setting up remote desktop

watts3000 · 09-25-2004, 10:30 AM

I have a redhat 9.0 box running. I want to be able to remote to the redhat box from my windows xp system. How exactly do I go about setting htis up. I downloaded tightvnc server and installed it on the redhat box. I than installed the windows version of the tight vnc viewer on my xp box but this is not working. When I try to connect I always get failed to connecto server error. Also is tight vnc the right choice for this should I be using some other form of vnc.

david_ross · 09-25-2004, 11:06 AM

The latest version of RealVNC allow you share the console version of X so that may be what you are looking for.

Possible reasons for it not connecting:
1) vnc isn't listening for connections:
netstat -nlp
2) you have a firewall blocking port 590x:
iptables -nL

watts3000 · 09-25-2004, 11:21 AM

I just found the turorial section of the site. I was getting ready to follow this and see what happens
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...cle&artid=260. So basically do you think I should go with RealVNC instead?

PBSchmidt · 09-25-2004, 11:23 AM

Did you specify the proper ports? Is the vncserver running?

You may either set up tightvnc as a userland app to start it ad lib (useful if you putty in and start the vnc only when needed).

Another way to run vncserver is from inside inetd, that's what I do.

I added to /etc/services:

Code:

vnc640          5950/tcp                        # VNC Server 640x480
vnc800          5951/tcp                        # VNC Server 800x600
vnc1024-8       5952/tcp                        # VNC Server 1024x768 8 bit
vnc1024         5953/tcp                        # VNC Server 1024x768 16 bit

and to inetd.conf:

Code:

vnc640  stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 16
vnc800  stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 800x600 -depth 16
vnc1024-8       stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 1024x768 -depth 8
vnc1024 stream  tcp     nowait  nobody  /usr/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16

Remember to update hosts.allow to keep unwanted users out

HTH, Peter

david_ross · 09-25-2004, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by watts3000
So basically do you think I should go with RealVNC instead?

RealVNC does have a few nice features that haven't made it into other versions yet but there isn't much difference.