Actually, we're running the free version of RealVNC, and I did see that
option there, and set it up. I haven't had a chance to test it yet, though.
Jesse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin Webster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Neal Hartgrove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "VNC Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2006 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: Multiple People Hooking In
Jesse,
That's a handy feature that appears to be missing from RealVNC Free
Edition. However, RealVNC Personal ($30) and Enterprise ($50) Editions
have this capability and much more. If you have a simple, home or small
business network you probably don't need all that, though. TightVNC
might be one options to look at, but I'm not convinced it's better than
RealVNC overall, especially for our network.
When I want to setup a training or demonstration Windows system I use
the following server configuration:
Double-click on VNC icon in system tray
Opens "VNC Server Properties" dialog.
Click [Authentication] tab
Check (enable) "VNC Password Authentication"
Click [Configure] button
Enter a new password in both boxes.
Click [OK] button
Click [Inputs] tab
Un-check (disable) all options on this tab.
Click [Sharing] tab
Check (enable) "Always treat new connections as shared"
Un-check (disable) "Non-shared connections replace existing ones"
Click [OK] button
Dialog closes and changes are effective immediately
Then I send a local email notice to those invited to join the training
or demonstration session. Users connect to "server:0" using their
RealVNC Free Edition 4.1.2 client. The default client settings are fine
since I've already setup the server.
When I'm done with the session I reset the password to a secure, unknown
one and change the properties back to our standard ones. Then I restart
the service to disconnect everyone.
For Windows workstations on our intranet, VNC Server is only used by
systems/network administrators for helpdesk and software installation.
Users are not given the server password and are prevented from disabling
the server.
I have Windows virtual machines that I use for training and
demonstration as referenced above.
Windows and Linux VNC clients are used by everyone to connect to Linux
development machines where multiple, separate, private connections can
be made at various resolutions and color depths. Authentication is
handled by XDM (GDM) and access control is handled by local server
mechanisms. Since we have pretty tight perimeter security and other
network protection, risk is minimal using non-tunneled connections.
Note: If you are making VNC connections over the Internet or any other
untrusted network you should always tunnel them using a secure method
such as Secure Shell or an encrypted VPN.
--Cal Webster
On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 13:21, Neal Hartgrove wrote:
tightvnc will allow that
www.tightvnc.com
it allows multiple people in and they can either work or observe,
depends on password
Jesse wrote:
> Is it possible to have multiple people log in to a VNC Server? In
> other words, if I have VNC Server running on a PC, can we somehow set
> it where two people can log in to that server at the same time, and
> both see the screen?
>
> We've tried that, and what happens is when the 2nd person logs in, the
> 1st person is disconnected. But, I didn't know if there were some
> settings somewhere that would allow us to share the connection.
>
> Thanks,
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