Re: [gentoo-user] VNC setup guide for dummies?
On Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:13:45 +0200 Helmut Jarausch <jarau...@skynet.be> wrote about [gentoo-user] VNC setup guide for dummies?: Ho, > Is there any configuration guide for dummies (like me). Well, the obvious starting point probably is <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/TigerVNC> Do you intend to have "virtual" VNC desktops, or do you want to be able to use the "physical" display? Arch also has a nice description of the differences and things to configure: <https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TigerVNC> cu Gerrit
[gentoo-user] VNC setup guide for dummies?
Hi, I want to connect my Android Tablet to my Gentoo PC. I have tigervnc installed there. Is there any configuration guide for dummies (like me). Many thanks, Helmut
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC question
In 20090410172143.71e0c...@coercion mike_kazant...@fraggod.net (Mike Kazantsev) writes: --Sig_/jt3LFSWbbFXQHdaTjHGlbt4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:05:49 + (UTC) Konstantinos Agouros elw...@agouros.de wrote: Any clues are welcome. I know that it's rather workaround than a solution, but prehaps you might try one of the other vnc implementations, like tightvnc (net-misc/tightvnc). Tightvnc doesn't even connect. Or it connects and then hangs. Basically I am happy with any X-VNC client that I can use for this. After I switched to another VNC-Server (for the time) interestingly enough the MAC-Screenshare VNC Client gave a warning about 'not so good authentication' so it seems apple might after all have a proprietary extension in there. Regards, Konstantin -- Dipl-Inf. Konstantin Agouros aka Elwood Blues. Internet: elw...@agouros.de Otkerstr. 28, 81547 Muenchen, Germany. Tel +49 89 69370185 Captain, this ship will not survive the forming of the cosmos. B'Elana Torres
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC question
On 11 Apr 2009, at 10:13, Konstantinos Agouros wrote: ... the MAC-Screenshare VNC Client gave a warning about 'not so good authentication' so it seems apple might after all have a proprietary extension in there. It's worth mentioning that the original GPL, ATT sponsored VNC offered no encryption (except perhaps as https in the browser-based Java version?). The last I heard was that work had ceased upon it, following the termination of ATT sponsorship, but that some of the authors had started their own company selling VNC-based solutions. Their new products are used by at least one company that sells KVM-IP switches, but I believe they are all closed proprietary. I think more than one OSS / 3rd-party VNC project have, as a consequence, added encryption, but I don't believe that any of them are compatible. :( It really is a shame, IMO. VNC brought us cross-platform screensharing, but without encryption one is reluctant to use it outside the LAN. Stroller.
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC question
Zebedee was (I think) originally designed to offer an encrypted port based tunnel for vnc amongst other apps. Ive found it extreemly useful over the years, and far more stable/flexible/featureful than the ssh alternative, especially over poor and dialup connections. zebedee + vnc is classic unix - each doing its own task ... well BillK On Sat, 2009-04-11 at 12:11 +0100, Stroller wrote: On 11 Apr 2009, at 10:13, Konstantinos Agouros wrote: ... the MAC-Screenshare VNC Client gave a warning about 'not so good authentication' so it seems apple might after all have a proprietary extension in there. It's worth mentioning that the original GPL, ATT sponsored VNC offered no encryption (except perhaps as https in the browser-based Java version?). The last I heard was that work had ceased upon it, following the termination of ATT sponsorship, but that some of the authors had started their own company selling VNC-based solutions. Their new products are used by at least one company that sells KVM-IP switches, but I believe they are all closed proprietary. I think more than one OSS / 3rd-party VNC project have, as a consequence, added encryption, but I don't believe that any of them are compatible. :( It really is a shame, IMO. VNC brought us cross-platform screensharing, but without encryption one is reluctant to use it outside the LAN. Stroller. -- William Kenworthy bi...@iinet.net.au Home in Perth!
