Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread steve
Roger Searle wrote: Hi, hope you'll see this different vnc question as being on topic... I am running vnc on my fedora notebook The other machines I want to connect to all run win2k or xp, and I have a policy of always requiring ctrl alt delete for logons. Plus at work staff often lock

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Nick Rout
On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 20:34, Roger Searle wrote: Hi, hope you'll see this different vnc question as being on topic... I am running vnc on my fedora notebook The other machines I want to connect to all run win2k or xp, and I have a policy of always requiring ctrl alt delete for logons.

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Robert Fisher
I sometimes use KDE's Remote Desktop Connection which uses the VNC protocol. Unless you are in full screen mode there is a Special Keys button for this purpose. On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 20:34, Roger Searle wrote: Hi, hope you'll see this different vnc question as being on topic... I am running

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Roger Searle
Thanks, Steve, but I do want to continue with the existing desktop on the remote machine. Roger steve wrote: I've never used vnc, but is rdesktop any use? On 2k servers, it treats it as if it's a terminal server, providing you with a virtual desktop session, and on XP it locks the client and

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Roger Searle
Thanks Robert and Nick. I'm running remote desktop right now but can't see any method of sending special keystrokes - there's a full screen and a scale content button only. And a right click on the taskbar button is no help... I must be missing something really obvious (or going blind) but

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Jim Cheetham
On May 19, 2004, at 9:09 PM, Roger Searle wrote: Any more clues for this learner? Yes, well, sort-of. *Which* vnc client are you running on the Linux box? There are many to choose from ... RealVNC, TightVNC ... Also, is the VNC on the windows box running as a service? It appears that sometimes

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Roger Searle
Sorry for not being clear: I've moved from using vncviewer to remote desktop connection on my linux box. And yes, I am running TightVNC as a service on the windows machines, and have no problem with them receiving a c-a-d signal from TightVNC client on a windows machine. The problem

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Daniel Grant
Roger Searle wrote: Sorry for not being clear: I've moved from using vncviewer to remote desktop connection on my linux box. From the vncviewer(1) manpage under the POPUP WINDOW section: The viewer has a popup window containing a set of buttons which perform various actions. It is usually

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Vik Olliver
On Wed, 2004-05-19 at 21:36, Roger Searle wrote: The problem remains as to how to send c-a-d from within remote desktop connection in linux? Is there a problem with just hitting c-a-d ? Vik :v) -- This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has forged the e-mail headers on

Re: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Roger Searle
Ah... F keys! And manpages! Thanks Daniel, that's my answer. Cheers, Roger Daniel Grant wrote: Roger Searle wrote: Sorry for not being clear: I've moved from using vncviewer to remote desktop connection on my linux box. From the vncviewer(1) manpage under the POPUP WINDOW section: The viewer

RE: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Roger Searle
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 9:10 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: different vnc question (on topic!) Thanks Robert and Nick. I'm running remote desktop right now but can't see any method of sending special keystrokes - there's a full screen and a scale

RE: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread C. Falconer
Press F8 Click Send ctrl-alt-delete Works fine even if your local window manager grabs CAD. I simply press CAD, and twm sends it as a keystroke No bother at all. -Original Message- From: Roger Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 8:35 p.m. To: clug Subject:

RE: different vnc question (on topic!)

2004-05-19 Thread Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 19 May 2004 9:10 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Re: different vnc question (on topic!) Thanks Robert and Nick. I'm running remote desktop right now but can't see any method of sending special keystrokes - there's a full screen and a scale content