Re: Caldera Problem

[cloudmaster <cloudmaster@cloudmaster.com>]

Steven Pritchard wrote:
> 
> Justin Rolando said:
> > Whene ever i connect to the internet i can't launch any programs.
> > i have to actually launch all programs that i may want to use before
> > i launch KPPP if not i can't run them.
> 
> Apparently there's a checkbox somewhere in kppp that tells it to
> change your hostname whenever you dial in.  When that happens, X
> authentication gets all screwed up.  Uncheck that, and you should be
> fine.

You'd think that after the long time this has been an issue, perhaps
someone
would think to "if 'X' then 'xhost + $newName'" before changing the
hostname...
Since kppp is an X app, the "if 'X'" shouldn't be a difficult test... :)

--danny, who only occasionally thinks ahead

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