remote access (XDMCP VNC)

[Ben Edwards (lists)]

On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 14:23 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Ben Edwards wrote:
> 
> > I have got VNC working.  Think is every time I use vncviewer it popes up
> > a deny/accept dialog on the computer I am connecting to.  This is there
> > a way of always accepting?
> 
> I find it best (fastest & most convenient) to use FreeNX.

Have just tried using this but cant find any howto docs that work, could
you please point me in the correct direction?

Ben

> > Also what it the best way of starting vncserver automatically,
> > preferably not on the console so I don't have to log in using GDM on the
> > computer I am connecting to.
> 
> vncserver can be started out of inetd - at port 5900
> > 
> > Also on my old debian box I could log into a remote computer using XDMCP
> > from withing gnome, giving a window onto the remote computer similar to
> > VNC, how can I set this up.
> 
> This is why I switched from VNC to FreeNX - one day that just stopped
> working. I had always had to be very careful about KDM updates because it
> would keep breaking my XDMCP logins, and eventually I couldn't figure out a
> way to make it work at all.
> -- 
> derek
> 
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