XDMCP and FC2T2 Problems

[Alan Cox]

On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 09:18:56PM -0500, Alex Thomas wrote:
> Is anybody else having problems running a remote x session using xdmcp? 
> I start using X -query 192.160.0.1 and I get an Xwindow with the
> standard black/white background and that is it. I have GDM configured to
> allow xdmcp and have graphical greeter turned on for remote
> connections.  Non FC2T2 side, I am running Cygwin's Xserver.

gdm requires that
1. Its running 8)
2. You enable remote xdmcp handling (off by default)
3. Your firewall isnt blocking xdmcp
4. Yoru DNS forward/reverse mappings are right (dumb design bug in gdm)

Alan