On the server side once the software is installed the GNOME Remote Desktop is invoked under System -> Preferences -> Remote Desktop This allows you to set your remote access preferences. I have currently installed GNOME Remote Desktop 2.22.2
On the viewer side once the software is installed you start the viewer from Applications -> Internet -> Remote Desktop Viewer Which makes the connection and starts things up. I have currently installed GNOME Remote Desktop Viewer 0.5.1 which states that Vinagre is a VNC Client for the GNOME Desktop. It is when I try to connect to the server that I get the error I have mentioned. Regards, Jay Alex Pelts wrote: > If vnc server does not show up as a process it is certainly exiting. You > should see Xvnc process if you run server with vncserver command. If you > sharing your x desktop I am not sure. I run vncserver as user and it > creates .vnc directory in my home directory. It then places log files in > that directory and reads its configuration files from there. I also use > 8.04.3 at this moment and it is a headless system running in vmware. So > the only access is vnc. I don't think vnc creates any of mentioned > directories. > > How do you start your vnc? > > Regards, > Alex > > > Jay Ridgley wrote: >> Alex, >> >> Thanks for the response... >> >> There is nothing in netstat that indicates the server is running after >> attempting to connect. It does not show in in a ps either. Should it be? >> >> I do not see any log files on either of the systems that indicate that >> they are from VNC. Would you please provide a path to where they should >> be. The only thing I find that appears to be part of VNC is a directory >> in the home directory on both systems named .tsclient, which contains >> the file mru.tsc on both systems and last.tsc on the viewer system. The >> mru.tsc files are empty. The contents of last.tsc do not appear relevent >> to the problem. The documented directory .vnc does not exist on either >> system. >> >> I am wondering if there is some sort of lock file that remains do to the >> abnormal exit I forced. However, I have been unable to locate it. Would >> it do any good to reinstall the software? >> >> Yes, you are correct I did mean 8.04. >> >> Regards, >> Jay >> >> Alex Pelts wrote: >> >>> After connection is closed do netstat and see if server is still >>> running. Or maybe ps. I think your server is exiting for some reason. >>> You can look at the logs which it saves, your clue is likely to be >>> there. And I think you mean 8.04 not 4.08. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Alex >>> >>> >>> Jay Ridgley wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Y'all, >>>> >>>> I am new to VNC but not to Linux or Ubuntu, however, still very much human. >>>> >>>> I installed vnc4server on the remote system(the_host) which is my >>>> firewall server. It will be headless when I get finished getting things >>>> worked out so that I can control it remotely. >>>> >>>> I installed vnc4viewer on the system I was working from(viewing_host) >>>> >>>> No problems >>>> >>>> I then started up the viewer - IT WORKED! >>>> >>>> I then changed the display I was working on to full screen and could not >>>> get back; yeah I know RTFM first but I didn't... I forced a reboot of my >>>> system and tried again and got the following message: >>>> >>>> Connection to host "the_host:5900" was closed. >>>> >>>> I have restarted both systems, no help. Searched the VNC site for >>>> information on the error and was not able to find anything that >>>> indicated a solution. I also tried searching the Ubuntu forum... >>>> >>>> I have enabled port 5900 for the viewing_host in firestarter on the_host. >>>> >>>> The message still appears... >>>> >>>> I am running 4.08 LTS and VNC 4.1 on both systems >>>> >>>> How do I solve this problem? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Jay >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > -- Jay Ridgley jridgl...@austin.rr.com Registered Linux User ID - 9115 Registered Ubuntu User ID - 23320 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
