[NBLUG/talk] TightVNC and RH Linux

[Todd Cary]

Mark -

I am getting close, but my lack of knowing some of the logs, etc. for 
Linux is slowing my progress.  Here is what I am trying to do:

View my Linux box from a Windows box.

Here is what I have accomplished so far:

1) I have the Windows vnc viewer loaded on the Windows box and Xvnc is 
running on the Linux box.

2) From the Windows browser, http://192.168.0.22:5801/ DOES make a 
connection.

3) Using the Windows client, I cannot connect.

Now do I have things backward?  I need a server on the Windows box so I 
can connect to the Linux FROM the Windows box?

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Security question: /var/log/messages does not reflect the connections or 
attempted connections.  What log file shows this?

Does vnc have it's own log file?  I cannot tell from the docs.

Todd

Mark Street wrote:

>vnc is exactly opposite of X windows.  It is a client and server type service 
>but the server runs on a remote machine and you run the client locally to 
>connect to the remote server.
>
>So, on the windows box should have the 'server' running.  You will notice a 
>small white and green icon in the taskbar on the windows box when the server 
>is active, you can even set it to come up on boot.
>
>Windows boxen use display :0 for the primary display, Linux boxen will vary
>
>So, you would connect from the Linux box like so;  vncviewer 192.168.1.**:0
>
>Whatever your IP address for the windows box is.  Read some of the excellent 
>docs that augie referred to for additional info.
>
>On Saturday 07 February 2004 08:02 am, Todd Cary wrote:
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>>When I do ps -A | grep "vnc" I get Xvnc, so vnc is running.
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>>What I am unclear about is how to access it from a client.  On my
>>windows box, I have the TightVNC client running and I have ports 5800
>>and 5900 open on the router, but I cannot connect.
>>
>>What is a good trouble shooting approach?
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