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From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com>
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Subject: Re: How do you connect to remote xdm?
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970923234642.3947C-100000@dot.ishiboo.com> from Atipa at "Sep 23, 97 11:53:18 pm"
To: freebsd@atipa.com (Atipa)
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 06:17:19 -0500 (CDT)
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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.