Re: [gentoo-user] vnc

[Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com>]

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Vnc (I've only dealt with tightvnc, can't speak for others) is pretty easy
to use/start. After you've emerged tightvnc, simply type xvncserver :1
-geometry 1024x768 -depth 24 from a shell and it will setup a vnc server.
>From there you can use a vnc client to connect to the server, using this
format: <IP address of server>:1 --- the colon is important as it denoted
screen 1. Once you connect to that it will give you a vnc desktop running at
a 1024x768 resolution with a 24-bit color depth. By default, tightvnc
(Gentoo-specific?) uses twm as the window manager, but you can easily change
this to use gnome, kde, or virtually any other window manager/desktop
environment by editing ~/.vnc/xstartup

On 10/24/05, John Jolet <john@jolet.net> wrote:
>
> first make sure vnc is actually running and listening. when you start the
> server, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using.
> Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there. Second, are
> you
> running iptables on that box? as a quick test, if you are, shut down
> iptables and see if you can see it.
> On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote:
> > I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC
> > server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the
> > outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I
> > went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed.
> Anybody
> > know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article
> > that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for
> > remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks!
> >
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