[TriLUG] RE: [TriLUG] VNC

[Peter Long]

Are both the client and server on the same network? i.e. no firework in
between them

Assuming this is the case: If the vncserver is running on windows check that
is is actually listening on ports 5800 and 5900. When I run netstat -an on
my Win2K box I see the following:

  TCP    0.0.0.0:5800           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:5900           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING

The vncviewer connects to port 5800. If you open a java enabled browser and
enter http://yourserver:5900/ you should get a client in the browser. To
connect to a vncserver on a Windows box from the vncviewer just enter the ip
address or hostname with no display number or enter 0 as the display number.
If your vncserver is on 192.168.1.1, type "vncviewer 192.168.1.1" at the prompt.

Each vnc "display" listens on a different port on the server. display 0 is
5800 & 5900, display 1 is 5801 & 5901 and so on. Windows only uses display 0.

"Vestal, Roy L." wrote:
> "If you are going from Linux to Windows, you can just put
> in the ipaddress or type "vncviewer ipaddress" at the prompt."
> 
> I do that but it doesn't work. Any ideas?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janyne Kizer [mailto:janyne_kizer at ncsu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 2:05 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] VNC
> 
> 
>>From the viewer, try ipadress:displaynumber.  If you are going from
> Windows to Linux, just put ipadress:displaynumber in the Connection
> Details box.  If you are going from Linux to Windows, you can just put
> in the ipaddress or type "vncviewer ipaddress" at the prompt.
> 
> Now, if someone could explain using SSH to get from a Windows viewer to
> a Linux server, I'd be a happy camper!  :-)
> 
> "Vestal, Roy L." wrote:
>> 
>> How does one use this? I've been to the site, but the docs don't help
>> me troubleshoot. I know I've missed something. I followed the install
>> instructions, and I've run vncserver, but I cannot connect. I've run
>> vncviewer but I cannot connect.  One client Linux, one Windows
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