mjn wrote: > > > well, you may have not excluded localhost from the blocking rules. You > > should try running `telnet localhost 6000' when you have an X server > > running -- if it connects, the port is open, and you should look > > elsewhere to fix the problem. > > The default is to allow connects to the high ports(everything over > 1020) so 5999:6003, like I set up in my rules, shouldn't be necessary. i > have since removed it. > > I did `telnet 0 6000' from localhost and got this: > > Trying 0.0.0.0... > Connected to 0. > Escape character is '^]'. > Connection closed by foreign host. Hmm.. well, that's interesting.. However, you should have been trying to connect to 127.0.0.1 (the local loopback IP address). Incidentally, I wonder what would happen if a person were to try to ping 0.0.0.0 (/me shudders at what *could* happen..) > I am assuming this is an indication that the port is open and > listening. `startx' still yeilds the same error. > > Any other ideas on why X might be broken? Did I say anything about xauth in my last message? That may be the culprit.. -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ On an electrician's / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ truck: Let Us Remove \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) Your Shorts [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org