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Re: Log file for Win2k/Remote Login Screen
Marc wrote:
> Just a recap, I wasn't getting my remote login window when grabbing a
> display from a machine running xdm stuff..
>
> Turns out my installation was ok, but there was an old DNS entry associated
> with my IP address and it must have been trying some funky reverse look up
> stuff before giving me my display. I changed the IP to one with no DNS
> entry and everything is fine now.
>
> I need to figure out how to tunnel these remote displays through ssh or
> another type of encryption, but I don't see any possibilities. I don't like
> sending my password in the clear via xdmcp. Anyone working with this?
>
According to the Linux XDMCP howto, it isn't possible to forward XDMCP
over SSH because XDMCP uses UDP.
You could ssh to the remote system with X forwarding and start the
session manually. The X server would be started without any clients or
window manager; you might have to adjust authorization to allow the
remote machine to connect.
- Ian
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