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RE: Problem Using Cygwin To Open Remote CDE


All,

This works for me - talking from cygwin on a w2k box to SunOS 2.5/2.6/5.8
systems.

C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\xwin.exe -query orion -fp tcp/orion:7100

Where 'orion' is the name of the host I'm getting my CDE session from.


I moved from a regional office to corporate, and had problems on my "IT
issue" (Desktop services uses Ghost to image systems) laptop very similar to
yours.  XFree didn't work, Exceed didn't work, SCO XVision didn't work,
error was the 'blank grey screen' and monitor.

Removed TCP/IP protocol, restarted.  Installed TCP/IP and voila Exceed and
XFree 'Just Work'.  YMMV.

~brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheldon T. Hall [mailto:shel@cmhcsys.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 9:26 AM
To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
Subject: Fw: Problem Using Cygwin To Open Remote CDE


I believe Bryan White has discovered a real bug in xfree86/cygwin.  Here's
his message and my response in comp.unix.solaris.

I'm not on the cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com mailing list, so if you wish to reach
me, go direct.

Thanks.

-Shel

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheldon T. Hall" <shel@cmhc.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: Problem Using Cygwin To Open Remote CDE


>
> "Bryan White" <bwhite@zeus.isops.net> wrote in message
> news:6aHt9.8140$46.1600@fe01...
> > hola -
> >
> > i've been using xwin32 to remotely log on to my cde session on my
sparc10
> > from my windows box. my trial version is about to expire and i don't
have
> > the $$ to buy a license. anyway i've installed cygwin & xfree86. i can
run
> a
> > local x session just fine & i can even display the x sessions on my
linux
> > boxes. however, i am unable to get it working with my sparc10.
> >
> > i launch cygwin and type 'XWin -query 172.16.1.201' (which is working
fine
> > for my linux boxes), however all i get when connecting to the sparc10 is
> the
> > blank grey screen & the mouse pointer. like i say, xwin32 has worked
just
> > fine connecting to the sparc10, so i'm confident that it is ready to go.
i
> > have read on google groups that many people use cygwin to connect to
their
> > sun boxes, i'm just wondering why i can't?? it seems they've been using
> the
> > same command as me.
>
> Further to the above ... using your "-query" command resulting in the
> following errors in the log:
>
> Wed Oct 23 21:03:12 2002 error (pid 20305): Hung in
> XOpenDisplay(208.178.101.40:0) attempt #0, aborting.
> Wed Oct 23 21:03:12 2002 error (pid 20305): Server open attempt #0 failed
> for 208.178.101.40:0, giving up
>
> Now, the interesting thing here is that the IP address 298.178.101.40 is
not
> the IP address I used, no is it one on my network, or my ISP's network.
It
> is, however, an address I know.  Bring up xfree86 with a local xterm and
> command "xhost"; you'll see it.  It seems to be built into xfree86
somehow,
> maybe left over from testing.  It's the address of some law firm,
according
> to whois....
>
> I think you've found a real xfree86 bug.
>
> -Shel
>
>
>


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