[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi, > > I wanted to make my Linux-X-stuff available on a Win95 machine, > the two computers being connected via null modem. I thought vnc > might be the appropriate software, so I tried to set up my linux > box as a vnc server. This was not possible couldn't as the vnc > server didn't find any free sockets (I don't remember exactly what > the error message was, but something like "you might have already > an x session running"?!).
Here goes: I installed vnc from the binary distribution onto a debian 1.3.1 system, in /usr/local/vnc. As you have discovered, the *nix versions of vnc work by starting an X server. On my system, I used a separate font directory to get around the fact that Xvnc doesn't understand gzipped X fonts. So, I copied /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc to /usr/local/vnc/fonts, gunzip'd the files, and ran mkfontdir. I run my system using xdm, so the supplied vncserver script failed (similar to what you report.). I've not hacked vncserver to work on my system, but I *was* able to use vnc over my LAN using the following command: Xvnc :1 -fp '/usr/local/vnc/fonts/' -depth 16 -httpd /usr/local/vnc/classes -httpport 5801 -broadcast -ac Now, a few notes: I use :1 because xdm is already spawning a server on :0. To make this work right, I probably should replace the value of -fp with something referring to a font server. I've found that vnc doesn't map colors well in mixed-depth situations; since I run all my systems (linux and win95) in 16 bpp normally, it's not a problem. If you're connecting from a system that uses 8 bpp, change the -depth setting accordingly. Also, I'm bypassing authentication, which is probably not a good idea if your system is on the Internet. The result of this is that, using either vncviewer (which uses port 5901) or a web browser (pointed at port 5801), I get an xdm login screen, which lets me log in to an X session on my system. I've not played with the vnc package, as I'm not ready to upgrade to hamm yet. On a separate note, having done ppp over null modem, I'd recommend that you try PLIP as an alternative. The only expense is the cost of the cable (and giving up a printer port on each machine), and the performance is much better. - Jim > > Now I noticed that there seems to be a vnc package in hamm?! Is > it possible to use it in bo? Has anybody used vnc under Debian 1.3 > and encountered similar problems? > > Thanks a lot for your help, harald > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
