Re: VNC Server


Subject: Re: VNC Server
From: Brian Watson (bcwatso1@uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 10 2001 - 09:00:57 MDT


Thank you for the advice. Also, how can I shutdown telnet/start it
up while the computer is already running? I found that starting up
ssh is similar to httpd, but I can't find telnet.

--Brian

>Brian Watson wrote:
>
>> I don't have KDE, Gnome, or the X window system installed. Are the X
>> window components necessary in order to run VNC? I just want to be
>> able to connect and have full control over a system w/ VNC. Telnet
>> doesn't allow access to some of the system commands, whereas VNC is
>> like you're actually at the terminal.
>
>If you want access to the graphical commands, you need to run an X
>server somewhere to view them. The best way to do this is run an X
>server on your local machine - the program will run on the remote
>system, and the display will appear on your local desktop among all your
>other windows.
>
>If you don't have an X server on your local machine (like XFree86 for
>unix, or Exceed, or any of the others) then you will have to set up an
>Xwindows environment on your server, and use VNC to remote control it on
>your desktop. This is not a very good way of doing things, as your
>server is running a whole graphical environment, and this environment
>can only be accessed by one person at a time.
>
>Another important tip - ditch telnet and install secure shell instead
>(SSH). In fact it should already be installed on your server - you just
>need a client to access it. SSH protects the connections with encryption
>and strong authentication, whereas telnet shouts everything across the
>network including your root password and other private information in
>the clear.
>
>Regards,
>Graham
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