Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:12:37 +0100 From: Laszlo Nagy <gandalf@designaproduct.biz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Xvfb + VNC Message-ID: <45FAEC25.2070102@designaproduct.biz>
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Hello, I could install gdm with Xorg and vnc.so module loaded. This is fine, now I can access that X server with vnc. The problem is that the Xorg server needs a video card. So if somebody connects a montior to that server while I'm working from home then he/she will see what I'm doing. (I cannot restrict physical access to that computer, but I do not want others to see my desktop...) My idea is to create a virtual framebuffer server with Xvfb, and load vnc.so module there. Since vnc.so can be password protected, in theory, nobody will have access to that X session, except me. But I cannot do this. Xvfb(1) tells me that it has the same options that Xserver(1) has. The Xserver(1) does not tell me anything about loadable modules, but X is a symlink to Xorg. Well, Xorg has a -config option but Xvfb does not. :-( Does it mean that I cannot load "vnc.so" into the virtual framebuffer server? Is there a better solution? In my dreams: 1. I would run a virtual X server, that is not visible directly (not requiring any video card) 2. I would access this X server with some program remotely (preferrably VNC) 3. This remote access needs to be secure to some extent 4. This remote access should be fast enough to use through a DSL connection Can my dreams come true? Thanks, Laszlo
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