Hi. twm is the default x11 environment that comes with the Unix vnc. Don't use viewer number and instead replace the twm with the x11 environment (like enlightenment for example) of your choice then ssh to it from your client (like how you have it below) and then start the vncserver from the ssh shell: vncserver :1 then client side: vncviewer localhost:2
Or at least that's how I have done it. Rachel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Churchill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:03 AM Subject: Newbie install fails to connect through ssh tunnel > Hello List, > > I have just yesterday downloaded andinstalled vnc 3.3.4 on two RedHat > 7.1 boxes, one in the office and one at home. > The office systems have ADSL connection to the Internet, with PAT (Port > Address Translation) provided by the ISP and an internal hardware > firewall. Because of the PAT I cannot easily access ports 5800+. Instead > I am trying to use a connection through ssh as suggested in the realvnc > docs. > > I have tried to stick to a simple install setup to begin with. > On the remote (work) machine, as root: > 1. ran vncpasswd > 2. replaced 'twm &*' with 'startx -- :1 &' at end of the supplied > xstartup file. (We don't have twm, and without the '-- :1' the xstartup > was trying to start a server on display :0 which is already in use) > 3. ran 'vncserver &', got response "New 'X' desktop is linux01:1". > > I can see Xvnc is running on the server: > [root@linux01 13:40 ~/.vnc]v# ps -aefw | grep vnc > root 8202 1 0 13:36 pts/17 00:00:00 Xvnc :1 -desktop X > -httpd /usr/local/vnc/classes -auth /root/.Xauthority -geometry 1 > > On my local (home) machine: > > 1. set up ssh to forward local 5902 traffic to remote 5901 (I have > called the office machine q1 in my hosts file) > > [victor:09:25 victor]$ ssh -L 5902:q1:5901 q1 > victor@q1's password: > Last login: ... etc ... > [victor@linux01 13:20 ~]$ > (this gives me a login on q1 that I don't particularly require, but what > the heck...) > > 2. Try to start the vnc viewer on the local end of the ssh tunnel, it > fails: > > [victor:13:13 victor]$ vncviewer localhost:2 > VNC viewer version 3.3.4 - built Oct 2 2002 09:37:15 > Copyright (C) 2002 RealVNC Ltd. > Copyright (C) 1994-2000 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. > See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC. > ReadFromRFBServer: rdr::EndOfStream > > I tried Googling for this error but got zero hits. > > In fact I see that same client-side failure even if i stop the server > with "vncserver -kill :1". So I think I must have missed at least a > couple of things - is anyone able to tell me ehre I went wrong? > > thanks in advance - > > -- > > Victor Churchill Qonnectis Group Ltd > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
