Different Hosts in different locations, behaving differently...

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Wez,

Which logs are you asking to check?   I meant to include in my original
note, the VNC log for both hosts has the same info... is there a 'logging
level' to change in VNC?

Working host:

Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2 - built May 12 2006 17:52:56
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 0, unknown


Fri Oct 13 16:30:36 2006
 vncext:      VNC extension running!
 vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on port 5909
 vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/, removing from
list
!
Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/, removing from
list
!

Fri Oct 13 16:31:05 2006
 Connections: accepted: xx.xx.xx.xx::4225
 SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
 SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)

Fri Oct 13 16:31:07 2006
 VNCSConnST:  Server default pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
 VNCSConnST:  Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map

Fri Oct 13 16:31:17 2006
 Connections: closed: xx.xx.xx.xx::4225 (Clean disconnection)
 SMsgWriter:  framebuffer updates 41
 SMsgWriter:    ZRLE rects 65, bytes 45681
 SMsgWriter:    raw bytes equivalent 1047318, compression ratio 22.926775

Not Working Host:
Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2 - built May 12 2006 17:52:56
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 0, unknown


Sat Jan  6 20:24:46 2007
 vncext:      VNC extension running!
 vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on port 5909
 vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file
/usr/openwin/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/, removing from
list
!
Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/, removing from
list
!

Sat Jan  6 20:24:54 2007
 Connections: accepted: xx.xx.xx.xx::2036
 SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
 SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)

Sat Jan  6 20:24:58 2007
 VNCSConnST:  Server default pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
 VNCSConnST:  Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map

Sat Jan  6 20:27:08 2007
 Connections: closed: xx.xx.xx.xx::2036 (Clean disconnection)
 SMsgWriter:  framebuffer updates 80
 SMsgWriter:    ZRLE rects 115, bytes 4403
 SMsgWriter:    raw bytes equivalent 823180, compression ratio 186.958892




On 1/17/07, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
>
> Ray,
>
> The thing to do is examine the log files for the desktops you're running
> on
> the two systems.  If you find that one machine has problems with the
> xstartup apps connecting to the desktop then check the DISPLAY environment
> variable.  We've heard of problems in the past both where X apps can't
> connect to the X server because they're using the :<display> form of
> DISPLAY
> and the X server isn't listening on Unix-domain connections, and where
> they're using the <host>:<display> form of DISPLAY and the X server
> computer
> doesn't know its own name...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of E Mail
> > Sent: 17 January 2007 00:20
> > To: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: Different Hosts in different locations, behaving
> > differently...
> >
> > Hi all...
> >
> > Yep, from subject that shouldn't be too surprising...  but...
> >
> > I am told (by sysadmins) the hosts are configured the same...
> >
> > Both are Sun Solaris v880 boxes:
> > $ uname -a
> > SunOS e08k230 5.8 Generic_117350-28 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-880
> >
> > Both are using same xstartup file:
> > $ more xstartup
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> > xsetroot -solid grey
> > vncconfig -iconic &
> > #xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
> > PATH=$PATH:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/X/bin
> > export PATH
> > /usr/dt/bin/Xsession
> > vncnote
> > kill `cat ${vncpidfile}`
> >
> > One box, of course, all is well... the other, the VNC server
> > starts, but
> > when I connect the viewer, the screen is grey, but in the
> > upper left corner,
> > i see what looks like the cpu/disk monitor is displayed...
> > that is all.
> >
> > I have run out of things to compare.  I pointed all this out
> > to the admin,
> > but they still claim the boxes are the same...   but this seems to
> > tell me something
> > is different...
> >
> > >From the 'bad' host, I am able to successfully export the
> > Xsession window,
> > so it does not appear to be a display issue at all.
> >
> > Anyone have ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!!!
> > Ray
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