Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 06:17:19 -0500 (CDT) From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com> To: freebsd@atipa.com (Atipa) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do you connect to remote xdm? Message-ID: <199709241117.GAA06390@d2si.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970923234642.3947C-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> from Atipa at "Sep 23, 97 11:53:18 pm"
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Atipa said:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I have been perusing the xdm man pages forever, and althought they give
> tons of information on how to set up an xdm server, they do not give any
> info on how to set it up as a client.
>
> In other words, how do you set up xdm on the client side so that it acts
> like a "dumb" X-terminal? Obviously the X server needs to be run locally,
> but the getty, window manager, and apps should all be remote.
>
> TIA,
> Kevin
>
>
You don't need to run xdm on the clients at all, just start up the X
server with -query hostname on the command line like:
/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query hostname
You can also have the X server hunt for a display manager. See
man Xserver and look for options -broadcast and -indirect for
more information.
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