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: :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 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! > > > > -- > > Mark > > [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] > > -- > John Jolet > Your On-Demand IT Department > 512-762-0729 > www.jolet.net > john@jolet.net > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- - Mark Shields