[gentoo-user] VNC question
Hi, I try to use vncviewer to access a OSX box with 10.5.6 and 'screen sharing' enabled. I have no problems with another mac that has another vnc server running but I thought, let's try the one, that comes with the OS. If I connect using vncviewer I get: VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.3 for X - built Apr 9 2009 21:56:01 Copyright (C) 2002-2008 RealVNC Ltd. See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC. Thu Apr 9 23:14:45 2009 CConn: connected to host 192.168.1.22 port 5900 CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.889 CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8 Thu Apr 9 23:14:50 2009 TXImage: Using default colormap and visual, TrueColor, depth 16. CConn: Using pixel format depth 6 (8bpp) rgb222 CConn: Using ZRLE encoding main:End of stream And it returns. Are there any extensions in Apple's solution that cause this or is it maybe a problem with color depth on the x-server that I am running the client on (already o Xorg 1.5). Any clues are welcome. Konstantin -- Dipl-Inf. Konstantin Agouros aka Elwood Blues. Internet: elw...@agouros.de Otkerstr. 28, 81547 Muenchen, Germany. Tel +49 89 69370185 Captain, this ship will not survive the forming of the cosmos. B'Elana Torres
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC question
On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:05:49 + (UTC)
Konstantinos Agouros elw...@agouros.de wrote:
Any clues are welcome.
I know that it's rather workaround than a solution, but prehaps you
might try one of the other vnc implementations, like tightvnc
(net-misc/tightvnc).
Also, color depth certainly shouldn't be the issue, since you can
easily specify the depth used to create images on server ('-depth'
option in tightvnc), like 8 bits, in case of very slow connection,
regardless of depth actually used in underlying systems.
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Re: [gentoo-user] VNC question
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:05 AM, Konstantinos Agouros elw...@agouros.de wrote: Hi, I try to use vncviewer to access a OSX box with 10.5.6 and 'screen sharing' enabled. I have no problems with another mac that has another vnc server running but I thought, let's try the one, that comes with the OS. I have successfully connected to OSX built-in screen sharing from KDE's krdp program.
[gentoo-user] VNC problems
Dear Gentoo users, I'm having VNC-related problems. I want to make VNC'ing work the following: I have a Gentoo desktop box with gdm+gnome, only one user. I'm using X on DISPLAY:0 0-24/7 all the time. If I'm not sitting in front of the box, I lock the session with the corresponding Gnome menu. So, X DISPLAY:0 is always active with my Gnome desktop (sometimes locked, thats all). I have another machine with Windows XP. (Just on a little partition, I want to install Linux on the remaining 70GB.) From this machine I want to connect using VNC to the gentoo desktop. I've read the corresponding howtos on gentoo-wiki.org, with no success. What works: I can connect to the Gentoo box using VNC, but it opens DISPLAY:1 and starts an X session with TWM, instead of opening my existing X session on DISPLAY:0 All in all: I want to connect (using TightVNC Win32) to the existing DISPLAY:0 (gnome) session. Is it possible? If isn't, the following will do: a GDM session opens in my VNC window, and I can login to my account into gnome. With existing user, with existing home folder. I hope I was clear. Sorry for my English, I'm from Hungary. Thanks in advance! Gyuszk -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC problems
On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 13:38 +0100, Gyuszk wrote: All in all: I want to connect (using TightVNC Win32) to the existing DISPLAY:0 (gnome) session. Is it possible? If isn't, the following will do: VNC server *always*[1] creates a new X server to export. It doesn't export the (X) console. If you're using GNOME, why not use GNOME's solution: System/Preferences/Remote Desktop? 1. Well not always, but that's the default. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC problems
