connecting with xserver

[stevenriz]

I jsut installed Solaris 8, the full install and when I try to connect to Xserver using LAN Workplace Pro that server doesn't seem to respond. What on the server needs to be running in order to login using xserver on a windows client?

 

[Chacalinc]

a question (I don't know workplace pro): do you make a telnet connection and then try to execute a X app? (i.e. xclock)

in that case you should set the DISPLAY env.variable...

 

[stevenriz]

No you connect direct via xterm, no telnet first. I can get on an xserver connection with another machine that actually responds to LAN Workplace Pro, I login and get the gui screen. After that, I can telnet into the machine I need, set the display and it seems to work fine. See how I have LWP setup, it runs, then searches for machines that respond to Xserver and says to LWP, "Hey I can give you a gui console screen" and LWP makes a list of such servers. You select on and the CDE comes up. Only this new machine doesn't and I donl't know why>

 

[bi]

Check to make sure the new system has all the X windows packages. There are about 30 of them you will need. YOu could do a pkginfo on a server it is working on and on the new server then compare to see what you are missing.

 

[Chacalinc]

Ok, I got it... this is like reflection X.

can you telnet via xterm? if so, can you start a X app? (i.e. xclock) after seting DISPLAY of course.

 

[stevenriz]

I will check the packages. No files by that name on the file system anywhere. No xclock or x-anything. Maybe "bi" is correct that I never installed that portion of hte OS. I will review my install and see where I went wrong if I did.

 

[Chacalinc]

x-apps (xclock, xload, xterm, xetc.) should be in /usr/openwin/bin

 

[stevenriz]

yes I did find them after all and I can run x apps as long as I telnet into it first and set the display but I would rather do it the other way. I guess it doesn't really matter, I just need to install Oracle on it. Once I do that I will not go back into this machine this way anylonger. Thank you!!!

I wonder why this command didn't return anything?
find / -name x*

 

[Chacalinc]

you forgot -print at the end of the find command.

BTW, when you start LWP, does the server appear on the list?

 

[stevenriz]

You are right. Thanks.

No, when I start LWP, this particular server does not appear. All my other server do tho. I might do another jumpstart and see if there was something I could have done better during the OS install.

 

[Chacalinc]

Is this server on another network segment? if so, try to start a GUI login (CDE) but specifying the IP address. I saw (with reflection X) when you have servers out of your net segment (U know what I mean), servers don't appear in the list, and -despite you can get them by ping and telnet- you can not query them (via broadcast of reflection X) and get them in to the list.

 

[stevenriz]

great suggestions, nope, he's on the same subnet and I did try giving it the machine IP address and the prompt that displays the CDE sort of hangs. I let it go for a long time and nothing comes out of it.

 

[bi]

Are you trying to use xdmcp to connect? are you on the same subnet as the servers where LWP does work? and is the server where it doesn't work on a different subnet? Compare your network setup between the server where it doesn't work and the server where it does.

I had a problem of not being able to use xdmcp when my unix servers were put on a different subnet. I never really fixed connecting with xdmcp because it wasn't that important to me.

 

[stevenriz]

Good point, I will checl the network configs on both machines. They both ARE on the same subnet. 192.168.1.x

Hmmm, I don't htink I set a default gateway. That is the defaultroute command if I remember. Let me try that for the heck of it and I will see if there is anything else I missd there. Thanks for the help again!!

 

[Chacalinc]

curious, may be you need some pathes... did you try to login (GUI) via another PC with LWP?

 

[stevenriz]

Haven't tried that one. I only have LWP loaded on my laptop. I don't even know wehre the disks are for it, it is such an old program but I like it because it always worked which is why I tend to believe I neglected to set or do something on the host. I may try eliminating that one and load it up on another PC.