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How can I make my VNC server on a Linux machine fast as possible (without trading off security) (and connecting to an already running X session)?

I'm running a VNC server (x11vnc) on my Ubuntu and I occasionally connect to it from another Ubuntu machine over LAN.

x11vnc -localhost -usepw -ncache 10 -forever -display :0

I use above command and SSH port forwarding. I connect with this (xtightvncviewer):

vncviewer -encodings 'copyrect tight hextile' localhost:0

Connecting to an already running X session is important. If that were not case, I'd use NX or SSH X11 forwarding.

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TightVNC over SSH has a decent reputation for speed. I don't know if you're going to notice a lot of difference among different implementations though.

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try nomachine or its free / gpl implementation free nx. you'll not think about vnc twice after you switch.

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With NX, you can either attach to a new X session which is really fast, or attach to an already running X session which is slow. – RamyenHead Sep 9 '09 at 19:03
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If you can trade quality of picture for reactivity, try to lower the picture quality.

I use these parameters, but have not checked them with most recent x11vnc releases.

vncviewer $IP -bgr233 -compresslevel 9 -encodings "tight"

or

vncviewer $IP -bgr233 -quality 0 -encodings "tight"
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tightvnc is best for speed u can check on u r network thought put may be its just jam!!

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