If I am not mistaken it needs to be port 5900.
-Wil
On Nov 22, 2013 1:06 PM, "Bill Dussault" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I tried with port 22 nothing worked ...hmmm
>
> Thanks
>
> On Friday, November 22, 2013 12:29:40 PM UTC-6, Bill Dussault wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to set up VNC from a WIn7 PC into the BBB I am running ubuntu
>> on the BBB.
>>
>> on the terminal:
>>
>>
>> ubuntu@arm:~$ sudo apt-get install x11vnc vnc-java
>>
>> ubuntu@arm:~$ x11vnc -storepasswd (wrote my password)
>>
>> ubuntu@arm:~$ x11vnc -foreever -usepw
>> Password written to: /home/ubuntu/.vnc/passwd
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 x11vnc version: 0.9.13 lastmod: 2011-08-10 pid: 1926
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 XOpenDisplay("") failed.
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 Trying again with XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME=localhost ...
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 *** XOpenDisplay failed. No -display or DISPLAY.
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 *** Trying ":0" in 4 seconds. Press Ctrl-C to abort.
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:19 *** 1 2 3 4
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 XOpenDisplay(":0") failed.
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 Trying again with XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME=localhost ...
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 XOpenDisplay(":0") failed.
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 Trying again with unset XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME ...
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23
>>
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 ***************************************
>> 22/11/2013 18:22:23 *** XOpenDisplay failed (:0)
>>
>> *** x11vnc was unable to open the X DISPLAY: ":0", it cannot continue.
>> *** There may be "Xlib:" error messages above with details about the
>> failure.
>>
>> Some tips and guidelines:
>>
>> ** An X server (the one you wish to view) must be running before x11vnc is
>> started: x11vnc does not start the X server. (however, see the -create
>> option if that is what you really want).
>>
>> ** You must use -display <disp>, -OR- set and export your $DISPLAY
>> environment variable to refer to the display of the desired X server.
>> - Usually the display is simply ":0" (in fact x11vnc uses this if you
>> forget
>> to specify it), but in some multi-user situations it could be ":1",
>> ":2",
>> or even ":137". Ask your administrator or a guru if you are having
>> difficulty determining what your X DISPLAY is.
>>
>> ** Next, you need to have sufficient permissions (Xauthority)
>> to connect to the X DISPLAY. Here are some Tips:
>>
>> - Often, you just need to run x11vnc as the user logged into the X
>> session.
>> So make sure to be that user when you type x11vnc.
>> - Being root is usually not enough because the incorrect MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE
>> file may be accessed. The cookie file contains the secret key that
>> allows x11vnc to connect to the desired X DISPLAY.
>> - You can explicitly indicate which MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE file should be used
>> by the -auth option, e.g.:
>> x11vnc -auth /home/someuser/.Xauthority -display :0
>> x11vnc -auth /tmp/.gdmzndVlR -display :0
>> you must have read permission for the auth file.
>> See also '-auth guess' and '-findauth' discussed below.
>>
>> ** If NO ONE is logged into an X session yet, but there is a greeter login
>> program like "gdm", "kdm", "xdm", or "dtlogin" running, you will need
>> to find and use the raw display manager MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE file.
>> Some examples for various display managers:
>>
>> gdm: -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth
>> -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth
>> kdm: -auth /var/lib/kdm/A:0-crWk72
>> -auth /var/run/xauth/A:0-crWk72
>> xdm: -auth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-XQvaJk
>> dtlogin: -auth /var/dt/A:0-UgaaXa
>>
>> Sometimes the command "ps wwwwaux | grep auth" can reveal the file
>> location.
>>
>> Starting with x11vnc 0.9.9 you can have it try to guess by using:
>>
>> -auth guess
>>
>> (see also the x11vnc -findauth option.)
>>
>> Only root will have read permission for the file, and so x11vnc must
>> be run
>> as root (or copy it). The random characters in the filenames will of
>> course
>> change and the directory the cookie file resides in is system
>> dependent.
>>
>>
>> On the Windows PC I installed RealVNC and open it to 192.168.7.2 and it
>> keeps giving me "Connection Refused 10061"
>>
>> Cannot find a good solution online.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
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