Why dont i get my wonderful GUI?

#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
x-window-manager &
gnome-session &

i have tried removing the x-window-manager

I noticed when i try typing gnome-session & i get

sc@debian:~$ Failed to run gconf-sanity-check-2: Failed to execute child process "/usr/lib/libgconf2-4/gconf-sanity-check-2" (No such file or directory)
gnome-session: you're already running a session manager

any ideas?

Also why cant I access it via the internet. I tried it using a web based proxifier and they all couldn't access the java applet despite I opened port 5801 and it is instance 1 i want to connect to. But when i type 192.168.0.2:5801 into my browser it work fine.

why?

To access this remotley you will need to forward all of the request to your VNC port to your IP address. Do this on your router/firewall.

Because a 192.x.x.x is private IP address you cannot be "seen"


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...IP&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...NC&btnG=Search

but i did do that. Thats what i emant by opening the port

all port "VNC" port request are forwarded to the VNC server?

Are you also running IPTABLES on your Linux machine?

Are any other services availble via a remote machine?

If you run a nmap on your machine or some type of port scan from a remote machine what is your result? Is that port infact open?

no iptables isn't running on my machine ( when i type iptables it says command not found) and there are no other web services running on my vnc server.

Am sure i forwarded 5901 and 5801.

Yeah it was just my router being gay. So does anyone know why am not getting a GUI when I connect to my vnc server. Even if I have started another gnome session

have you tried running a different vnc server (like tightvnc for example) and then connect to that? it's easy to install and it should enable you to quickly determine wether you are experiencing a network or a vnc-settings problem.

-b^4

So it connects, but no GUI?

yes that right it's fine. I am greeted with the wonderful command prompt. I love it but I want my GUI. Also sorry for not making it clear that I am using tight vnc.

I managed to get the GUI but now I get a friendly error message which keeps poping up when i've clicked on ok then it goes. It says "detected another panel anlready running exiting" which is rather annoying but besides that it works locally. Wish me luck it works at uni