Setting Up a X Server

Mick Walker mwalker at codegurus.org
Wed Apr 20 02:06:31 PDT 2005


Hello everyone;

I am looking for information on how to setup a remote X server.

This is my setup:

Internet.
|
FreeBSD Gateway (Running Xorg)
|
8 Port hub ----> Wireless Base Station
| 
6 machines, Various Operating Systems

What I wish to be able to do is setup the 6 client machines to be able
to access the X server running on the gateway.
I have looked at the gdm configuration manager, and it allows a option
for remote connections, but I am unsure of the exact procedure I would
use to connect to this from one of the client systems. The one I am
mostly concerned with is my FreeBSD laptop.
Do I need to create some 'virtual screens' to enable more than one X
session to be run on the machine at once?

I have also tried acomplising this using Xvnc, however when I try to
start the server I get the error message:

[root at codegurus]# /usr/local/bin/Xvnc

Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
        If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
        and start again.

I still wish the local X server to be able to be run, so I am unsure how
I can proceed.

I hope someone can help.





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