Re: Problems switching networks while X11 is running
Re: Problems switching networks while X11 is running
- Subject: Re: Problems switching networks while X11 is running
- From: Randy Ford <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:44:30 -0600
On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 10:05 AM, Andreas Yankopolus wrote:
I've been running into trouble when switching networks while X11 is
running. If the hostname changes (e.g., switching from a static
IP/hostname to a DHCP IP/hostname) attempting to open a new window
results in the following message:
xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
I thought this was in the FAQ as a known problem. It has been
discussed on this list. Looking through the archives, I found this.
It apparently worked for the person with the problem. (BTW, the search
engine worked!. I searched for 'DHCP'.)
Jon Dugan writes:
> I had a problem with this using XDarwin in December of 2001. To
fix it, I
> set the HOSTNAME variable to my desired hostname in
/etc/hostconfig. (It
> was set to -AUTOMATIC-).
>
> It's worked fine for me for over a year. I prefer it since I
think of my
> machine by it's given name rather than by whatever name maps to
the IP
> address DHCP gave me.
randy.
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