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Re: setting up VNC server on Linux



Please set your mailer to wrap lines at 72 colums.

on Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 11:34:30PM -0600, Cameron Matheson (cmatheson3@yahoo.com) wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I need to be able to control my friends computer from mine.  Telnet
> doesn't work, and ssh is broken, so I thought VNC would be rad.  I am
> to the point where I can use vncviewer from my Linux to control my
> windoze box, but that doesn't do much for me.  

> If I run vncserver on my computer,

Which one.  You've got a GNU/Linux box and a Legacy MS Windows box.

> and then try to connect to myself w/ 'xvncviewer localhost', it tells
> me "unable to connect to host".  

You do have to specify a display.  E.g.:

    $ xvncviewer localhost:2

The display is echoed when you launch xvncserver.

> What do I need to do to fix this?
> 
> Oh yeah, is ssh going to be fixed anytime soon?

According to posts, I believe so.

BTW, you shouldn't run VNC unsecured on an open network.  You're going
to want SSH no matter what.

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