linux vs osx vs xp behaviours

[BabaG]

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i'm testing some vnc connections and configurations and, as a perma-n00b,
have some questions. i'm using tightvnc. when i connect from my mac to
my xp home box, the screen which appears on my mac shows me the screen on
the xp box as it appears on the xp box. the windows i have open on the
xp box can be seen in the vnc viewer window that opens on the mac i'm
using to access the xp box. likewise, if i log on to the mac from the
xp box, i get the same behaviour. i see whatever is open and can
manipulate it.

on linux, however, the behaviour is different. i'm using various flavors
of mandriva for this. if i have windows open on the linux box, they do
not appear when i log on through tightvnc. i get a clean desktop, icons
and all, but the windows are not open. i can open and run apps but i
would like to be able to see what is going on on the desktop with these
linux boxes.

i am in the right account. i do know that. i've seen discussion of
differences between the :0, :1, :2 displays, but i'm not sure that's
my issue as these seem to be related to different accounts.

how do i set up tight vnc on my mandriva linux boxes so that when i vnc
into them i see the current activity on the desktop? other than this,
which seems to be a configuration issue, i'm getting good responsiveness
from tightvnc.

thanks,
BabaG

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[James Weatherall-2]

George,

You can make an existing X11 server available via VNC using the
"x0vncserver" program from the standard VNC distribution.  The
"vncserver" command actually creates a completely independent X server,
accessible only via VNC.

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george lockwood wrote:

> i'm testing some vnc connections and configurations and, as a perma-n00b,
> have some questions. i'm using tightvnc. when i connect from my mac to
> my xp home box, the screen which appears on my mac shows me the screen on
> the xp box as it appears on the xp box. the windows i have open on the
> xp box can be seen in the vnc viewer window that opens on the mac i'm
> using to access the xp box. likewise, if i log on to the mac from the
> xp box, i get the same behaviour. i see whatever is open and can
> manipulate it.
>
> on linux, however, the behaviour is different. i'm using various flavors
> of mandriva for this. if i have windows open on the linux box, they do
> not appear when i log on through tightvnc. i get a clean desktop, icons
> and all, but the windows are not open. i can open and run apps but i
> would like to be able to see what is going on on the desktop with these
> linux boxes.
>
> i am in the right account. i do know that. i've seen discussion of
> differences between the :0, :1, :2 displays, but i'm not sure that's
> my issue as these seem to be related to different accounts.
>
> how do i set up tight vnc on my mandriva linux boxes so that when i vnc
> into them i see the current activity on the desktop? other than this,
> which seems to be a configuration issue, i'm getting good responsiveness
> from tightvnc.
>
> thanks,
> BabaG
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[Bob McConnell]

From: James Weatherall

> You can make an existing X11 server available via VNC using the
> "x0vncserver" program from the standard VNC distribution.  The
> "vncserver" command actually creates a completely independent X
server,
> accessible only via VNC.

> george lockwood wrote:
>> i'm testing some vnc connections and configurations and, as a
perma-n00b,
>> have some questions. i'm using tightvnc. when i connect from my mac
to
>> my xp home box, the screen which appears on my mac shows me the
screen on
>> the xp box as it appears on the xp box. the windows i have open on
the
>> xp box can be seen in the vnc viewer window that opens on the mac i'm
>> using to access the xp box. likewise, if i log on to the mac from the
>> xp box, i get the same behaviour. i see whatever is open and can
>> manipulate it.
>>
>> on linux, however, the behaviour is different. i'm using various
flavors
>> of mandriva for this. if i have windows open on the linux box, they
do
>> not appear when i log on through tightvnc. i get a clean desktop,
icons
>> and all, but the windows are not open. i can open and run apps but i
>> would like to be able to see what is going on on the desktop with
these
>> linux boxes.
>>
>> i am in the right account. i do know that. i've seen discussion of
>> differences between the :0, :1, :2 displays, but i'm not sure that's
>> my issue as these seem to be related to different accounts.
>>
>> how do i set up tight vnc on my mandriva linux boxes so that when i
vnc
>> into them i see the current activity on the desktop? other than this,
>> which seems to be a configuration issue, i'm getting good
responsiveness
>> from tightvnc.

The TightVNC server for Linux will always open a new X session. You
should also check your repository for X11vnc as a server option. It will
connect to an existing session. I have been using it on Slackware for
nearly a year now.

Bob McConnell

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