Re: Nasty XFree Xserver DoS - Workaround

[Cy.Schubert () UUMAIL GOV BC CA (Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group)]

In message <00052514583801.00175@morpheu>, Fred Silva writes:
> We can run the X server with the option "-nolisten tcp" set. This option caus
> es
> the X server to not listen connections from any client. To use this option,
> simply add it to serverargs variable in the /usr/X11/bin/startx script.

... then use Xforward to listen on port 6001 to forward X traffic to
the UNIX domain socket the X server listens to.  Xforward will pop up a
window asking whether you wish to accept the connection or not,
allowing you to have your cake and eat it too.  Xroute can be coaxed to
do this as well.

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Cy Schubert                      Fax:  (250)387-5766
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