Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
- Subject: Re: Still Stuck on the Most FAQ
- From: David Brown <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:25:54 -0800
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 02:03:18PM -0800, Rich Cook wrote:
> On Feb 19, 2004, at 1:06 PM, R Peter DeLong wrote:
>
> >I have given up on using SSH. I suspect one problem is that xauth and
> >xdm
> >are incapable of handling X servers like my laptop whose IP addresses
> >and
> >names keep changing, although see my next comment.
>
> That is definitely NOT the problem. The IP addresses of both hosts are
> known when you connect, or you couldn't connect in the first place.
> There is no static information about your computer which is used at
> connect time.
The auth information is host based, so if the IP address changes, then
it is no longer valid.
Dave
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