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Re: cygwin-xfree: xdmcp: "no valid address"
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- Subject: Re: cygwin-xfree: xdmcp: "no valid address"
- From: Mark Plowman <m dot plowman at hexapole dot com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:52:04 +0200 (CEST)
> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:47:36 +1000
> From: Rasjid <rasjidw@bigpond.com>
>
> Mark Plowman wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> > B.T.W. You mention "broadcast traffic":
> >
> > When I do "XWin.exe -query <linux box> -from <Win95-box>" it fails
> > with "no valid address".
> >
> > When I do "XWin.exe -broadcast -from <Win95-box>" it gives me an
> > X-Window, but I don't get a login dialog from the Linux Box.
> >
> > I don't know if this is important.
> >
>
> Is the windows box in the /etc/hosts file of the linux box? In my
> experience xdm needs to be able to do a name lookup on the machine that
> it is getting the xdmcp requrest from.
I am running BIND on the Linux box and everything seems to resolve OK.
Lookups and Reverse Lookups are quick and correct on both the Windows
and Linux boxes.
Thanks anyway.
> Rasjid.
Greetings
Mark