On Saturday, 24 February 2007 23:08, Gyuszk wrote: Dear Gentoo users, I'm having VNC-related problems. I want to make VNC'ing work the following: I have a Gentoo desktop box with gdm+gnome, only one user. I'm using X on DISPLAY:0 0-24/7 all the time. If I'm not sitting in front of the box, I lock the session with the corresponding Gnome menu. So, X DISPLAY:0 is always active with my Gnome desktop (sometimes locked, thats all). I have another machine with Windows XP. (Just on a little partition, I want to install Linux on the remaining 70GB.) From this machine I want to connect using VNC to the gentoo desktop. I've read the corresponding howtos on gentoo-wiki.org, with no success. What works: I can connect to the Gentoo box using VNC, but it opens DISPLAY:1 and starts an X session with TWM, instead of opening my existing X session on DISPLAY:0 All in all: I want to connect (using TightVNC Win32) to the existing DISPLAY:0 (gnome) session. Is it possible? If isn't, the following will do: a GDM session opens in my VNC window, and I can login to my account into gnome. With existing user, with existing home folder. I hope I was clear. Sorry for my English, I'm from Hungary. Thanks in advance! Gyuszk You can use x11-misc/x11vnc to view an existing X session over vnc. -- Raymond Lewis Rebbeck -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC problems
On Saturday 24 February 2007 13:38, Gyuszk wrote: All in all: I want to connect (using TightVNC Win32) to the existing DISPLAY:0 (gnome) session. Is it possible? I think you need a VNC server that allows connections to display :0 (eg, the real display). Portage offers x11vnc and xf4vnc to do that. Also, back in the XFree86 days, the standard realvnc server used to provide a x0vncserver or a X module to enable viewing the real X display. I never used it and don't know whether it still works that way with xorg. More info here: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/x0.html hth -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC problems
Etaoin Shrdlu írta: On Saturday 24 February 2007 13:38, Gyuszk wrote: All in all: I want to connect (using TightVNC Win32) to the existing DISPLAY:0 (gnome) session. Is it possible? I think you need a VNC server that allows connections to display :0 (eg, the real display). Portage offers x11vnc and xf4vnc to do that. Also, back in the XFree86 days, the standard realvnc server used to provide a x0vncserver or a X module to enable viewing the real X display. I never used it and don't know whether it still works that way with xorg. More info here: http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/x0.html hth Thanks a lot guys, I'll write to the thread when tried everything. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] VNC vs. NX
I wanted a remote control app a while ago and after some investigation I decided on NX. It seemed to be the simplest to configure and was supposed to offer the best performance. Now NX doesn't seem to be working on amd64, and I get the feeling it's going through some kind of a change. Do you think I should stick with NX or switch to VNC or something else? I'd like to settle on one remote control app for my own sanity. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] VNC server / windows viewer
Good morning all: For a couple days now I have been looking for a good simple setup that will allow me to run vnc on one of my gentoo workstations at home and connect to it from my windows box in another area of the house. I am not going across the internet, or anything wild like that, just trying to keep an eye on my box (the active desktop in fluxbox) when im elsewhere in the house. So far all the VNC HOW-Tos etc that I have read involve what appears to me to be very overly complex tunneling over ssh etc (a good thing if I was going over the internet, but for what im doing, totally un-necessary) When I lived in the Fedora world, I could just install vncserver and start it up and it connected me to my active desktop and away I went. If anyone can suggest a method or solution, I would be MOST appreciative. TIM Timothy A. Holmes IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher Medina Christian Academy A Higher Standard... Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 29:11 Esther 4:14 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC server / windows viewer
