Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:18:21 +0200 From: Kees Plonsz <spam@jeremino.homeunix.net> To: Mick Walker <mwalker@codegurus.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting Up a X Server Message-ID: <3641348.vqsMYKZOvC@not_a_message_id> References: <list.freebsd.questions#1113988019.40879.8.camel@codegurus.org>
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Mick Walker wrote on Wednesday 20 April 2005 11:06 in the group list.freebsd.questions: > Hello everyone; > > I am looking for information on how to setup a remote X server. > > This is my setup: > > Internet. > | > FreeBSD Gateway (Running Xorg) > | > 8 Port hub ----> Wireless Base Station > | > 6 machines, Various Operating Systems > > What I wish to be able to do is setup the 6 client machines to be able > to access the X server running on the gateway. > I have looked at the gdm configuration manager, and it allows a option > for remote connections, but I am unsure of the exact procedure I would > use to connect to this from one of the client systems. The one I am > mostly concerned with is my FreeBSD laptop. > Do I need to create some 'virtual screens' to enable more than one X > session to be run on the machine at once? > > I have also tried acomplising this using Xvnc, however when I try to > start the server I get the error message: > > [root@codegurus]# /usr/local/bin/Xvnc > > Fatal server error: > Server is already active for display 0 > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock > and start again. > > I still wish the local X server to be able to be run, so I am unsure how > I can proceed. > > I hope someone can help. You have to startup more than one Xvnc server. I use the wrapper: # vncserver :1 # vncserver :2 etc.... Then start on the client machine the "remote desktop connection" It is included in the KDE desktop You can connect to "vncservername:1" and "vncservername:2" etc... I just tested this and my 100 Mhz pentium got very busy :-) -- Key-ID = A6581435 E-mail address is valid
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