Remote X11 Connections

[Chris Ruprecht]

Cool, we're getting somewhere :)


On Thu October 10 2002 21:05, bronto wrote:
> Figured the System menu problem out.  There's configuration setting
> in for GDM that allows this.  In the Basic settings.  I enabled it,
> applied it, restarted GDM, and the menus are just as you described.
> Checking XDMCP, it's already enabled.
>
> I prefer to do my server admin in Webmin, and it has an IPtables
> control.  I've initialized it with the option of allowing "all" and
> applied the configuration.  Port 177 still closed.
>
> So it seems I have a firewall problem(?).  Scanning the ports again
> confirms that they are all closed except for the ones that I've had
> open 'forever': 21,22,23,25,80,110,etc.  (It's a web server).  177 is
> still closed.
>
> Next?

Next, try to add 177 to the 'Forever' list.

And I would close port 21 and do everything via ssh...

Best regards,
Chris