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Re: Problems switching networks while X11 is running
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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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