Hi,

I have just installed OpenBSD3.3 on one of my boxes. I have set up
networking and X and did a 'X -query [another box]' at the command line,
logged in on the gui log-in screen and messed around in the X session. So
far, so good. Then I left the computer for a while. When I returned to
it, the X session seemed to have disappeared. There was just a blinking
cursor ('_') at the top left of the screen. I tapped a key on the keyboard
and moved the mouse, but my X session did not come back. I though this may
be some sort of power-saving scheme, so I tried to CTRL+ALT+F[1 through 6]
to get a local console session. Nothing happened. Going to another box, I
ssh'ed in and was able to use the command line perfectly well. What has
happened to my X session (and the text consoles)? Is there some special
key-combination way of getting the session back other than the CTRL+ALT+F[1
through 6] that I tried? I have been using MandrakeSoft's Linux distros
since their 6.0 and have only just introduced myself to OpenBSD.

Also, could anyone tell me how to achive IPv4 forwarding? Under my Linux
distros I just make sure there's a 'FORWARD_IPv4="yes"' line in
/etc/sysconfig/network.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Yours,
Gary Hayward.

hi,
with the following command for instant usage (no reboot) :
# sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1

for a permanent change edit the following line in /etc/sysctl.conf
net.inet.ip.forwarding=0 # 1=Permit forwarding (routing) of packets
by replacing 0 by 1

for further informations, man sysctl

PereF0uras


"Gazza" <gazza@192.168.1.1> a écrit dans le message de
news:hP5Fb.7517$FN.5941@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> Hi,
>
> I have just installed OpenBSD3.3 on one of my boxes. I have set up
> networking and X and did a 'X -query [another box]' at the command line,
> logged in on the gui log-in screen and messed around in the X session. So
> far, so good. Then I left the computer for a while. When I returned to
> it, the X session seemed to have disappeared. There was just a blinking
> cursor ('_') at the top left of the screen. I tapped a key on the
keyboard
> and moved the mouse, but my X session did not come back. I though this
may
> be some sort of power-saving scheme, so I tried to CTRL+ALT+F[1 through 6]
> to get a local console session. Nothing happened. Going to another box,
I
> ssh'ed in and was able to use the command line perfectly well. What has
> happened to my X session (and the text consoles)? Is there some special
> key-combination way of getting the session back other than the
CTRL+ALT+F[1
> through 6] that I tried? I have been using MandrakeSoft's Linux distros
> since their 6.0 and have only just introduced myself to OpenBSD.
>
> Also, could anyone tell me how to achive IPv4 forwarding? Under my Linux
> distros I just make sure there's a 'FORWARD_IPv4="yes"' line in
> /etc/sysconfig/network.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Yours,
> Gary Hayward.

"Gazza" <gazza@192.168.1.1> wrote in message
news:hP5Fb.7517$FN.5941@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> Hi,
>
> I have just installed OpenBSD3.3 on one of my boxes. I have set up
> networking and X and did a 'X -query [another box]' at the command line,
> logged in on the gui log-in screen and messed around in the X session. So
> far, so good. Then I left the computer for a while. When I returned to
> it, the X session seemed to have disappeared. There was just a blinking
> cursor ('_') at the top left of the screen. I tapped a key on the
keyboard
> and moved the mouse, but my X session did not come back. I though this
may
> be some sort of power-saving scheme, so I tried to CTRL+ALT+F[1 through 6]
> to get a local console session. Nothing happened. Going to another box,
I
> ssh'ed in and was able to use the command line perfectly well. What has
> happened to my X session (and the text consoles)? Is there some special
> key-combination way of getting the session back other than the
CTRL+ALT+F[1
> through 6] that I tried? I have been using MandrakeSoft's Linux distros
> since their 6.0 and have only just introduced myself to OpenBSD.
>
> Also, could anyone tell me how to achive IPv4 forwarding? Under my Linux
> distros I just make sure there's a 'FORWARD_IPv4="yes"' line in
> /etc/sysconfig/network.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Yours,
> Gary Hayward.

How about a simple ps -akx for us...
are the processes still running? Have you looked at logs? My X server
doesn't do that... why are you using 3.3?

"Throw me a freaking bone here"