On Thursday 12 October 2006 14:47, Timothy A. Holmes wrote: elsewhere in the house. So far all the VNC HOW-Tos etc that I have read involve what appears to me to be very overly complex tunneling over ssh etc (a good thing if I was going over the internet, but for what im doing, totally un-necessary) You don't need to tunnel, just let your client connect to the server port (usually the dafault ports start at tcp port 5900). When I lived in the Fedora world, I could just install vncserver and start it up and it connected me to my active desktop and away I went. If anyone can suggest a method or solution, I would be MOST appreciative. Sorry, I can't be of much help here, since I almost exclusively use kde's krfb/krdc combination. Anyway, I remember having problems in the past when connecting to the krfb desktop using a windows client like realvnc or ultravnc: the connection was immediatly shut down, expecially if the remote desktop had a resolution 1024x768. I'd try using one of the available vnc servers in portage (like for example x11vnc or tightvnc) and see how it goes. HTH -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC server / windows viewer
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: I'd try using one of the available vnc servers in portage (like for example x11vnc or tightvnc) and see how it goes. Linux Format (Oct 2006) magazine recommends x11vnc for the server. HTH, Roy -- echo spzxAdjtdp/dpn | perl -pe 's/(.)/chr(ord($1)-1)/ge' -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC server / windows viewer
On 10/12/06, Timothy A. Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning all:For a couple days now I have been looking for a good simple setup thatwill allow me to run vnc on one of my gentoo workstations at home andconnect to it from my windows box in another area of the house.I am not going across the internet, or anything wild like that, just tryingto keep an eye on my box (the active desktop in fluxbox) when imelsewhere in the house.So far all the VNC HOW-Tos etc that I have read involve what appears to me to be very overly complex tunneling over sshetc (a good thing if I was going over the internet, but for what imdoing, totally un-necessary)When I lived in the Fedora world, I could just install vncserver and start it up and it connected me to my active desktop and away I went.If anyone can suggest a method or solution, I would be MOSTappreciative.TIMTimothy A. HolmesIT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher Medina Christian AcademyA Higher Standard...Jeremiah 33:3Jeremiah 29:11Esther 4:14--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list What you're looking for is a little more complicated. If all you wanted was a remote desktop you could connect to, then that's easily done. Emerge tightvnc then type vncserver :1. It'll prompt you for a password, then you use a vncviewer to connect to that host (format: host:display, so if your server was 192.168.0.200, it would be 192.168.0.200:1). But what it sounds like you want to do is connect to an existing X session, am I right? If so, follow this: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Use_VNC_to_connect_to_existing_X_SessionsOn a related note, I'm looking for something similar, but I want a user to be presented with an xdm (or gdm) login. Just one remote connection, one resolution. -- - Mark Shields
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC server / windows viewer
On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 14:14 -0400, Mark Shields wrote:
On a related note, I'm looking for something similar, but I want a
user to be presented with an xdm (or gdm) login. Just one remote
connection, one resolution.
Short answer.
1. Emerge xinetd, if not already installed
2. add a vnc file to /etc/xinetd.d - mine looks like:
service vnc
{
type= UNLISTED
port= 5900
socket_type = stream
protocol= tcp
wait= no
user= nobody
server = /usr/bin/Xvnc
server_args = :42 -inetd -once -query localhost -geometry 1400x1050
-depth 24 -fp /usr/share/fonts/misc/,/usr/share/fonts/Type1/ -co
/usr/share/X11/rgb
disable = no
}
3. Enable xdmcp in your gdm/xdm configuration file
4. start/restart xdm/gdm and xinetd
Note: There are security implications with having both xdmcp and xinetd
turned on. Please make sure that you understand those risks.
