Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:16:51 -0700 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: stan <stanb@panix.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sharing desktop witn VNC Message-ID: <4334A903.2020606@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <20050923233732.GA25062@teddy.fas.com> References: <20050923011331.GC12028@teddy.fas.com> <433368F5.5000507@ywave.com> <20050923233732.GA25062@teddy.fas.com>
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stan wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 07:31:17PM -0700, Micah wrote: > >> >>stan wrote: >> >>>I'm trying to use tighvnc to "share" a desktop with a friend, >>>for educational purposes. >>> >>>I've been able to run vncserver on my local machine, and >>>connect to it with vncviewer. I've also been able to ssh to his >>>machine (with X forwarding turned on) and do the same thing, but >>>this is really slow. >>> >>>In the case of his FreebSD machine I just got the simple session >>>that xstart produces. >>> >>>How can I star vncserver on his FreebSD machine, such that I get >>>a full blown KDE desktop? This is BTW what he gets when he logs in >>>via kdm. Is there a way to share an already running >>>X session with vnc? Or do I have to start a new session using vncserver? >> >>KDE provides a VNC server that allows you to connect to an already >>running KDE session. From the KDE control center select "Internet & >>Network" --> "Desktop Sharing". Adjust the settings to your liking. >>I've had keyboard problems with it when connecting from the RealVNC >>client (massively repeated characters making it impossible to type >>anything). >> > > I just looked on his machine, which is running KDE version 3.4.2, and I can't > find that choice in his control center. Now I _do_ see it on a machine > I have here that is runnig KDE version 3.3.2. His machine machine is > FreebSD 4.11 STABLE, and the machine I happen to have KDE on is Debian. > > Could it be in a different place on his? Make sure he has kdenetwork installed (pkg_info kdenetwork\*). If he has kdenetwork try running krfb from a command prompt. Later Micah
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