On Thursday 30 October 2003 09:15, Damon Register wrote:
J Lake wrote:
The writer is probably correct that sharing display 0 using VNC CAN be done. I have not tried that. I got an error about an X server already running on
So far everyone is dancing around the subject. Sr. Sanchez, are you trying to connect to the host's main desktop :0 as I am? Connecting to any other desktop is of no value to me. According to http://www.realvnc.com/how.html, "For the individual user, one common scenario is using VNC to help troubleshoot the computer of a distant less-technically-savvy relative. In other words, sitting at your desk in Baltimore, you could use VNC to take control of your mother's PC in London and show her how to install and use some new software package by actually doing it yourself." Connecting to any other desktop besides :0 doesn't accomplish this.
It seems at this point that serving :0 can't be done with VNC alone. I found that on the realvnc website. One person mentioned xf4vnc and that looks promising but also rather complicated so I will have to research that more
Damon Register
OK, the answer is (if you are running KDE) that you can do this. You can connect to desktop :0 and you can control it, if you set everything up properly. 1. Install kdenetwork3-vnc 2. KDE Menu -> Control Center 3. Internet & Network 4. Desktop Sharing 5. Check Allow uninvited connections (this allows you to connect at anytime) 6. Check Allow uninvited connections to control the desktop 7. Enter a password and make it a very good one as your desktop will potientially be exposed to the internet depending upon how your network is configured 8. Apply 9. File -> Quit 10. Connect from remote machine You may have to logout and login, it has been too long since I set this up to remember. But it does work. It is desktop :0. You can not serve :0 with VNC alone. VNC pretends to be an X Server to the X-Windows system and you can't have two :0 servers. I am not familiar with doing this with any other Desktop Environment/Window Manager, but it is possible with KDE. XF4Vnc does look promising in the area of other desktop environments, but I have no experience with it. I was not familiar with it, so thanks for the pointer. -- Kelly L. Fulks Home Account near Huntsville, AL