Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:55:19 +0100 From: Frank Staals <frankstaals@gmx.net> To: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Viewing on remote PC Message-ID: <45D4BAA7.5050709@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <20070214165634.9022.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net> References: <20070214124747.54863.qmail@web34414.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <45D3086E.30401@unsane.co.uk> <20070214165634.9022.GERARD-SEIBERT@seibercom.net>
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Gerard wrote: > On Wednesday February 14, 2007 at 08:02:38 (AM) Vince wrote: > > > > OK, I installed 'tightvnc' from ports. That went OK. > > Then, I started the process by entering: 'vncserver' at the command > prompt on the FBSD machine. The first time this ran it asked for > information which I provided. Now when I invoke it, it runs silently. > This is the contents of the log file it creates. > > // Contents of: ~/.vnc/scorpio.seibercom.net:1.log // > > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.8 > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Constantin Kaplinsky > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge > 14/02/07 10:42:32 All Rights Reserved. > 14/02/07 10:42:32 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Desktop name 'X' (scorpio.seibercom.net:1) > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Protocol versions supported: 3.7t, 3.7, 3.3 > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 > 14/02/07 10:42:32 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801 > 14/02/07 10:42:32 URL http://scorpio.seibercom.net:5801 > > // End Log // > > I have the following in the 'putty' configuration > > Under SSL / X11, I have this: > > X Display location: localhost:0 > I have tried with both: Enable X forwarding checked and unchecked > without any difference. > > Under SSH / Tunnels, I have this: > > L5905 192.168.0.2:5901 > > I am not sure about the port # 5905. I simply copied it from a example I found. > I have tried 5901, 5900 and 5902 all without success. > > There is no notification when I actually log onto the remote machine > other than what I normally receive. If I try: 'startx', all I get is a > lot of text output on the screen, although the application does start on > the remote PC. > > Now, I can make a connection via HTTP and do get a login box. In fact, > that seems to be the only way I can make a successful connection. > Therefore, I am positive the VNC is working, just not with putty. > > Obviously I am doing something really stupid. > > Thanks! > > -- > Gerard > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > You have to connect to a VNC server with a VNC client ( Windows tightVNC client is available from http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html ). Notice that by default you won't have encryption so you might want to use putty to create an SSH tunnel for your traffic ( See the tunneling section in putty ) -- -Frank Staals
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