how to configure remote desktop in SUSE 10.3

[ammartahir1978]

hi everyone,

I have a stand alone linux suse box and i am having couple of issue with it, please help.

1. display doesnt work properly. i can post my X config file.
2. i can ping the IP address but i can not remote in or telnet it from anyother windows machine or connect to mail server. (postfix)
3. i can send email out but can not receive email .


please help by step by step explainationso that i can fix these issues.

Regards,

[falko]

Originally Posted by ammartahir1978

1. display doesnt work properly. i can post my X config file.

What exactly isn't working? Any errors in your logs?

Originally Posted by ammartahir1978

2. i can ping the IP address but i can not remote in or telnet it from anyother windows machine or connect to mail server. (postfix)

Most likely a firewall problem. What's the output of

iptables -L

?

Originally Posted by ammartahir1978

3. i can send email out but can not receive email .

Any errors in your mail log? Does the MX record of the domain you're sending to point to your server? You can check that with

dig mx yourdomain.com

[ammartahir1978]

okay

i can send email to external email address:

if i leave it as it is the other thing is i can not connect to esmtp externally

i can telnet on the local machine and telnet from external machine as well but when i try to connect to smtp from other application it gives error

i dont eith my smtp is correctly running or not

whent i do telnet localhost 25

i get msg that connected and esmtp POSTFIX and i can do helo localhost as well.

so i dont know what it do : i am new to it.

please help in step by step how can i check everything.

[ammartahir1978]

server:/ # iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

[falko]

Any errors in your mail log? Does the MX record of the domain you're sending to point to your server? You can check that with

dig mx yourdomain.com

[ammartahir1978]

longtallsally (Linux release 2.6.22.5-31-default #1 SMP 2007/09/21 22:29:00
UTC) (0)

login: ammar
Password for ammar:
login: Cannot resolve network address for KDC in requested realm while getting i
nitial credentials
Last login: Fri Feb 29 12:57:45 from mail.longtallsally.co.uk
Have a lot of fun...
ammar@longtallsally:~> dig mx longtallsally.com

; <<>> DiG 9.4.1-P1 <<>> mx longtallsally.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 40951
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;longtallsally.com. IN MX

;; ANSWER SECTION:
longtallsally.com. 86400 IN MX 10 mailshot.longtallsally.com.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
mailshot.longtallsally.com. 86400 IN A 194.54.8.248

;; Query time: 7 msec
;; SERVER: 194.54.8.2#53(194.54.8.2)
;; WHEN: Fri Feb 29 17:57:10 2008
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 76

ammar@longtallsally:~>


i think its problem with smtp pot 25 is not connecting how can i check it or fix it pleaase help its urgent

[falko]

Is 194.54.8.248 the correct IP address?
Is your server in a local network? Does your ISP block port 25?