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Re: Re: XWin won't work
- From: jreis23 at clix dot pt
- To: "cygwin XFree" <cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com >
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 15:11:40 +0100
- Subject: Re: Re: XWin won't work
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
After I add the line 'n.n.n.n hostname' to the 'hosts' file in win2K, no
matter what type (numeric or name) of address I give to 'xwin -query', XWin
don't pass from the busy pointer.
If i remove the libe from 'hosts' file XWin works with the name address.
Thanks,
José (sorry about the personal reply)
> If you are really adding the line as you say, it should not be causing a
> problem when accessing the host via the numeric address.
>
> I think you must be doing something else that are not noticing or
> thinking is significant. Any ideas on something else you might be doing
> that could have an effect?
>
> Does XWin -query hostname work?
>
> By the way "hostname" is probably not a valid hostname... I hope that
> isn't what you are using in hosts.
>
> Harold
>