[H-GEN] xdm and multiple interfaces

[Craig Eldershaw]

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>ce> I'm having problems using the xdmc protocol with a machine with mutiple
>ce> network interfaces.
>
>Theres nothing in the previous email that either one of careful
>application of ipfw rulesets (direct any port 6000 stuff via the serial
>link), 

Might well - I'll have a play with it (though band-aid solutions are
much more annoying than a real fix).

>The fact that traffic seems to end up via
>the ethernet link suggests (to me at least) that the ethernet device is
>the first one found, and thus, traffic is sent via the default binding.

Sounds plausible, yes.

>If you wish to hack xdm source, consider a BIND-like config option for
>which IP address to bind to.  The fact that traffic seems to end up via

I certainly /didn't/ want to hack the source... Yes, I know, not enough
enthusiasm... :-)

>ce> This is slowly driving me mad.  Any suggestions (or reccomendations of
>ce> psychaitrists) appreciated.
>
>or a visit to certain of London's youth Hostels (according to JJJ
>today), cannot fix, albeit in a fashion consistent with using a gas axe
>for cooking sausages.

Hmmm...thanks for the advice !  Having lived one hours bus ride away
from this wonderous capital for nearly 2.5 years now, I've still only
been once.  Well twice if you count a recent visit to the London Zoo
(part of my research into tutoring/demonstrating to 1st year engineers
- I have some colleagues who work with the primates there).

C.


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