enabling XDMCP on aix for eXcursion X Windows Emulation

[Scott Tompkins]

I want to use eXcursion X-Windows on my windows pc to control X on my AIX
boxes, but with XDMCP set to broadcast I can see some hosts, but not all.

How do I check if xdmcp is enabled on my AIX 4 boxes, and if not, how do I
enable it?

thanks.

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[Miljenko...@public.srce.hr]

On 24 Jun 1997 07:18:15 GMT, "Scott Tompkins" <stom...@icon.co.za>
wrote:

>I want to use eXcursion X-Windows on my windows pc to control X on my AIX
>boxes, but with XDMCP set to broadcast I can see some hosts, but not all.
>

xdmcp-broadcast will see only the hosts on the same subnet. To connect
to hosts on a different subnet, use xdmcp-query.

>How do I check if xdmcp is enabled on my AIX 4 boxes, and if not, how do I
>enable it?

run "ps -ef | grep xdm | grep -v $$" on your AIX box, and if there is
a process running, that's xdm. If it's not running, check if there is
a directory "/usr/lib/X11/xdm". If so, there should be a file
"xdmconf". Run it, re-boot the AIX box, and xdm will run. Or just run
"/usr/bin/X11/xdm". Or you could read the "/usr/lib/X11/xdm/README"
file, but that would be cheating :)

mj

>
>thanks.
>

You're welcome
>
.....

>
>Under U.S. Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, ß227,
>all unsolicited commercial e-mail sent to my address from
>a U.S. account is subject to a fee of $500.00 U.S. By sending
>e-mail to me you accept these terms.

This is a good one. Did you ever collect any $?
>

mj
Miljenko Jandric
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City of Scarborough

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[Peter Shankey]

Scott Tompkins wrote:
>
> I want to use eXcursion X-Windows on my windows pc to control X on my AIX
> boxes, but with XDMCP set to broadcast I can see some hosts, but not all.
>

> How do I check if xdmcp is enabled on my AIX 4 boxes, and if not, how do I
> enable it?
>

> thanks.
>
> --
> "Whom Computers would destroy.
> They must first drive mad."
>

> Under U.S. Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, ß227,
> all unsolicited commercial e-mail sent to my address from
> a U.S. account is subject to a fee of $500.00 U.S. By sending
> e-mail to me you accept these terms.

smit
system enviroment
change system user interface
select system login user interface aixCDE 1.0
this is in aix4.2
if you have a tty as the console i have found a problem which i do not
have an answer to. you must be logged in on the console in order for
xdmcp to work.
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thanks ;> pete
psha...@inetnetx.net

[Anthony Castoro]

The only hosts that will show up in your XDMCP chooser window are those
that are either running XDM or Dtlogin. Make sure that each host you
wish to be available is running either xdm or CDE. Even if CDE isn't
running on the console, Dtlogin can still run and accept XDMCP queries.

Ignore the message below about CDE not running when you have a tty
console.

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