In computing, Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates back in the other direction, over a ...
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Replacing TightVNC with alternate client (CONNECT parameter)
I am in the process of reverse engineering an existing system in an attempt to replace their existing TightVNC applet with something else (hopefully NoVNC if at all possible).
So far, here is what I ...
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xorg.conf missing in Debian
I'm attempting to configure X on a headless server. I've installed the xorg, tightvnc, and fluxbox but /etc/X11/xorg.conf is missing.
I've run xorg -configure and it gives fails giving the following ...
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remote desktop: acces to single application
I have a server running, on which an application is running.
Now I want to gain a person access to this application only.
Is there a good way to give premissions to just one applicaiton without ...
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Where is tigervnc-server package in ubuntu 11?
Where is tigervnc-server package in ubuntu 11? What is instead?
UPDATE
tigervnc-server package allows to have system-wide configuration file /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file, where one can associate ...
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RHEL6: allow remote X clients
Two hosts, both running RHEL6.2. One (hostA) has a X installed, the other (hostB) does not. Installing X on the second host is not an option. Runnning 'echo $DISPLAY' on hostA returns ':10.0'.
On ...
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Linux: How to Press Sysreq Key in VNC/Vsphere Client?
I'm using a Vsphere client on Windows XP over a VNC link (Vinagre) from an Ubuntu 10.10 desktop running WindowMaker. It all works pretty well, but I can't find any way to press the Magic SysReq key ...
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Restarting the GUI on a Linux Sever to free locked files?
Recently, I realized that a certain disk partition on a Linux Server that is only accessed by ssh was full. I tracked down the problem to a VNC log which had filled up the disk. Using lsof, I ...
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How to specific listening IP of VNC server under Linux ？
I know how to specify a listening port of VNC server under Linux, but what puzzles me is I can not find a way to specify a VNC listening IP.
When started VNC server under CentOS 5.6, I found its ...
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Remote login ticketing for single-license software on shared server.
in my university context we use some expensive software for which we have a single-license on a single machine. Having to share a single license in this manner is suboptimal: users need to go sit down ...
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CentOS port closed even when iptables is stopped
I've recently got a VPS running CentOS 6.X, I installed Gnome and configured VNC. vncserver is running fine, but I can't connect to it. I checked the ports from outside and noticed that port 5901 is ...
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VNC connection to EC2 instance without installing a VNC server
I was wondering if it was possible to connect to an Amazon ec2 instance via VNC, but instead of installing a VNC server in the target machine, somehow connect it to the hypervisor's graphics output ...
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SSH tunnel over multi hops using putty
I have a situation where I want to connect to a Linux machine running VNC (lets call it VNCServer) which is behind two consecutive Linux machines i.e., to ssh into the VNCServer, I have to ssh into ...
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VNC Connection Refused
I'm running CentOS 6 with Gnome's built in "Remote Desktop" set up to give me remote access. I have this set up on 3 machines, but for some reason one of them is refusing connections.
Whilst trying ...
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VNC server failed to start CentOS
I followed a tutorial on how to install and get VNCserver to run on CentOS 6 (since freenx isnt supported yet) and I keep getting
Starting VNC server: 1:user [FAILED]
How do I figure out whats ...
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QEMU Remote Access on Xen Guest
I have an Ubuntu Server install which is running as a Xen guest on a VPS. I am looking to emulate something somewhat similar to SUSE Studio's test-drive feature which allows a VNC-style connection in ...
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How to find which screen (and thus port) the VNC UI for a kvm guest has? Or how to assign it
Is there a straightforward way to find the VNC screen (i.e. port number minus 5900) onto which a KVM guest is bound?
My guests are all configured to run with VNC enabled, but the order in which they ...
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IIS7.5 non-http port routing
I am trying to use IIS7.5 as a way to route to vnc on different servers or virtual servers. I cant get http to work but not non-http protocols like VNC, telnet, etc. Is there a way to do that?
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Is it possible to run a VNC server without a GPU on linux? [closed]
Is it possible to run a VNC server on a machine without any GPU, or are some GPU features necessary even when the image isn't actually sent to a hardware video output?
I guess there should be some ...
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Tunnel SSH from A->B->C [closed]
I'm looking to setup a tunnel using PuTTY on Windows.
Ideally I'd SSH directly from A->C, however, I can't from the network I'm on. I can, however connected from A->B->C.
C is running a vncserver, ...
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How to install a vnc server on ubuntu [closed]
I just got my vps and I cant figure out how to install a vnc server on it
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Installing VNC or equivalent service on Ubuntu 10.4 minimal via SSH
I recently purchased a quite expensive Rootserver. The only way to connect to it is via SSH. That works perfectly fine and I'm happy with it. But sadly, my boss wants a GUI. SO my first thought was: ...
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RDP connection to VPS drops when connecting to VPN
I have a Virtual Private Server that runs Windows Server 2008 R2. I use Remote Desktop Connection to administer it. I am trying to connect my VPS to a VPN. The connection succeeds, but since the VPS ...
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What is the difference between TigerVNC and vnc4server?
Ubuntu ships with vnc4server which is based on RealVNC.
CentOS ships with TigerVNC, which is based on TightVNC which is based on RealVNC.
Does anyone know feature wise what is different between ...
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Access KVM virtual machines over VNC without port forwarding with SSH
Is it possible to access the VMs without having to forward the remote port and VNC to the localhost? I'd like to be able to VNC into the KVM server and see the VMs display.
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Turnkey Windows app VNC in a box?
There's one Windows app I would like to use across a VNC connection. Otherwise I have no use for Windows. The app does not work with Wine.
