Hello again!

I've had no luck trying to get help with the VNC viewer. I have gone to VNC's site and downloaded the TAR file. However, I've had problems with the viewer connecting to another computer.

I have the server installed on a Windows 2000 box. However, what happens when I download it is it runs the first time I launch it, but after that, I cannot execute the program.

Someone told me that it was not installed properly and I asked for some step-by-step instructions for it. See, I'm new to Linux and I've been using Windows for years now. I need someone to walk me through how to properly install VNC on the Linux box so that I may use it. Does someone have the patience to help me with this? Thank you.

Please don't respond unless you can give me step-by-step help on this. Thank you.

Scott

Sorry, I'm ignoring your plea a little, but here's what I've done (and it JUST WORKS).

First, you need to install the VNC server on the system you are designating as host (the one you want to connect to). You indicate that you've done that on a Windows 2000 machine. Now make sure that the service is running on that box. If the service is started, you'll see the VNC logo in the system tray on your Windows 2000 system.

Now install the viewer on the box you'll connect with. You can either run the command from a terminal or set up a link on your desktop to run the vncviewer command. You should see a small window pop up asking for the address of the VNC server you wish to connect to. Enter either the name or ip address and hit Enter. Next, you'll see a box pop up asking for the password. Again, enter the password you assigned when setting up the VNC server on the Windows 2000 system and hit Enter. You should now see a window representing the Windows 2000 desktop, with a login window. Login as normal...

Now, if the vncviewer program is not running when you are clicking on a link, try running it in a terminal window. That way you can see any error messages which might be preventing it from running. All of this is covered in the documentation for VNC.

Since you're connecting to a Windows 2000 machine, do you have Terminal Services running on that machine. If so, you can use rdesktop to connect that way (just like the Windows Terminal Services client).

Thank you for your reply. However, I was told that I'm not installing it properly. What is happening is, I think, I'm not installing it properly on the Linux box. As I've said, I'm rather confused how to untar properly because I think something is screwed up after I extract the files from the tar file.

What winds up happening is that I untar the file into the same directory that I downloaded it. Then, I double click on the VNC Viewer. The login box comes up. Then, I'm able to login to the Windows box. However, once I've terminated the very first session, I can no longer connect to the Windows box. I'm certain that I'm not installing it properly.

I'm not stupid, okay, I'm just uncertain of how to install software on a Linux machine. I'm used to using Windows. I'm just starting to get accustomed to Linux. Thanks.

And no, I do not have Terminal Services running on the Windows box.

Hello, Randy,

It is still not working. Please help!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...544#post242544

please do not ask the same question more than once, it can lead to conflicting information etc.. and goes against the rules you have agreed to when joining this site. please place any further comments into the thread given above as opposed to this one. thanks

I am running RedHat 8.0 and Windows 2k. Try installing the vnc rpm from the install disks by;

1. cd RedHat/RPMS directory which contains vnc-3.3.3r2-39.i386.rpm
2. su to root
3. rpm -i vnc-3.3.3r2-39.i386.rpm and any other vnc rpms you want.
4. from a command line on the RH8.0 machine type vncviewer <ip address of win2k machine>
5. enter password for vnc on win2k machine.

This should work. I started viewer on rh8.0 and quit and restarted with no problems.

How are you quitting vncviewer?

I hope this helps

hey, which part of "use the other thread" didn't make sense?

Acid,

Was your reply directed to me about not asking the same question again? I didn't think that I had but I couldn't find anyone to help me in one place so I was trying another place. My apologies.

not you, the other guy who would do much better to reply to the other thread.... ahh it all gets in a such a mess!

Hi Acid,

Thanks but did you read my idea? I know, it seems like a big pain in the a__s but it's the only way I could get it to work!

If you notice the time stamp on your message to change to the other thread and the one I sent, you would notice I was typing when you posted.

If your want to be the police, you need to pay more attention to detail.

I realized you had made a post only after I submitted mine.

Kids,

Let's play nice now!!