[opensuse] VNC session without mouse-cursor
Hi, I configured "Remote Administration" so I could, well, administer a server from a distant place. I get a log-on-screen, and I can type my username and password. The thing is I don't have a mouse-cursor. Without it it's very hard to do anything. Actually, I have a mouse-cursor, but it's invisible : if I move my mouse, sometimes the user-icon lights up or the session-type or menu-text light up. What can I do ? Thanks. P.S. I had to disable ipv6 to get the logon-screen. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Koenraad Lelong
Hi, I configured "Remote Administration" so I could, well, administer a server from a distant place. I get a log-on-screen, and I can type my username and password. The thing is I don't have a mouse-cursor. Without it it's very hard to do anything. Actually, I have a mouse-cursor, but it's invisible : if I move my mouse, sometimes the user-icon lights up or the session-type or menu-text light up.
What can I do ? Thanks.
P.S. I had to disable ipv6 to get the logon-screen. Hi, After experimenting some more I came to the conclusion that it's the clientsoftware that does not work properly. When I use KRDC/KDE4 (I installed KDE3 from the DVD) it does not _show_
Koenraad Lelong schreef: the cursor when I connect to a 11.1 PC. Connecting to a 10.3 PC works fine, just like rdp to an W2k3 machine. When I use vncviewer on my 11.1 laptop I can connect fine to that 11.1 machine. Is there some configuration that needs to be done ? Thanks for any info. -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Koenraad Lelong
On Friday 19 June 2009 02:14:28 am Koenraad Lelong wrote:
Hi, I configured "Remote Administration" so I could, well, administer a server from a distant place. I get a log-on-screen, and I can type my username and password. The thing is I don't have a mouse-cursor. Without it it's very hard to do anything. Actually, I have a mouse-cursor, but it's invisible : if I move my mouse, sometimes the user-icon lights up or the session-type or menu-text light up.
What can I do ? Thanks.
P.S. I had to disable ipv6 to get the logon-screen. Hi, After experimenting some more I came to the conclusion that it's the clientsoftware that does not work properly. When I use KRDC/KDE4 (I installed KDE3 from the DVD) it does not _show_
Koenraad Lelong schreef: the cursor when I connect to a 11.1 PC. Connecting to a 10.3 PC works fine, just like rdp to an W2k3 machine. When I use vncviewer on my 11.1 laptop I can connect fine to that 11.1 machine. Is there some configuration that needs to be done ? Thanks for any info.
Koenraad, I have never had much luck with KRDC. I just administer remote machines vi ssh. If I do want a graphical desktop, I just enable insecure XDMCP, (Yast->Network Services->Remote Administration) connect, with X :1 -query <hostname>, get the work done, then disable XDMCP on the remote machine. Over the lan XDMCP provides the best desktop I've seen, both freenx and vncserver/vncviewer provide windowed convenience, but with added delay. Across the net, (at least with my 1M/.5M connection) even twm is slow. ssh is by far the easiest and most efficient. Once you learn 'mc' (midnight commander), you won't need a gui for remote admin, you can simply use ssh and mc, or just mc with its embedded ssh capability "cd /#sh:hostname" -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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