Regards,
Paul
--
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On Tuesday 10 October 2006 22:55, Mark Shields wrote: Guys, there's no need to keep replying. Thanks for the help, but I'm able to do it now (have been for the past 4 e-mails) I'm glad you got it sorted Mark. A vaguely related but quite O/T question: would you perhaps know why when I select connect to local ports only (in the VNC server running on a WinXP box, under the Properties tab Connections) to stop it listening to ports connected to the Internet, I can no longer connect from another WinXP box through ssh port forwarding? No problem connecting to the VNC server from my Gentoo box, or from the WinXP box using Knoppix. The error that comes up on the VNC viewer is something like the connection was unexpectedly terminated, would you like to try again. Telnet-ing through the forwarded port similarly fails - the telenet session hangs waiting for a response from the server. As soon as I remove the connect to local ports only the WinXP VNC viewer connects happily again. Is this a WinXP bug? -- Regards, Mick pgp0at3ABNOxm.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
I have a gentoo box setup as a router with 3 servers behind it (all 4 servers are running gentoo). Right now I simply have port 5901 to forward from the router to my vnc server so I can access it remotely. I've looked on the gentoo forums and online but haven't been able to find any solid information on how to tunnel 5901 through ssh through the router to the vnc server. Basically, client - router - vnc server port 5901, but over ssh. Any ideas? -- - Mark Shields
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a gentoo box setup as a router with 3 servers behind it (all 4 servers are running gentoo). Right now I simply have port 5901 to forward from the router to my vnc server so I can access it remotely. I've looked on the gentoo forums and online but haven't been able to find any solid information on how to tunnel 5901 through ssh through the router to the vnc server. Basically, client - router - vnc server port 5901, but over ssh. Any ideas? You want ssh port forwardingyou can read the ssh man page, but basically you want: # ssh -L localhost:5901:remotehost:5901 # vncviewer localhost:5901 HTH, -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On Tuesday 10 October 2006 13:46, Mark Shields wrote: I have a gentoo box setup as a router with 3 servers behind it (all 4 servers are running gentoo). Right now I simply have port 5901 to forward from the router to my vnc server so I can access it remotely. I've looked on the gentoo forums and online but haven't been able to find any solid information on how to tunnel 5901 through ssh through the router to the vnc server. Basically, client - router - vnc server port 5901, but over ssh. Any ideas? if you want to connect to a vnc session on the ssh server: ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901 [EMAIL PROTECTED] then: vncviewer localhost:1 if you want to connect to another box at the same network of the ssh server: ssh -L 5901:ip_of_another_box:5901 [EMAIL PROTECTED] then: vncviewer localhost:1 got the idea? hope it helps. []'s .m -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/10/06, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a gentoo box setup as a router with 3 servers behind it (all 4 servers are running gentoo).Right now I simply have port 5901 to forward
from the router to my vnc server so I can access it remotely.I've looked on the gentoo forums and online but haven't been able to find any solid information on how to tunnel 5901 through ssh through the router to the vnc
server.Basically, client - router - vnc server port 5901, but over ssh. Any ideas?You want ssh port forwardingyou can read the ssh man page, butbasically you want:# ssh -L localhost:5901:remotehost:5901
# vncviewer localhost:5901HTH,-Richard--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing listThank you Richard and Mauro, but this wasn't what I was looking for. The vnc and the ssh server are not the same. I am familiar with and have no problem using the particular setup you mention; however, it will not work for what I want to accomplish. I want to tunnel vnc traffic over ssh to my router, then forward that vnc traffic to the actual vnc server. I think the problem lies somewhere in my iptables rules. I did have: /sbin/iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p TCP --dport 5901 -i ${WAN} -j DNAT --to
192.168.0.235:5901 , which will forward it correctly if I connect through 5901, but tunneling via SSH doesn't work. Again, I want to tunnel the vnc connection to the router, which will then forward the port 5901 traffic to the vnc server.
Btw, I'm using Putty and Tightvnc on a WinXP machine (work PC) to connect to the vnc server.-- - Mark Shields
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Richard and Mauro, but this wasn't what I was looking for. The vnc and the ssh server are not the same. ssh port forwarding is not limited to just the machine you are logging into. It will forward the connection to another host. So I think this is still what you want: # ssh -L localhost:5901:vnchost:5901 routerhost This will cause the ssh client to forward any connections to 5901 on localhost to be forwarded to the server on routerhost, which will then make the connection to vnchost port 5901. No need to muck with iptables rules at all here. -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/10/06, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Richard and Mauro, but this wasn't what I was looking for.The vnc and the ssh server are not the same. ssh port forwarding is not limited to just the machine you are logginginto.It will forward the connection to another host.So I thinkthis is still what you want:# ssh -L localhost:5901:vnchost:5901 routerhost This will cause the ssh client to forward any connections to 5901 onlocalhost to be forwarded to the server on routerhost, which will thenmake the connection to vnchost port 5901.No need to muck with iptables rules at all here.-Richard--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing listOk, how can I do that with putty?-- - Mark Shields
