Due to popular demand, I have written up a set of instructions for connecting to kronos from off campus using a zebedee-based tunnel to allow the VNC connection. I would appreciate a critique of these instructions to make sure they are correct before making them available to the general public. I have tested them using a GNU/Linux client, but I have not tested them using a Windows client. I would appreciate your input on errors, omissions, typos, suggestions of any kind.
Kronos from Off-Campus via VNC Jon Beck 30 August, 2003 0. Introduction These instructions explain how to connect to kronos with a vnc session from off campus using zebedee to tunnel the connection over ssh. While this will work at modem speeds, it will be quite slow; most people will only consider it practical to use this with DSL or cable modem connections. 1. Client Software You will need to have zebedee software installed on your client (home computer). Zebedee is free software that may be obtained from http://www.winton.org.uk/zebedee/. Most GNU/Linux distributions have zebedee bundled. You will also need a vnc client such as the free software TightVNC available at http://www.tightvnc.com/. Again, most GNU/Linux distributions will have a vnc client bundled in. You should have your executable search path include the locations of the zebedee and vncviewer binaries. 2. Zebedee Configuration File On your home machine, you should create an ascii text file with the following contents 1. verbosity 2 2. server false 3. detached true 4. compression 6 5. message "Starting VNC viewer" 6a. command 'vncviewer localhost:%d' 6b. command '"vncviewer.exe" localhost:%d' The line numbers are just for reference. Do NOT include them in the file. Only one of 6a and 6b belongs in the file. Use 6a if your computer is a GNU/Linux system, and use 6b if it is a Windows system. Name the file something like zebedee_vnc.conf and put it in a convenient place such as the zebedee installation directory. 3. Making the Connection Now you are ready to make the connection to kronos. Have your computer on the Internet and at a command prompt give the command: zebedee -f zebedee_vnc.conf kronos.truman.edu:5901 if you want a 1024 x 768 window and zebedee -f zebedee_vnc.conf kronos.truman.edu:5900 if you want an 800 x 600 window. The login screen for kronos should appear. When you log out of kronos, the zebedee session will close. -- Jon Beck, PhD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc Professor, Computer Science 2162 Violette Hall Truman State University 660-785-7233 Kirksville, MO 63501 http://vh216202.truman.edu/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
