Re: [gentoo-user] vnc

[Mark Shields]

Vnc (I've only dealt with tightvnc, can't speak for others) is pretty easy to use/start.  After you've emerged tightvnc, simply type xvncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 -depth 24   from a shell and it will setup a vnc server.  From there you can use a vnc client to connect to the server, using this format:  <IP address of server>:1    --- the colon is important as it denoted screen 1.  Once you connect to that it will give you a vnc desktop running at a 1024x768 resolution with a 24-bit color depth.  By default, tightvnc (Gentoo-specific?) uses twm as the window manager, but you can easily change this to use gnome, kde, or virtually any other window manager/desktop environment by editing ~/.vnc/xstartup

On 10/24/05, John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

first make sure vnc is actually running and listening.  when you start the
server, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using.
Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there.  Second, are you
running iptables on that box?  as a quick test, if you are, shut down
iptables and see if you can see it.
On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote:
> I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC
> server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the
> outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I
> went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody
> know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article
> that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for
> remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks!
>
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> Mark
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