Re: Xauth, dhcp, and Powerbook
Re: Xauth, dhcp, and Powerbook
- Subject: Re: Xauth, dhcp, and Powerbook
- From: "Post, Andrew" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:36:59 -0500
X is refusing to work when your hostname changes as a security measure. The
actual IP address shouldn't matter. The best fix is to modify your network
not to send a new hostname when you connect to it. I suppose there might be
a way to get OSX to ignore the new host name, but I haven't found it yet.
The same problem affects Linux laptops, and in principle should affect
anyone running an X server on a laptop on any operating system. Maybe Apple
can come up with a way around this problem that doesn't compromise security?
Andrew
On 2/18/03 9:58 PM, "robert delius royar" <email@hidden> wrote:
> I use X11 locally on my Powerbook, but I do not use any remote systems that
> run X. Intermitently when I move from my office to my home network, X
> refuses to open any applications when my IP addrss has changed. I have
> tried various settings in the X11 preferences security tab, but I still find
> that sometimes I am unable to launch new X programs or to raise already
> oppen applications. This is especially a problem because I use X mainly as
> a way to keep XEmacs running all the time. But when the error occurs, I
> cannot save any files in XEmacs (or any other X application) and can only
> regain control by quitting the X11.app.
>
> Is there a way around this?
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