[lug] Trying to get an NX connection

[Michael Hirsch]

On 8/30/05, Michael Hirsch <mdhirsch at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 8/30/05, Hugh Brown <hugh at math.byu.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > I did copy the id from the server into the windows client, so I think 
> > I'm
> > > okay there.
> > >
> > > On the Linux, server side:
> > > nx-1.5.0-0.centos4
> > > freenx-0.4.4-1.centos4
> > >
> > > The Windows client is 1.5.1-103
> > >
> > > The only way I've goten it to work so far is with KNoppix. The latest
> > > Knoppix DVD has an NX server on it. I ran it and entered a password, 
> > then
> > > could log in from a linux nx client. 
> > >
> > > --Michael
> > >
> > 
> > Are the 1.5 nx client and freenx 0.4.4 server compatible?
> > I know they recently rev'ed the commercial stuff from 1.4 to 1.5 but
> > finding useful info on the nomachine site is painful ( e.g. like the
> > changelog from 1.4 to 1.5 or release notes for 1.5).
> 
> 
> Hmm. That could be it. I have no idea, actually, about compatibility. I'll 
> try to time out. As you say, research on this can be painful. I have found 
> this to have fairly weak documentation. And the scripts in the examples 
> directory don't run.
> 

Well, there is a config option to support the 1.5 clients, which I have now 
enabled. No joy. 

When you log in as the nx user, do you get the nxserver prompt?
> 
> 
> Yes:
> $ ssh -i client.id_dsa.key nx at xcoisaacf40
> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
> Last login: Mon Aug 29 17:04:23 2005 from 172.20.4.124<http://172.20.4.124>
> 32 bit Pentium i686 PC
> HELLO NXSERVER - Version 1.4.0-44 OS (GPL)
> NX>
> 
> On the commercial nx server, you have to either set up users within nx or
> > you have to configure it to use pam. I've used freenx successfully at 
> > home, but I can't remember what I did to configure it.
> 
> 
> I'll see if I can get it to use PAM. 
> 

I think I can now prove that it isn't the server that is the problem. Using 
tcpdump I can show that the server recieves no packets from the client when 
I run the client.

The client (windows NX client 1.5.0) puts up a window which says "Setting up 
the X environment" and then hangs there forever. Clearly that isn't working. 
Do I need to be running an X-server on the windows box first, or something?

Thanks,

Michael
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