That is it exactly, as the comment on the page says : "gain desktop control of another linux box... (but not in a new session as the well known VNC do under linux, here it's windows style VNC =)"
Will give it a whirl when I have a minute - just a bit concerned about the low version number (wrt to security principally). Thanks indeed. chas >Are you looking for something like this: >http://freshmeat.net/projects/x0rfbserver/ > >? > >--- John Alex Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >> In the home folder, you have a .vnc folder. In there >> you have a xstartup >> which starts the window manager. By default it is >> the trvm (i believe), >> you can change that to what ever desktop you want. >> >> I have gnom-session& in place of it. >> >> chas wrote: >> >> >I've installed VNC on Redhat7.2 to tunnel over SSH. >> >> >All works fine - I can use the VNC client on a PC >> to >> >view a desktop on a Linux box (running the VNC >> server). >> > >> >However, it's not the same desktop that is showing >> >on the linux box - for starters, there is no panel >> bar >> >on the bottom, and any GUI apps running on the >> linux >> >box are not viewable. This behaviour is different >> than >> >accessing a remote MS Windows PC via VNC, where you >> >would actually see the same desktop as if you were >> >sat in front of the machine. >> > >> >I guess this is due to the unix concept of >> terminals >> >which is different to win32. Is it possible to >> access >> >the desktop with VNC as if you were really sat in >> front >> >of the machine (ie. similar to the MS Windows >> behaviour) ? >> > >> >Thank you very much, >> > >> >chas >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Redhat-list mailing list >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Redhat-list mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! >http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