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Mark Shields [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/10/06, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: # ssh -L localhost:5901:vnchost:5901 routerhost Ok, how can I do that with putty? I don't use putty, but I believe pretty much the same way. You should be able to enter vnchost as the destination host name even while logging into your router. [1] Putty also supports many of the same command line options as ssh [2], so you could also try: # putty -L 5901:vnchost:5901 routerhost [1] http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.58/htmldoc/Chapter3.html#using-port-forwarding [2] http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.58/htmldoc/Chapter3.html#using-general-opts HTH, -Richard -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use putty, but I believe pretty much the same way. You should be able to enter vnchost as the destination host name even while logging into your router. [1] You can do it via the command line, or you can create a saved session too. Under Connection-SSH-Tunnels you can enter ports to forward.. then, once you've set your key up and the machine c c, you can save the session--then every time you connect to that saved session, you have your VNC ports all ready. Best, --Glenn -- Glenn E. Sieb, MTS Bell Laboratories [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 732 949 5453 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On Tuesday 10 October 2006 20:27, Sieb, Glenn E (Glenn) wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use putty, but I believe pretty much the same way. You should be able to enter vnchost as the destination host name even while logging into your router. [1] You can do it via the command line, or you can create a saved session too. Under Connection-SSH-Tunnels you can enter ports to forward.. then, once you've set your key up and the machine c c, you can save the session--then every time you connect to that saved session, you have your VNC ports all ready. You should be able to set up the whole string under the field called Destination and after you click add, edit it manually in the field above. However, I wonder if since you are traversing machines and you keep forwarding ports, what you want to use is PuTTY's agent forwarding? -- Regards, Mick pgpDD7pfjZjIK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
On 10/10/06, Mick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 10 October 2006 20:27, Sieb, Glenn E (Glenn) wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use putty, but I believe pretty much the same way. You should be able to enter vnchost as the destination host name even while logging into your router. [1] You can do it via the command line, or you can create a saved session too. Under Connection-SSH-Tunnels you can enter ports to forward.. then, once you've set your key up and the machine c c, you can save the session--then every time you connect to that saved session, you have your VNC ports all ready.You should be able to set up the whole string under the fieldcalled Destination and after you click add, edit it manually in the fieldabove.However, I wonder if since you are traversing machines and you keep forwarding ports, what you want to use is PuTTY's agent forwarding?--Regards,MickGuys, there's no need to keep replying. Thanks for the help, but I'm able to do it now (have been for the past 4 e-mails) -- - Mark Shields
Re: [gentoo-user] VNC over SSH (VNC session is non-local to SSH)
Check out zebedee - unlike ssh, its designed specifically for this type of thing (esp VNC) and as a consequence is more flexible. Also works with doze etc. Billk On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 12:46 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: I have a gentoo box setup as a router with 3 servers behind it (all 4 servers are running gentoo). Right now I simply have port 5901 to forward from the router to my vnc server so I can access it remotely. I've looked on the gentoo forums and online but haven't been able to find any solid information on how to tunnel 5901 through ssh through the router to the vnc server. Basically, client - router - vnc server port 5901, but over ssh. Any ideas? -- - Mark Shields -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc weirdness as a user, works as root
On 9/20/06, William Kenworthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed tightvnc on a relatively new system and find that mouse clicks are not being registered (both using the browser and vncviewer clients). Occurs with both the fluxbox and twm window managers. The mouse cursor moves over the screen ok, just no clicks are being recognised. The mouse works fine on a local (non-vnc - gnome) X desktop as the same user. Have you double checked that the View only option is *not* on? This would be on the options... dialog when you run vncviewer [1]. -Richard [1] http://www.tightvnc.com/screenshots.html -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc weirdness as a user, works as root
