On Thu, 20 May 2004 11:44:21 +1200 Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 May 2004 01:44:46 +1200 > Sascha Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----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 > > well i can confirm that works, even slowly over a 128k connection. > > unfortunately it doesn't seem to ask for a password. i'll have to fix > that. in the meantime the port forward has been disabled! for the reference of others: storepasswd secretpassword file sets up the password file for x11vnc x11vnc -rfbauth file uses the saved (encrypted) password for authentication of vnc > > if someone wants to do this in gentoo, the x11vnc binary is made when > you emerge libvncserver > > > > > > -----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----- > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
