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vnc [2018/03/12 15:35] – [See also] jansenvnc [2020/06/04 06:59] – [Starting the viewer] jansen
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 ===== Starting a session ===== ===== Starting a session =====
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-A VNC session is started using the command **''vncserver -localhost''**. The first time you run this command, it will ask you for a password, as an additional security measure (this password can later be changed using the vncpasswd command, or by removing **''~/.vnc/passwd)''** +A VNC session is started using the command **''vncserver''**. The first time you run this command, it will ask you for a password, as an additional security measure (this password can later be changed using the vncpasswd command, or by removing **''~/.vnc/passwd)''** 
  
 Suppose your desktop is named **''eendracht.strw.leidenuniv.nl''** (so, replace this name with the name of your desktop wherever it is appropriate). The vncserver command will then print out a message like this: Suppose your desktop is named **''eendracht.strw.leidenuniv.nl''** (so, replace this name with the name of your desktop wherever it is appropriate). The vncserver command will then print out a message like this:
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 There is a graphical interface to start the viewer and set options, this is calles tsclient (or Terminal Service Client in the menu). This same program can also interface to Windows terminal services so make sure to select "VNC" as the protocol.  There is a graphical interface to start the viewer and set options, this is calles tsclient (or Terminal Service Client in the menu). This same program can also interface to Windows terminal services so make sure to select "VNC" as the protocol. 
  
-For accessing a VNC session running on another computer (either at the observatory, or somewhere else in the world), our Fedora desktop computers come with a list of VNC vieuwers to choose from:+For accessing a VNC session running on another computer (either at the observatory, or somewhere else in the world), our Fedora desktop computers come with a list of VNC viewers to choose from:
  
   * vncviewer: the basic commandline viewer (part of TigerVNC)   * vncviewer: the basic commandline viewer (part of TigerVNC)
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 There are of course also VNC viewers for other operating systems, eg MacOS and Windows: There are of course also VNC viewers for other operating systems, eg MacOS and Windows:
   * Mac OS X has a built-in VNC viewer, named ''Screen Sharing'' from Finder, in the ''Go'' menu, ''Connect to server''   * Mac OS X has a built-in VNC viewer, named ''Screen Sharing'' from Finder, in the ''Go'' menu, ''Connect to server''
 +  * [[https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/|RealVNC VNC Connect]] viewer for almost any OS
   * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/chicken/|Chicken, VNC viewer for Mac]]   * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/chicken/|Chicken, VNC viewer for Mac]]
   * WinVNC   * WinVNC
vnc.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/13 14:50 by jansen

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