Desktop sharing in Hoary...?

[Guido Heumann]

Nicholas H.Tollervey schrieb:
> Guys,
> 
> I need to do some remote development work with a colleage elsewhere in
> the UK. I want him to be able to see at the very least my development
> environment (probably emacs) and at best my desktop. I also want to talk
> to him at the same time using Skype although I'd rather use a "free"
> solution. I'm also on a LAN (DHCP ip address ranges in 192.168.*.*)
> behind a firewall and on 512 ADSL.
> 
> We'll both be using Hoary for this.
> 

Hi,

you're lucky, hoary has it's own built-in vnc-like remote desktop
application, so no need to install additional vnc.

You can configure it via "system - settings - remote desktop". Then
right-click on the gnome panel, and add the terminal server client applet.
>From there you or your friend can start a connection.

To find out your IP, browse to http://www.whatismyip.com or register a
free account at dyndns.org.

HTH,
Guido