What is the simplest/most turnkey way of making a single ...
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VNCServer will not start after editing /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
I'm running CentOS5.6 and am attempting to configure VNC. I edited /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to read as follows:
VNCSERVERS="2:paul 3:sid"
VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 800x600"
...
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Is there a way to publish my screen (using VNC or similar technology)
I'm trying to figure out a way to publish my screen using VNC or a similar technology. My intention is to connect a remote PC to a projector/display and connect to that PC so that i can share my ...
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How do I setup VNC (remote desktop) on CentOS 6?
After screwing around with command line and getting nowhere, I will follow this question with an answer.
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Which VNC to use?
Which VNC to use? Real, Ultra, Tight? The server machine is a Windows 2008 R2 running Exchange 2010 and there is need for only one administrator to connect to it. The client machine is going to be a ...
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Is there a command line switch to start vncserver in grayscale mode?
It is a simple question about vncserver.
Is there a command line switch to start vncserver in grayscale mode?
hours and hours I am searching at internet but I can't figure out how to do it.
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windows vnc via ssh to kvm guest - connection failed
I've a headless CentOS6 running KVM and I want to configure a guest via vnc. The problem is my working machine is Win7.
I created a guest using command:
sudo virt-install --name=c6-64 --disk ...
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Intel AMT - enable vnc via linux
All our old servers have supermicro boards and we used IPMI to make out-of-band managment. Mostly we used it for shutdown/restart and sometimes change some settings via the sol/kvm console. As it ...
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Start/Stop/Restart individual vnc servers defined in /etc/sysconfig?
I have inherited responsibility for a RHEL 5 development box we are using at work that has been configured using a VNC server to allow multiple users to work on the machine at once.
The VNC service ...
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Remote Desktop Software with low latency
I am searching for a remote desktop software (Linux/Windows/Mac) which has a very low latency between input+output (lower then 1 sec). Some VNC (UltraVNC, RealVNC) solutions have a latency of 1-2 ...
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Windows Remote Desktop multiple users
In my company there are 20 people. We all need to connect via Remote Desktop to Windows 2008 server to use specyfic application.
We need Remote Desktop but the CALs are expensive. So I'm looking for ...
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Xen connect to dom0 with vnc?
Is there are a way to connect to dom0 using VNC without running X? I don't want an X server, I just want to see what is on the console.
EDIT: Adding some background, since people seem to be really ...
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Is it possible to allow multiple VNC connections to a DomU?
Is there a way to enable multiple vnc clients to connect to the same DomU using the Xen 4.0 built-in vnc server?
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Can I reset a VNC connection to a DomU?
VNC to my DomU VMs works great. The only problem is that I can only have one vnc client at a time connected, and if someone leaves a session logged in, or if I am disconnected suddenly, I have to wait ...
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best VNC Server for Linux? [closed]
I know this may be a question about personal preferences.
But, in terms of: speed / memory usage / ease of configuration/ licensing , which is the best VNC server you know?
I have tried TightVNC, ...
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Unable to establish VNC connection with a particular host on the network
When my OpenVPN session is on, I'm able to establish VNC sessions on other computers. Just this particular computer which I can't seem to figure out why.
Here are some methods I've tried
Turn of ...
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EC2 SLES Instance - Problems with Yast and other pre-installed apps
I am Linux newbie, I managed (it was a bit of an ordeal) to get a VNC server (TightVNC) running on a SLES 11 SP1 EC2 instance. Monitor manager on the VNC xstartup file is gnome (it took me a while to ...
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How to install VNC server on Linux SUSE EC2 instance?
Assuming I can ssh to my Linux instance (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1) as root and that I can transfer files into it - how do I install a VNC server (let's say RealVNC free version) on the ...
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KVM install of Fedora hangs using VNC console
I'm trying to install Fedora 15 using the KVM VNC console. I can create the virtual machine just fine and can connect to the VNC console. A bunch of text scrolls by and then it hangs. I presume this ...
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Monitor status while using VNC
So after connecting to a vnc server via vnc viewer to my desktop (remotely), Is it possible to know whether the monitor connected to the CPU is switched ON or not.
Simply put, from command prompt how ...
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Hosting with Java and VNC support? [closed]
I am new to linux and java, I have developed an application with Java EE 5 want to host it on linux platform, firstly which flavour should I use CentOS/Ubuntu?
which architecture? 32 bit/ 64bit?
and ...
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set headless ubuntu linux display resolution
We bought a small box as our server and we installed ubuntu linux.
We don't plug any display to it, instead, we remote desktop/vnc to the server (using TightVNC).
However, the display by default is ...
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What do I need to know to get VNC working?
I usually access remote machines over ssh via the commandline, but now need to connect to one using VNC so I can actually use the desktop. Other people can successfully connect to this PC (running Win ...
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What settings should I have for a VNC user?
I'm trying to set up a VNC server as per the directions in the following guide:
http://help.godaddy.com/article/6012?locale=en#access
Some background:
The first problem I ran into was that there was ...
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Xvnc4 started from xinetd only displays empty gray X screen
I'm attempting to setup an Ubuntu 10.10 box so that anyone can connect to port 5900 and be greeted by the gdm login manager. To do so, I added a vnc entry in /etc/services and I am starting Xvnc4 ...
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TightVNC to an Ubuntu desktop on EC2: the letter d doesn't appear when typed in Terminal
I followed this article and I have the desktop running on Ubuntu on an EC2 instance and I can connect to it from TightVNC. When I try to use Terminal, when I type certain characters, they seems to ...
