Questions tagged [vnc]
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 network.
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Unable to SSH to server unless a VNC connection is first established
I have recently set up an Ubuntu 10.10 (32bit) server on a VPS host. Following the Ubuntu installer I added OpenSSH. Very little else has been installed and it's the default OpenSSH configuration.
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TigerVNC - how to change quality?
I'm using tigerVNC and I'm quite satisfied with it but I can't seem to be able to change the quality level. Appending arguments behind $vncviewer like QualityLevel=4 doesn't help, because it is ...
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Vnc bandwidth to quality & compression level
what quality and compression level would you recommend for 128 KB/s upload on server side ? I tried all reasonable combinations but I can't decide because I don't know what bandwidth approximately the ...
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Multiple VNC servers on network
I am wondering if anyone has been able to create multiple VNC servers on the same network. I have conquered 2, but once I try to do 6 at the same time, it seems impossible. I was told to try port ...
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PC to MAC Ethernet LAN
I'm trying to setup VNC between a (Windows XP) PC and a MAC (OS X) for semi-permanent installation in a space, but I can't even get the PC to ping the mac. I've got an ethernet cable running between ...
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how can i add new user in vnc viewer configuration file…?
I have problem to connect my remote redhat linux Server from my desktop pc having Microsoft xp OS using VNC Viewer.I can access the linux machine using vnc through root user with the command 192.168....
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Snow leopard: Remote display server?
I am looking for a way to use a Mac computer with Snow Leopard from a remote machine. I know Snow Leopard has a VNC server built-in, but this has two drawbacks:
The VNC server is attached to the ...
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VNC over xinetd doesn't starts vncserver
in Debian Lenny, using TightVNC 1.3.9 I can setup a VNC server manually by using
vncserver -query localhost -once -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16 :1
But then, as I have read is a better option, I use ...
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VNC into workstations, send messages etc?
I am using Windows Server 2008 with Windows XP workstations. Occasionally I flick though the workstations at random and see what people are doing. Sometimes, albeit rarely, I see them doing something ...
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enabling XDMCP in XFCE w/ GDM (VNC Server in XFCE)
Using XFCE4, I'm trying to enable XDMCP for it.
In fact what I'm looking for is to setup a VNC server with TightVNC in a machine running XFCE4.
I already managed to connect via x11vnc but this ...
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x11vnc working in Ubuntu 10.10
I'm trying to start x11vnc in a Ubuntu 10.10 (my server is in Amazon EC2), but I have the next error
$ sudo x11vnc -forever -usepw -httpdir /usr/share/vnc-java/ -httpport 5900 -auth /usr/sbin/gdm
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Terminal server for Linux
What are the features of graphical terminal servers and technologies available for Linux?
is it open source/free
how well does it scale
management (?)
what's the network usage, susceptibility to ...
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Setup a secure Peer to Peer connection over WIFI?
In my company we sometimes setup PC in hard to reach places. These PCs have WIFI USB dongles, and I want to control them from my laptop using VNC.
How do I setup a secure P2P connection over WIFI? ...
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Cannot connect to Xen domU via VNC if X isn't installed on domU
I'm trying to build a Xen domU that can be connected through the Xen's VNC server. Below is the template (actually it's generated by OpenNebula):
name = 'one-153'
#O CPU_CREDITS = 256
memory = '128'
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VNC Job scheduling
Does anyone have any experience with synchronizing files across multiple machines at set times through VNC? Is there any software that can do this, looks like tightVNC is not capable of scheduling ...
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problems connecting through vncviewer
I am currently connecting ok, but all that displays is a black screen in windows vncviewer. I looked at the log and this is what I got. Can someone help explain?
Sun Oct 31 16:20:01 2010
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VNC application/terminal server
Which software should I use, if I want to set up a linux VNC terminal server that works in this way:
The VNC server should be able to accept up to X simultanous connections on the same port 5900.
The ...
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VNC a Specific App Only
I have an arbitrary application (perhaps several) running on a server, and I want a remote client to be able to connect to the server and use a specific application (and only that application). In the ...
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Access VNC on Ubuntu through web browser?
I want to install desktop GUI on my Ubuntu server (for development usage) and then be able to see my remote screen through the web browser with VNC.
Is this possible? If so, could you provide me some ...
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VNC Serve Part of Desktop
Is it possible to only serve a specified box of your desktop via VNC, instead of the entire thing?
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Can someone explain how NX works?
I can't seem to find much about how the NX protocol actually works. I have heard it does something with sending X11 commands. But does this mean that the listening clients need to have an x server to ...
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CentOS - XServer, VNC, Display conflict
Here's what I want to do:
I need to set up this computer so that the physical output display, via the primary display port, is duplicated when someone connects via vnc.
Here's the problem:
I can ...
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connecting to OS X remote management VNC from Linux or Windows
OSX box has remote management enabled (AppleVNCServer) and port 5900 open. Using tightvnc/ultravnc/realvnc can't connect because of "security protocol mismatch" (don't have the exact phrase). Googling ...
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Running Flash on a headless Solaris box
Our build server is a Solaris box, and I'm trying to run a suite of FlexUnit tests as part of the automated build process.
This works by compiling a swf movie with a suite of automated unit tests. ...
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how to disable file transfert in tightvnc?
Having tested all the VNC servers I found, I choosed Tightvnc.
