Poseiden Linux 3.1 XDMCP Configuration

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May 23, 2018
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Network and Firewall Settings

  • Open UDP port 177 from the PC to the remote host direction.
  • Open incoming TCP ports 6000~6010 from the remote host to your PC.

  • From PC: ping Poseidon Linux IP Address
  • From Linux: ping PC IP Address

  • Inspect the Linux Firewall (iptables -F command)
  • Inspect any firewalls between the PC and Linux (contact network administrator)
  • Inspect the PC's Firewall (Built in Windows Firewall, Third party Firewalls, Active X based Firewalls)


XDMCP Configuration

  1. gdm Configuration
    Configure the /etc/gdm/gdm.conf file as follows:

    [xdmcp]
Enable=true


    If the gdm.conf-custom file exists make the configuration in that file instead as it will override gdm.conf.

  2. Restart gdm

    # /etc/init.d/gdm stop; /etc/init.d/gdm start

Xstart(Xmanager Passive) Configuration

  1. Install ssh server(daemon)

    # apt-get install openssh-server
  2. Open Xstart and select the SSH Protocol and connect