X-Win 32 software license: We have purchased a department-wide license for X-Win32, an X windows program for connecting to Project Vincent machines from a PC. This software is installed on the machines in the PC lab, B54, if you would like to try it. A number of people are using it and think well of it (Tom Meyer, David Carter-Lewis, Bassam, etc.) The software may be installed on any machine operating in the department. Information concerning how to download and install the software is available at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~fcp/xwin32.htm. The cost of the $500 license was shared by LASCAC, the department, Jianwei, John Stanford and the Ames High Energy Group (Eli). If you use the software, you might give one of these guys a donut (or better yet something edible) at the next colloquium. Frank Peterson.
Minimum
System Requirements
Operating
System: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000
Disk
space: A minimum of 8MB free
Protocol
required: TCP/IP
Network
restrictions:
1.The
host, client, or both computers must reside on a licensed network, currently
the ISU main campus, 129.186.*.*, or Ames Labs, 147.155.*.*.
2.Be
aware that a firewall separating the host and client may cause license
errors, particularly if network address translation (NAT) is implemented
or there is filtering enabled on port 6000+D, where D is the display number
(usually 0). Please check with your network administrator before you purchase
this product.
3.This
software may not perform to your expectations over slow network connections.
Downloading
X-Win32
1.Open
an authenticated ftp connection to isua.iastate.edu
2.Enter
your NetID (i.e., your ISU email name).
3.Enter
your password.
4.Select
a binary download type.
5.Select
the download directory
afs/iastate.edu/project/cclabs/packs/windows/xwin32
6.Get
the X-Win503S.exe and Setup.doc files.
7.Close
the ftp connection.
Installing
X-Win32
If
you are using the download software, skip to step 4.
1.Insert
the media.
2.Open
My Computer by double clicking on it.
3.Open
the removable drive that contains the X-Win32 software.
4.Double
click on the Xwin503S.exe setup file.
5.Follow
the prompts to install X-Win32.
Configure
X-Win32 Sessions
1.Start
the X-Win32 configuration utility, X-Config from the X-Win32 program menu
in the Starr Menu.
2.With
the Sessions tab selected, click on Add...
3.Enter
a session name, i.e. ISUA1.
4.Pull
down the Connect using menu to XDMCP.
5.Pull
down the XDMCP menu to Query.
6.Enter
the host name in the Host name box, i.e. isua1.iastate.edu.
7.Click
Save.
8.Click
Ok to close X-Config.
Start
a workstation session
1.Start
X-Win32
by clicking
Start, then Programs, then X-Win32 5.0, and X-Win32. A blue X icon
should appear in the System Tray, on most systems the lower right of the
screen.
2.Right-click
on the blue, select Sessions, then the session name configured in the section
above.
3.The
selected session should start. Please check the X-Win32 help files available
from the Start Menu for troubleshooting tips.
Notes
about X-Windows access to Acropolis
Most
Acropolis workstations do not have X-Windows access enabled. You will need
to have your Work Group Administrator change the settings to enable this
access. If you are a WGA for a particular workstation and wish to allow
or disallow XDM (remote X) connections to your DEC AlphaStation, you should
create the file /loca1/etc/xdm-access. This file should contain the host
names of the machines you wish to have X access to the workstation. For
details, please see the manual on XDM (man xdm, in the XDMCP access control).
Typically most WGA's will want to add hosts, which can be done by adding
the machine name to the xdm-access file.