >> And if you re- read my email >> >> inetd with port (5900) works perfectly with - query xxx - once >> >> the only time things get "buggy" is when I try to use { 59(xx) } as > a >> port address (: >> >> >> >> Stephen Bovy >> Computer Associates >> 6100 Center Drive >> Suite 700 >> Los Angeles, CA 90045 >> Tel: (310) 957- 3930 >> Fax: (310) 957- 3917 >> Mobile: (818) 352- 9917 >> e- mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ----- Original Message----- >> From: Jeff Vincent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:04 PM >> To: Bovy, Stephen J >> Subject: Re: inetd and port 59(xx) gives me empty test pattern >> greyscreen ??? >> >> Usually means XDMCP is not enabled. What Linux distro you running > and >> which display manager (gdm, kdm, etc.) ? >> >>>>> On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 1:28 PM, in message >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bovy, > Stephen >> J" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> 5950 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc - inetd - >> query >>> localhost - once securitytypes=none >>> >>> Gray Screen on first connection, xdm on subsequent connections >>> >>> 5951 stream tcp wait james /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc - inetd - > query >>> localhost - once passwordFile=/home/james/.vnc/passwd >>> >>> Gray screen all the time >>> >>> The only thing that works consistenly is: >>> >>> 5900 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc - inetd - >> query >>> localhost - once securitytypes=none >>> _______________________________________________ >>> VNC- List mailing list >>> VNC- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc- list > _______________________________________________ > VNC- List mailing list > VNC- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc- list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
