> -----Original Message----- > From: Stan Gowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I'm new to this mailing list, but have been using VNC for > several years.
You've missed some things... > > I have used VNC to access my UNIX box at work from my PC at home > and laptop. Which unix? > > But the main way in which I use VNC daily is to run the VNC server on > my Windows 2000 laptop and connect to it from my Unix box with a > VNC client. This allows me to use one keyboard and mouse to control > both my PC and Unix box and allows me to cut and paste between > them, which has been very useful and productive for me. My project > mandated mailer (Lotus Notes) requires the W2K box. I bet there is a Linux implementation for Lotus Notes, for other unixes too. However, I don't know details. > > I run an Xserver on three graphics adapters in my Unix box. > Two of the > adapters (DISPLAY values are :0.0 and :0.1) are connected to monitors > and I use them for my Unix work. The other is not normally > connected to > a monitor (DISPLAY value is :0.2). Instead I connect my PC > directly to a > third monitor and use VNC to provide the keyboard and mouse access > to the PC. VNC graphics were obviously slower than a direct monitor > connection to my PC. Nice setup.. > > Now I'm adding Linux to the mix. I have installed RedHat 7.3 > on the same > laptop and sometimes need to use it instead of Windows 2000 > (I do loose > my mailer for the duration, though). So it should run vncserver e.g. Xvnc. > > I have successfully loaded Linux VNC binaries on the RedHat > 7.3 install, Should be easy, they are in the distribution. > started a VNC server and connected to it from my normal Unix > box. However, > when you start a VNC server on any Unix box it always starts > a background > X Server (DISPLAY=:1). What I would really like to do is be able to > connect > directly to the same Xserver (DISPLAY=:0) that I can visually > see on my laptop > screen. This would allow me a setup similar to that for my > Windows 2000 box. > > I'm no X guru, but I think you would have to have a version of some X > server with VNC support added to do what I would like. > > Has anyone out there done anything like this with a Linux X > server and VNC or have any ideas? Some ideas: First: Do NOT use the vnc-server approache for RedHat, it has some disadvantages. For linux (or other unix?) with XFree version 4.2, have a look at http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net/. Might also work on other unix platforms using XFree 4. For linux (or other unix?) which uses the framebuffer (either as text console or as base for any Xserver) have a look at http://www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/. Might also work on other unix platforms with framebuffer at the console, like HP on PA-Risc or Solaris on SunSparc. For a multi user system which does NOT serve the console (but who cares, there is no need to on unix): http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp. This is my favorite. It can be combined with one of the above. > > P.S. Sorry for the long initial note. It's always nice to read success stories. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
