[FreeNX-kNX] seperate nxserver and desktop server machines

[Chris Fanning]

Hi,

I'm going to try and be more precise this time (and less verbose).
I'm trying to use an nxserver machine to connect to a session on
another machine.

One machine with freenx server installed and another machine with xfce
nxserver: 192.168.1.219
xfce: 192.168.1.218

I haven't install nxserver on the xfce machine.

node.conf
ENABLE_SERVER_FORWARD="1"
SERVER_FORWARD_HOST="192.168.1.218"
#SERVER_FORWARD_PORT=22
#SERVER_FORWARD_KEY="/usr/NX/share/client.id_dsa.key"

When I try to login I get timeout:

Watching the traffic I can see an ssh connection opened on xfce from
the nxserver machine. That looks good but I don't get any further.

more /usr/NX/bin/nxserver I see:

$COMMAND_SSH -i "$SERVER_FORWARD_KEY" "-p$SERVER_FORWARD_PORT"
"nx@$SERVER_FORWARD_HOST" "host=$SERVER_NAME"

So that looks like I need an nx user on the xfce machine.
Does that mean I need to install nxserver on the xfce machine too?

Some pointers would be a big help right now.

Thankyou.
Chris.

> Hello,
>
> I've installed NX libs and freeNX following:
> http://wiki.slashconcept.com/index.php/FreeNX_Remote_Administration_unter_Debian_GNU_Linux_4.0_Etch_Howto
> And did a quick xfce4 install and it works.
> Thankyou.
>
> But it's my understanding that I can run freeNX server on one box and
> run the desktop server (say gnome), on another box.
> Isn't this the first step to work towards loadbalancing?
>
> Before installing a desktop on the test machine I tried:
> # /usr/NX/bin/nxsetup
>
> Warning: Invalid value "DEFAULT_X_SESSION=/etc/X11/xdm/Xsession"
>          Users might not be able to request a default X session.
> Warning: Invalid value "COMMAND_START_KDE=startkde"
>          Users will not be able to request a KDE session.
> Warning: Invalid value "COMMAND_START_GNOME=gnome-session"
>          Users will not be able to request a Gnome session.
>
> So, If the idea is to have gnome on another machine, how do you do it?
> I get the feeling a really need to begin to understand the different
> components, nxproxy, nxagent, etc.
> Sorry for the beginners questions. :(
>
> Thanks again.
> Chris.
>