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Re: [LUG] Remote desktop

 

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Simon Williams wrote:
> Robin Cornelius wrote:
>> On 4/2/07, Ben Goodger <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 4/2/07, Robin Cornelius <robin.cornelius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> I want a remote desktop of my system, but i want my *actual* desktop
>>>> as is logged in now on my home system, i don't want another x-session
>>>> via NX, VNC etc (this works very well but not  for what i need this
>>>> time).
>>> In GNOME: Desktop > Preferences > Remote Desktop: <fill out form> then use
>>> "vncviewer <ip address> on another system"
> 
> Ooo. This is one of those things I've been meaning to do for ages but 
> haven't got round to. I didn't realise it would be quite that easy.
> 
>> Sounds promising, anyone know if i can do this through a ssh session?
>> I have ssh access back to my system but cant get access to the actual
>> desktop to to the above through a gui.
> 
> You could run the vncviewer on the remote system with the shared desktop 
>   using X forwarding, but I think the whole point of vnc was that it was 
> faster than X forwarding, though I could be wrong. If there is a better 
> way I would like to hear about it, though thinking about it if you want 
> it to go over ssh I guess the only way would be to either use X 
> forwarding or forward the right port (whatever it might be).
> 
> Simon
> 

There is no reason I can see that rsing any of the methods above to get
vncserver up, then using ssh to connect from a remote location, followed
by "vncviewer localhost:0" (or similar) wouldn't work.. providing you
have X forwarding enabled in the ssh link, and an X client/server at the
"client" end


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Systems Administrator
FlashTek UK

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