Hello !
I just installed FreeNX on my FreeBSD box following this tutorial ( http://www.averageadmins.com/blog/2006/03/29/freenx-on-freebsd/\#more-49 ). It sounds quite simple, and I've got no errors during installation.
I installed NX client on my WindowsXP station and I try to connect. When I try to connect to FreeBSD box using NX client it makes the connection and waits for authentication ("Waiting authentication"). This is how it stays until I get the "Connection timeout" message.
I tryed to connect in diferent ways... with/without SSL encryption... using port no. 22 (ssh) or 23 (telnet - it doesn't even connect).
What I noticed and it sounds a little bit weird is this:
root@server# ps aux | grep nx
nx 23768 0.0 0.3 3276 1756 ?? Is 12:35PM 0:00.08 /usr/local/bin/bash /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver -c /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver
nx 23794 0.0 0.4 2376 1848 ?? S 12:35PM 0:00.03 /usr/local/bin/expect /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode-login -- ssh nx 22 /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode
root 23800 0.0 0.5 6088 2628 ?? Is 12:35PM 0:00.03 sshd: nx [priv] (sshd)
nx 23803 0.0 0.5 6088 2672 ?? I 12:35PM 0:00.01 sshd: nx@notty (sshd)
nx 23804 0.0 0.3 3276 1752 ?? Is 12:35PM 0:00.07 /usr/local/bin/bash /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver -c /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode --check
root 23817 0.0 0.5 6096 2652 ?? Is 12:39PM 0:00.04 sshd: nx [priv] (sshd)
nx 23819 0.0 0.5 6096 2684 ?? I 12:39PM 0:00.01 sshd: nx@notty (sshd)
nx 23820 0.0 0.3 3276 1756 ?? Is 12:39PM 0:00.08 /usr/local/bin/bash /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver -c /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver
nx 23846 0.0 0.4 2376 1848 ?? S 12:39PM 0:00.02 /usr/local/bin/expect /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode-login -- ssh nx 22 /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode
root 23852 0.0 0.5 6088 2628 ?? Is 12:39PM 0:00.03 sshd: nx [priv] (sshd)
nx 23855 0.0 0.5 6088 2672 ?? I 12:39PM 0:00.01 sshd: nx@notty (sshd)
nx 23856 0.0 0.3 3276 1752 ?? Is 12:39PM 0:00.07 /usr/local/bin/bash /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxserver -c /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode --check
root 23871 0.0 0.1 1416 556 p0 RL+ 12:39PM 0:00.00 grep nx
nx 23795 0.0 0.5 3292 2328 p2 Is+ 12:35PM 0:00.05 ssh -2 -x -l nx 127.0.0.1 -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts 1 -p 22 /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode --che
nx 23847 0.0 0.5 3292 2328 p3 Is+ 12:39PM 0:00.05 ssh -2 -x -l nx 127.0.0.1 -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts 1 -p 22 /usr/X11R6/NX//bin/nxnode --che
root@server#
Any ideea why I'm not able to connect ? On NX client I set the Desktop UNIX and the GUI Custom ("Run the default X client script on server"). Could be this problem beacause I only have XFce4 on the FreeBSD machine ?
So... this would be the situation... If I forgot to mention something, just let me know.
Thanks!