Linux XDMCP HOWTO Thomas Chao
[email protected] Revision History Revision v1.2 15 March 2002 Revised by: tc Adding more info for Red Hat 7.2, Mandrake 8.1 and Slackware 8.0 Linux configuration and SSH X11 Forwarding. Revision v1.1 20 March 2001 Revised by: tc Revision and adding RH 7.0. Revision v1.0 01 November 2000 Revised by: tc Initial revision and release. This HOWTO describes how you can use the combination of X Display Manager (xdm, kdm and gdm) and XDMCP (X Display Manager Control Protocol) to provide the mechanism for an X−Terminal and a platform of cheap Remote X Apps solution. This document will be focusing on how to setup connection using XDMCP. Linux XDMCP HOWTO Table of Contents 1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Disclaimer.........................................................................................................................................1 1.2. Feedback...........................................................................................................................................1 2. The Procedure.................................................................................................................................................2 2.1. Before you begin, some backgrounds...............................................................................................2 2.2. Security Reminder............................................................................................................................2