x11 forwarding problem on solaris

[Albert Chin]

On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 03:07:54PM +1000, Darren Tucker wrote:
> Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
> >I am having problems using openssh-3.8.1p1 on sparc-sun-solaris2.8 to
> >connect to another sparc-solaris or x86-linux machine with X11
> >forwarding enabled. 
> [...]
> >X protocol error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) on protocol request 
> >38
> >debug1: channel 1: free: x11, nchannels 2
> 
> http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#3.13

I'm running OpenSSH 3.8.1p1 client/server and see a similar problem. We
upgraded Ethereal (network protocol analyzer) from 0.10.2 to 0.10.5
and now get the following when trying to save a protocol trace:
  Gdk-ERROR **: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
  serial 12171 error_code 3 request_code 15 minor_code 0

This is with Ethereal built against GTK+ 1.2.10. Building Ethereal
against GTK+ 2.4.4 works fine.

Setting "ForwardX11Trusted yes" in ssh_config doesn't help.

And this is with a Debian OpenSSH 3.8.1p1 client and a host of servers
(Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Tru64 UNIX, Redhat, IRIX).

If I telnet into the remote server and run Ethereal, no problems. Only
when using OpenSSH do I see a problem.

Prior to the 3.8.1p1 upgrade, we were running 3.7p1 on the servers and
using a 3.6p1 client on the Debian box. Same problem.

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albert chin (china at thewrittenword.com)