But it actually has one more feature that I need : file transfert.
How can I disable it ?
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Can connect to VNC only when computer is connected to another vnc server
I am having issues with a VNC. I am currently using Windows XP with UltraVNC. I am unable to connect to a vnc server. The only way for me to connect to the server is if I am connected to another VNC ...
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How can OpenGL graphics be displayed remotely using VNC?
I am attempting to run a program that uses OpenGL to render a model in a viewport through VNC unsuccessfully.
The error message I receive is - Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":1.0".
It was ...
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x11vnc, how to enable shift-key?
The shift key won't work through VNC to my Ubuntu server except for the characters ÅÄÖ. I'm using UTF-8 and sv_SE as locale. I find no options or settings that I can set nor do I find any information ...
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VNC keystrokes not sending to remote desktop
I'm using TightVNC to connect from my work computer (Fedora) to my home desktop (Windows 7).
For some reason when I attempt to type in the remote desktop (vnc viewer) the keystrokes aren't sending to ...
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Why doesn't drag and drop work on my Ubuntu based VNC desktop?
I'm running Ubuntu Lucid (10.4) x86_64 as a guest system on a headless Debian Lenny Xen hypervisor. On the Ubuntu machine, I run an X-server with a normal Gnome Desktop which is only reachable through ...
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How to configure VNC in Ubuntu 10.04 server edition
I have found next instruction on how to do that
Install packages. Code: sudo apt-get install x11vnc vnc-java
Set up a password for clients. Code: x11vnc -storepasswd
Open up ports 5800 and 5900 on ...
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VNC connection to Windows XP
I have a Win XP work laptop with a VPN connection to our corporate network. The laptop is rather old and the screen is very small, so when at home I'd like to use it thru VNC (running Ubuntu).
I'm ...
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What's the most efficient way to set up an a remote desktop server with Linux?
I need my Windows users to have a remote desktop (via RDP or VNC, I suppose, or maybe there's something better) on a Linux server to run desktop applications (the most important of which is a Win32 ...
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Does X.org and VNC serers requide a video card?
Can I use VBoxHeadless virtual machine as a X-server for remote users?
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Configuring RealVNC to accept copy/paste on a remote server
So, I'm using RealVNC Viewer locally (Mac OSX 10.6) and connecting to a VNC Server on a remote machine (Debian - I'm no Unix expert).
I want to be able to copy and paste at the command line, but Ctrl+...
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OSX Server VNC configuration
We've had a good deal of trouble configuring our Xserves so that various systems can reliably connect to them via VNC. One particular sore spot has been making the built-in screen sharing client on ...
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How to configure VNC in Linux Suse
I am trying to configure openSUSE 11.2 "Emerald" for Remote access, and having a problem
What I have done:
Using YaST -> Network Devices -> Remote Administering -> Allow Remote Administration
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users connecting to remote desktop to use software
Im an IT assistant at a CNC milling company and we use a program called made2manage. Its an ERP (enterprise resource management) software. Each license is something like 5k and instead of giving each ...
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how to install TightVnc via remote command prompt
How can I install TightVnc via remote command prompt?
I'm running windows 2003
and I dont have any access in my rdp .
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Ubuntu Server running VNC
I have access to four computers:
1 Ubuntu Server desktop (Version 10.04)
1 Mac Mini (Snow Leopard)
1 Windows desktop (Windows 7)
1 Windows laptop (Windows Vista)
The first three will always be on ...
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problem with VNC
I upload vnc on my server and when i execute it : winvnc.exe -install i get this error :
The vnc service could not be installed
what am i going to do ?
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problem with VNC
I set a VNC on my server and but when I want to connect to my server with VNC i get this error :
" Failed to connect to server"
what am i going to do ? thanks in advance
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Starting x11vnc remotely when X server is already running
I have a ubuntu linux machine that I have already logged into and X server is running (it is pass the login manager like gdm). I can access this machine through ssh. My goal is to start x11vnc on this ...
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How can I monitor VNC via Nagios?
I have a number of remote sites which have VNC running on a few computers for support purposes. They are (obviously) only available on our internal network.
I am using Nagios to keep track of all ...
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Need a hardware solution for remote controling a PC
We have kiosk computers scattered around the country,
and are using VNC to control them.
But VNC has limitations (only works if the OS is intact, for instance).
I want to be able to control the ...
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enable vnc on xen without having to shut down all the domains
The last guy forgot to enable vnc connections on our Xen blade and I need to install a windows domain, is there any way I can enable vnc without shutting down half our company?
From what I can tell I ...
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something like persistent X forwarding?
I'm having trouble with the title on this one, please edit.
When users connect to a VM with VNC/NX/RDP/other-tla they get a persistent desktop in a window .
When they connect using ssh -X ...
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Prevent VNC session from locking screen
Is there a way to set a parameter with a VNC server session so that the screen doesn't lock due to a timeout?
Thanks for any help in advance.
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VncServer can't restart because of Xvnc
I'm working on a Red Hat Linux server. VNC server started to act weird (i.e. the sessions became Spartan). So I decided to reboot VNC server.
I keep getting the following error message: "unable to ...
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Reverse rdesktop or VNC overlay image!
I've got a central server (linux based) and many clients (Windows XP Embedded, afaik) in public places around my country. I need to have these clients to connect to the server with a "reverse" tunnel, ...
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