On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 00:51 -0700, Richard Fish wrote: On 9/20/06, William Kenworthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed tightvnc on a relatively new system and find that mouse clicks are not being registered (both using the browser and vncviewer clients). Occurs with both the fluxbox and twm window managers. The mouse cursor moves over the screen ok, just no clicks are being recognised. The mouse works fine on a local (non-vnc - gnome) X desktop as the same user. Have you double checked that the View only option is *not* on? This would be on the options... dialog when you run vncviewer [1]. -Richard [1] http://www.tightvnc.com/screenshots.html Its not on (the cursor looks different when its on, and cant move it which I can do - just cant click as a user. Also the link you give is for a windows user! Thats not going to help much as its gentoo on both ends :) BillK -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] vnc weirdness as a user, works as root
I installed tightvnc on a relatively new system and find that mouse clicks are not being registered (both using the browser and vncviewer clients). Occurs with both the fluxbox and twm window managers. The mouse cursor moves over the screen ok, just no clicks are being recognised. The mouse works fine on a local (non-vnc - gnome) X desktop as the same user. The mouse also works fine when under a remotely connected root vnc session - but this is not really desirable :) The clients are fine as I can log onto other servers ok as a user. Its probably a permissions problem, but where? BillK -- William Kenworthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc
Hi there! On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 01:05:16PM +0100, Digby Tarvin wrote: Of course if you are trying to connect from a Windose or other non-X system, then VNC is probably what you need. Alternatively to VNC there's XLiveCD [1] out there. It's a Cygwin [2] based disk you can put into your W32 box, the autorun(tm) feature offers to either install it on the disk or run it from the disk. Like Cygwin it includes basic utilities, as well as xterm and a X-Server, which integrates in windows. For me, up to know, it worked perfectly out of the box. Cheers, Ralf [1] http://xlivecd.indiana.edu/ [2] http://www.cygwin.com/ -- Ralf Fischer - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Public Key ID 0xFCD51EAA fingerprint = E4B1 4780 D001 4DC0 0E2A 468C EB7B AD48 FCD5 1EAA Genius doesn't work on an assembly line basis. You can't simply say, Today I will be brilliant. -- Kirk, The Ultimate Computer, stardate 4731.3 pgpAUaNZS8sJB.pgp Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] vnc
I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks!-- Mark[unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own]
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc
On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:10:55 -0500 Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! -- Mark [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] well what sort error are you getting? is there anything running on the vnc ports? (5800+, 5900+) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc
For remote access over the public Internet I usually use ssh. With the '-X' option it gives you secure encrypted port forwarding to your local X server, which appart from a speed hit is functionally pretty close to having a directly connected X terminal. Of course if you are trying to connect from a Windose or other non-X system, then VNC is probably what you need. Regards, DigbyT On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 09:28:15PM +1300, Nick Rout wrote: On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:10:55 -0500 Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! -- Mark [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] well what sort error are you getting? is there anything running on the vnc ports? (5800+, 5900+) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- Digby R. S. Tarvin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digbyt.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc
first make sure vnc is actually running and listening. when you start the server, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using. Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there. Second, are you running iptables on that box? as a quick test, if you are, shut down iptables and see if you can see it. On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote: I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! -- Mark [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] -- John Jolet Your On-Demand IT Department 512-762-0729 www.jolet.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] vnc
Vnc (I've only dealt with tightvnc, can't speak for others) is pretty easy to use/start. After you've emerged tightvnc, simply type xvncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 24 from a shell and it will setup a vnc server. From there you can use a vnc client to connect to the server, using this format: IP address of server:1 --- the colon is important as it denoted screen 1. Once you connect to that it will give you a vnc desktop running at a 1024x768 resolution with a 24-bit color depth. By default, tightvnc (Gentoo-specific?) uses twm as the window manager, but you can easily change this to use gnome, kde, or virtually any other window manager/desktop environment by editing ~/.vnc/xstartupOn 10/24/05, John Jolet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: first make sure vnc is actually running and listening.when you start theserver, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using. Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there.Second, are yourunning iptables on that box?as a quick test, if you are, shut downiptables and see if you can see it.On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote: I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! -- Mark [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own]--John JoletYour On-Demand IT Department 512-762-0729www.jolet.net[EMAIL PROTECTED]--gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- - Mark Shields
