X-Win32: X-Config – Windows Tab
Window Mode – Multiple Each individual application will run in its own separate window. There is no main root window. The application looks contains its own windows title bar and can be moved and...
View ArticleX-Win32: X-Config – Connections
When X-Win32 is launched, the X-Config window will appear. The “Connections” tab is the first options in X-Config. To run X-Win32 18 in passive mode, launch a session. When the session window option...
View ArticleX-Win32: Passive Mode
Passive mode is when X-Win32 is running without a connection being established. X-Win32 will be passive until X communication is being received by the Windows machine. Once received, X-Win32 will...
View ArticleX-Win32: X-Config – Network
Network The network can be configured to specify exactly how the DISPLAY environment can be configured. A user can specify the IP address to use and which Display number to start at. Sound support...
View ArticleX-Win32: X-Config – Input
Input The mouse, keyboard and numerical keypad, can be configured to fully adapt to the applications that run on remote servers. This may be needed when the three button mouse is needed for the remote...
View ArticleX-Win32: X-Config – Font
Font Fonts must be rendered in order for remote applications to function properly. Remote applications access fonts available from X-Win32 on the Windows side., not the remote host where the...
View ArticleX-Win32: X-Config – Security
Security The Security tab contains options which specify which connections are allowed to be displayed on the X Server Property Description Allow by Xauth Cookie Xauth Cookie authorization is based on...
View ArticleDebugging FastX
FastX comes equipped with many options to allow for better debugging of sessions. Debug messages generate a lot of data and can cause significant slowdown. Only turn on debugging if absolutely needed...
View ArticleFastX Events
FastX 3 uses an event based system to communicate from the client web page, to the protocol page which is located in an iframe FastX integrators wishing to fine-tune their user experience can add...
View ArticleFastX, Gnome 3: Oh no! Something has gone wrong.
Problem When trying to display a gnome 3 desktop. Gnome displays the following error: Oh no! Something has gone wrong.A problem has occurred and the system can’t recover. All extensions have been...
View ArticleFastX: Gnome Screen Saver Lock
Problem FastX displays a black screen, login window, or screen saver as a screen shot in the session manager. When a user resumes their gnome session, they have to enter their password again to display...
View ArticleFastX Clustering
Note: For FastX Version 2 clustering, click here Multiple FastX servers can be connected together to create a cluster. Clustering allows users to connect to any system and view/interact with/launch...
View ArticleFastX Load Balancing and Job Scheduling
The power of a cluster comes from its ability to determine which system to start sessions on so that the load of the cluster is evenly distributed across all systems. Furthermore, in a heterogeneous...
View ArticleLoad Balancing Tutorial
In FastX 3, load balancing is accomplished by writing a custom javascript function that will return the proper server id of the server that you wish to execute the action on. In most cases, the amount...
View ArticleJob Scheduling Tutorial
The purpose of the Command field is to execute a command that will run a third-party job scheduler to do the work of scheduling and starting a FastX session when the server is ready. This way,...
View ArticleMetrics Tutorial
Metrics are system specific data that can change over time. Contrast this with static data which always stay the same, each metric is a javascript function which executes on every server update. The...
View ArticleAuthentication is required …
Problem: Running gnome or another desktop, the user receives the following error. Authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading packages Authentication is required to create...
View ArticleFastX Utilizing A Standard Authority File Location
Problem: Users using a standard authority location such as: /server/homer/username/.Xauthority Solution: Copy the authority cookie to the default location before invoking the application that ignores...
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