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Old 09-13-2013, 01:32 PM   #1
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Question vncviewer slower in Linux than Windows


Hi Guys,

I have a question... I have 2 computers at work, one runs Windows 7 and I have Linux Mint 15. What I noticed is that when I connect to remote computers using the Windows 7 box, the refresh rate is faster than when I connect using my MINT box. Windows 7 has real vnc installed, MINT has vncviewer and the clients have REALvnc installed.

Just wondering...

Thank you!
 
Old 09-13-2013, 01:46 PM   #2
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The main things to check are settings in the client and server for encoding, color levels and compression. Some of the other options may affect speed also.
 
Old 09-13-2013, 05:31 PM   #3
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Thank you. I will check it out.
 
Old 09-16-2013, 10:21 AM   #4
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Guys,

on my windows box, Vncviewercolour level is set to 64 colour (low); how can I set up 64 colour level on vncviewer in my linux box?
I tried # vncviewer -help and I only see truecolour as option.

TightVNC Viewer version 1.3.9

Usage: vncviewer [<OPTIONS>] [<HOST>][:<DISPLAY#>]
vncviewer [<OPTIONS>] [<HOST>][::<PORT#>]
vncviewer [<OPTIONS>] -listen [<DISPLAY#>]
vncviewer -help

<OPTIONS> are standard Xt options, or:
-via <GATEWAY>
-shared (set by default)
-noshared
-viewonly
-fullscreen
-noraiseonbeep
-passwd <PASSWD-FILENAME> (standard VNC authentication)
-encodings <ENCODING-LIST> (e.g. "tight copyrect")
-bgr233
-owncmap
-truecolour
-depth <DEPTH>
-compresslevel <COMPRESS-VALUE> (0..9: 0-fast, 9-best)
-quality <JPEG-QUALITY-VALUE> (0..9: 0-low, 9-high)
-nojpeg
-nocursorshape
-x11cursor
-autopass
 
Old 09-17-2013, 09:31 AM   #5
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Found the solution:

$ vncviewer -bgr233 192.168.1.1

Thank you!
 
  


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