tightvnc

[JoeyJoeJo]

Is there any way that I can use TightVNC to manipulate what is going on in the screen of the vncserver? For example, When I open a program from the viewer, I would like it to show up on the screen of the server computer, like in windows. Is this possible?

[dkeav]

just use screen:0 then yea

[JoeyJoeJo]

Where do I put in screen:0? Does it go in the xstartup file?

[terribleRobbo]

Originally posted by dkeav
just use screen:0 then yea

Umm... I assume the question was about Windows-style VNC, in which both the X Server equivalent and the VNC Server are both attached to the same screen.

KDE has something called 'Desktop Sharing' which allows you to share out :0 (or whatever screen you're using). I've got no idea how it does it, though, as I end up with this result if I try and start a VNC server on my current display:


[myuser@icarus ~]$ vncserver :0
A VNC server is already running as :0



In short, we need to work out how KDE does its 'Desktop Sharing'.

Any ideas?

[dkeav]

kde uses a program called x0rfb but you can do the exact same thing by using the screen:0 option with any vnc server, which are also rfb server

[terribleRobbo]

Do you mind pointing out on that _is_ an RFB server? Is tightvnc one? If so, how do I use it as an RFB server?

If it isn't, can you suggest one?

*N00b*

(As I already said, 'vncserver :0' doesn't work.)

Danke,
Robbo

[terribleRobbo]

If someone could tell us the command to get the vncserver running on the :0 display (while an X server is already running on that screen), I'd be most grateful.

As noted above, vncserver :0 doesn't work.

Yes, I have read the man pages. (I'm using tightvnc.)

[Hayl]

it is in the man page:

vncconnect(1) TightVNC vncconnect(1)



NAME
vncconnect - connect a VNC server to a VNC viewer

SYNOPSIS
vncconnect [-display Xvnc-display] host[:port]

DESCRIPTION
Tells Xvnc(1) to connect to a listening VNC viewer on the given host and port.

SEE ALSO
vncviewer(1), vncserver(1), Xvnc(1), vncpasswd(1)

AUTHOR
Original VNC was developed in AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. TightVNC additions was
implemented by Constantin Kaplinsky. Many other people participated in development,
testing and support.

Man page authors:
Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>,
Constantin Kaplinsky <const@ce.cctpu.edu.ru>




August 2002 vncconnect(1)

vncconnect -display 0: fake.hostname.net


for the server part (again from a man page):

:display
The display number to use. If omitted, the next free display number is used.