Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-15 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:07:38 -0800, "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 15 Dec 2003 at 1:28, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:04:23 -0800, > > "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > So I am ma

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-15 Thread Scarletdown
On 15 Dec 2003 at 0:47, Nate Duehr wrote: > No, I believe you should be using Xvnc :x -- single digit. Look up how VNC > assigns port numbers to their "server numbers". > > This post from long ago from the VNC site should be useful... > > http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2001-April/02

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-15 Thread Nate Duehr
On Sunday 14 December 2003 11:38 pm, Scarletdown wrote: > On 14 Dec 2003 at 23:14, Nate Duehr wrote: > > On Sunday 14 December 2003 10:56 pm, Scarletdown wrote: > > > Oh, and after looking at everything I posted above here, I am now > > > wondering... Since the lines added to /etc/inetd.conf call

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
On 14 Dec 2003 at 23:14, Nate Duehr wrote: > On Sunday 14 December 2003 10:56 pm, Scarletdown wrote: > > > Oh, and after looking at everything I posted above here, I am now > > wondering... Since the lines added to /etc/inetd.conf call Xvnc, is it > > possible that I am calling up the wrong serv

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Nate Duehr
On Sunday 14 December 2003 10:56 pm, Scarletdown wrote: > Oh, and after looking at everything I posted above here, I am now > wondering... Since the lines added to /etc/inetd.conf call Xvnc, is it > possible that I am calling up the wrong server when I test this stuff > manually? I've been using

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
On 15 Dec 2003 at 3:24, Antony Gelberg wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 06:59:58PM -0800, Scarletdown wrote: > > Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE > > desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly > > enamored with VNC. However, I no

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Antony Gelberg
On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 06:59:58PM -0800, Scarletdown wrote: > Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE > desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly > enamored with VNC. However, I now have a bunch of questions. I suggest you peruse the

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Johann Koenig
On Sunday December 14 at 07:33pm Roberto Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nunya wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:29:59AM -0800, Deryk Barker wrote: > > > >>True, but there is no preservation of the session. The original > >>developers of VNC (Olivetti UK) wanted this feature so that peop

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
On 15 Dec 2003 at 1:28, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:04:23 -0800, > "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > So I am making some headway on this project. Now, here is what I am > > ultimately shooting for. > > > > 1: Have vncserver load au

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Nunya wrote: On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:29:59AM -0800, Deryk Barker wrote: True, but there is no preservation of the session. The original developers of VNC (Olivetti UK) wanted this feature so that people could disconnect their viewer at work, go home, reconnect and be exactly where they had left

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:04:23 -0800, "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 14 Dec 2003 at 11:28, Deryk Barker wrote: > > > Thus spake Scarletdown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > You need to run vncserver as that user. > > > > > > > > 2: The VNC session alw

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
On 14 Dec 2003 at 11:28, Deryk Barker wrote: > Thus spake Scarletdown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > You need to run vncserver as that user. > > > > > 2: The VNC session always gives me the KDE desktop. However, I would > > like to run other desktops as well (GNOME in particular). Is there any >

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Deryk Barker
Thus spake Nunya ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:29:59AM -0800, Deryk Barker wrote: > > > > True, but there is no preservation of the session. The original > > developers of VNC (Olivetti UK) wanted this feature so that people > > could disconnect their viewer at work, go home,

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Nunya
On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:29:59AM -0800, Deryk Barker wrote: > > True, but there is no preservation of the session. The original > developers of VNC (Olivetti UK) wanted this feature so that people > could disconnect their viewer at work, go home, reconnect and be > exactly where they had left of

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Deryk Barker
Thus spake Roberto Sanchez ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): ... > Unless you need the entire desktop for something, you might try > X11 forwarding. You can install Cygwin/X on your '98 box and then > ssh into your Debian box. Then you can run whatever X apps you want > as the user that you logged in as. Tru

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Deryk Barker
Thus spake Scarletdown ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE > desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly > enamored with VNC. However, I now have a bunch of questions. > > 1: Every time I connect, I always ge

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Scarletdown wrote: On 14 Dec 2003 at 1:10, sloopy malibu wrote: I followed these directions and now I get to login when I run vnc... http://trilug.org/~chrish/blog.php?wl_mode=more&wl_eid=130 And runs great I followed those directions and it didn't change anything. I think that is bec

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread sloopy malibu
On 12/14/03 03:24, "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It says to create files in /xinetd.d/, yet there was no such directory. > Also, what is supposed to go into those files? I thought at first that > it meant the above statements; one for each file, but those look like > they belong i

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
Step 3 is also rather confusing... # Modify your xinetd configuration - You will need to create files in /etc/xinetd.d/ for each of the lines you've added to /etc/services. Here are some examples that you can pretty much copy & paste: * /etc/xinetd.d/vnc # description: VNC service vnc {

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-14 Thread Scarletdown
On 14 Dec 2003 at 1:10, sloopy malibu wrote: > I followed these directions and now I get to login when I run vnc... > > http://trilug.org/~chrish/blog.php?wl_mode=more&wl_eid=130 > > And runs great > I followed those directions and it didn't change anything. I think that is because step

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-13 Thread sloopy malibu
On 12/13/03 21:59, "Scarletdown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE > desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly > enamored with VNC. However, I now have a bunch of questions. > > 1: Every time I connec

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-13 Thread Scarletdown
On 13 Dec 2003 at 22:53, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Unless you need the entire desktop for something, you might try > X11 forwarding. You can install Cygwin/X on your '98 box and then > ssh into your Debian box. Then you can run whatever X apps you want > as the user that you logged in as. I am n

Re: Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-13 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Scarletdown wrote: Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly enamored with VNC. However, I now have a bunch of questions. 1: Every time I connect, I always get root's desktop by default. How do

Next On The Checklist - VNC

2003-12-13 Thread Scarletdown
Okay, I just installed the VNC package and successfully accessed a KDE desktop from my Windows-98 system. And I must say, I became instantly enamored with VNC. However, I now have a bunch of questions. 1: Every time I connect, I always get root's desktop by default. How do I configure vncse