Thanks for all your efforts Sascha! I'll add this to my todo list to give a go.
I guess the answer to my orginal question is that there's no simple answer at all without having to install something else. Cheers Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Beaumont [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: vnc desktop... better solution > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Don Gould wrote: > | When I use VNC on a win pc I get the desktop that the user sees. > | > | When I use VNC on a nix pc I don't get the desktop the user > sees, I get a > | different one.... > | > | I want to see what the current logged on user is seeing. > | > | What's the simplest way to do this? > | > | I want to be able to view it from my win98 laptop. > | > | Cheers Don > > I just had another quick look at x11vnc and since I last tried it, its > working damn simply and damn well. > > Just login, start x11vnc and attach it to a running desktop, then > connect via vnc. No mess, no fuss, no local latency problems :) > > http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ > > Sascha > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFAq2THL43IewNc8hIRAkcQAJ9dLcSJ4VJFqxcCkDfuNn09F7oZqACffF8P > 3ed/XoO8/dCodQNbayyvJs4= > =UEnE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
