10-05-2006
Holy $??? it worked! (XDMCP host connections under MacOS)
When I had a chance to sit down, i thought about the output from my previous Xnest attempt where it said something about interface 192.168.2.1. My iBook has two network interfaces, one for the wired ethernet, and one for the wireless. I already knew this was odd since the host i was connecting to was on the 192.168.1.0 network, which is the network the primary interface was on, while the 192.168.2.0 network's interface was not even active. I checked all of the network configurations making sure there were no firewalls enabled and no services that could be conflicting. Upon first glance there was not. I then noticed that the connection on one interface was being shared to another, and I have found that this feature when enabled, doesnt just route packets and issue dhcp configurations, but also sets up its own DNS server on the local machine among a few other things. For the sake of minimizing possible interfering services, I disabled this feature since I was not using it anyway. I then tried executing Xnest in the same syntax that i have been in the Apple X system and a window appears this time black instead of the default crossweaved pattern, and then soon after I am greeted to the system and asked for a login! I loged in and started the Java Desktop Session and then cried tears of joy! (ok i didn't cry, but i did log in as if i was at the console)
I am absolutely thrilled that this worked and I must say that I am very impressed with the MacOS, although at times I am a bit frustrated with the extra fatware, but never enough to wish it was not included.
So the lesson learned here is that for some odd reason, the "internet sharing " features in the MacOS interfere with XDMCP connections, and the service must be disabled in order for XDMCP and Xnest to work properly.
Thank you grial for your swift responses and patience to continue helping me. I appreciate it very much and I hope the value of what we have found out here will help other users on this forum as well.
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gdmxnestchooser
gdmXnestchooser(1) User Commands gdmXnestchooser(1)
NAME
gdmXnestchooser, gdmXnest - run an XDMCP chooser
SYNOPSIS
gdmXnestchooser [--background] [--broadcast] [--direct] [--no-gdm-check] [--no-query] [--xnest-extra-options=options] [--xnest=string]
[gnome-std-options] hostname
DESCRIPTION
gdmXnestchooser automatically gets the correct display number, sets up access, and runs Xnest with -indirect localhost. This ensures that
you get an XDMCP chooser that is provided by your machine. You can also specify the hostname whose chooser should be displayed, so that
gdmXnestchooser somehost runs the XDMCP chooser from host somehost inside an Xnest.
gdmXnest is a symbolic link to gdmXnestchooser and is the same as running gdmXnestchooser with the --no-query and --no-gdm-check options.
gdmXnest is useful for running Xnest without actually connecting somewhere.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--background Run in the background. You can also use -b to specify this option.
--broadcast Run broadcast instead of indirect (chooser). You can also use -B to specify this option.
--direct Do direct query instead of indirect (chooser). You can also use -d to specify this option.
--no-gdm-check Do not check for running GDM.
--no-query Just run Xnest, no query (no chooser). You can also use -n to specify this option.
--xnest-extra-opExtra=options for Xnest. The default is no options. You can also use -o to specify this option.
--xnest=string Xnest command line. The default value is Xnest. You can also use -x to specify this option.
gnome-std-optionStandard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more information.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
hostname Hostname whose chooser should be displayed.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Running the XDMCP Chooser From Host somehost Inside an Xnest
example% gdmXnestchooser somehost
Example 2: Connecting to somehost Directly Run
example% gdmXnestchooser -d somehost
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gdmXnestchooserExecutable to run an XDMCP chooser
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-display-mgr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gdm(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmphotosetup(1), gdmsetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdm-restart(1m), gdmconfig(1m), gnome-std-options(5)
NOTES
Original man page written by Martin K. Petersen <mkp@mkp.net>, George Lebl <jirka@5z.com>. Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 by Martin K. Petersen.
Copyright (c) 2001, 2003, 2004 by George Lebl. Copyright (c) 2003 by Red Hat, Inc.
Updated by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 1 Sep 2004 gdmXnestchooser(1)