Questions tagged [vnc]
Virtual Network Computing - platform-independent remote display system
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Is there a multi-user Remote Desktop app for Mac OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a Mac be used by multiple users at same time?
Is there a remote desktop app for the Mac that allows multiple people to be remoted in at the same time, similar to RDP in ...
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What's the difference between RDP vs VNC?
What's really the difference between the RDP and VNC?
They both provide the same function and features?
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How can I make VNC faster?
I need to remotely access and use my work computer a few times a week. I'm currently using UltraVNC. I want to use VNC because of the price. I've used VNC before, mostly on my own network, where it's ...
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Fast VNC from Windows to Mac?
I regularly need to connect from a Windows box to an OSX box over VNC.
OSX has VNC built-in as part of its "Screen Sharing" tool, but for some reason, it's much faster to connect from OSX to OSX or ...
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How can I share a monitor between two computers?
I have two desktops, side by side. The 2nd desktop is for guests. About once a week a friend comes over and plays games on it next to me.
So anyway, I have two identical 23 inch Hanns-g monitors, one ...
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Automatically start VNC server on startup
I installed the Ubuntu desktop on a Ubuntu 9.10 VPS server and am able to connect to the server using TightVNC. However, the VNC server on this VPS can only be started by logging in through SSH and ...
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Is it possible to run games over remote desktop?
I'm not expecting to run hardcore games, but maybe simpler games where low frame is OK. I have a 1gbit network between my computers. How can I set up my computers so I can remotely play games?
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Mac VNC client (for controlling Mac Mini remotely)?
I recently got a Mac mini as both a media centre and a desktop computer. I'd like control it remotely, over wifi, using my MacBook.
I have the impression that what's basically needed is to enable ...
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Non-RDP remote desktop solution (for LAN - Windows Home Premium)
I was too cheap to buy Windows 7 Pro and went with Windows Home Premium, so now I'm looking for a replacement for RDP (Remote Desktop). It's been a while since I've used VNC, but the performance ...
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Setting display resolution beyond 1024x768 with headless Windows 10?
I have a Windows 10 desktop that I run headless. When I plug in a display, it correctly uses that display's native resolution. When I disconnect the display and connect to the computer over VNC, the ...
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What protocol does TeamViewer use?
I was just teaching someone a little about SSH & VNC. I said I'd show him some things with TeamViewer. Then he asked me "Soo.. is this a VNC client?
And I wasn't sure.
What protocol does ...
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How to change the default screen sharing / VNC port number on Mac OS X?
Is there any way to change it from the default 5900 to some other port?
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VNC session with locked screen
Is there a way to run a VNC session while the screen is "locked" on windows?
I want to start a VNC server on a windows box, lock the screen (so that no one locally can access it), and then later ...
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Why can't I connect to my VNC server from outside my network?
I have a computer running TightVNC server. It is on my home network. The computer it is installed on has a locally static ip address 192.168.1.100. I am able to connect to this vnc server from my ...
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Wake-on-LAN over internet is all but impossible
I have a new MacBook Pro that I want to be able to log into through ssh or vnc, but no matter what combination of things I try nothing seems to work. Even tried LogMeIn
How do I set-up my MacBook so ...
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Why is VNC on Windows so slow?
In a test, I could stream a full HD movie across our network from my friend's computer, no problem.
It's as fast as I could want.
But VNC is painfully slow. We've tried Real VNC and Tight VNC, I've ...
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Remote Desktop for OS X that's better than VNC? [closed]
VNC just feels sluggish and inefficient, and occasionally has display glitches. On windows, I can use Remote Desktop (RDP / MSTSC), and on Linux I can use NX Server, both of which are much better ...
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Why does my Windows 7 computer freeze after waking up from Sleep?
Moderator edit: if you have a similar problem, please ask your own question, since it seems there are several things that can cause this situation, it is better to treat each case separately.
Hey ...
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How to connect to VirtualBox remote desktop client using VNC?
I am using VirtualBox 4.0 on Ubuntu Narwhal with guest OS Windows XP. I've installed the VB extensions and enabled remote access through port 3389 as suggested on several sites.
I am trying to ...
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How to share only one window/application to other user in network?
I know VNC, windows remote control can share screen to others.
Can I just share one window/application to my buddy and give control of this window/application to him? Same time, I still want to ...
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Good video quality over VNC or RDP?
I am using a Windows 10 PC and I want to access and control it using my iPad. So I installed Microsoft Remote Desktop on my iPad. The problem is that when I play videos in remote desktop, quality is ...
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Access Windows box from Linux
How can I access a Windows box from Linux? With GUI or without. Something like VNC or SSH but for Windows.
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How do I remotely administer Mac OS X Snow Leopard from Windows desktop?
I have tried turning on System Preferences -> Sharing & then connecting using TightVNC in windows, but I cannot connect.
Would prefer a free option for the mac, would prefer it even more if i ...
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Remotely accessing OSX Lion from Windows in a sane manner
I have a 3-year old MacMini and 2-year old PC laptop residing on the same home 100Mb network. To manage the Mac, I did the whole screen sharing thing (basically VNC) and I connect to it from Windows ...
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How do I get VNC to only serve up a specific display in windows?
I'm doing this nice little project which will please a bunch of iPod/iPhone users, but one of my last steps requires me to serve up a specific display on my computer, how do I specify which display to ...
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How can I use my laptop as a 2nd monitor?
I have tried looking for a solution for this for a long while.
Here's some background information:
I use Linux on all my desktops/laptops. I have a more laptops that I can possibly use, so I hope to ...
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What's the best(free) vnc server software [closed]
I want a good VNC server to connect to my PC from my iPhone. What's my best bet?
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Virtual VNC screen/workspace
I've got one monitor (the family TV) attached to my Ubuntu 8.04 system, and when I need to work on it I usually VPN into it from another PC. However I'd like to be able to VPN in even when it's in ...
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Ubuntu: How to decouple the VNC server's screen from the physical screen?
I'd like to have my VNC sessions to a server use a separate display from the physical screen. So that e.g. I could have the physical screen locked in screensaver while the VNC display is unlocked.
Is ...
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Concurrent remote desktop in windows with multiple session support
I'd like to have a remote desktop solution that allows me to connect to remote PCs even while other users are logged in, using a different session. The whole idea is that the user working locally in ...
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Forcing a resolution on a computer without monitor
I have this computer running an embedded version of Windows 7 and it does not have any monitor attached. It is only accessed with VNC (alternatice for RDP) so a monitor is not needed. The problem is ...
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VNC with hops multiple machine
I want to acces a remote machine that in inside another machine. I can ssh to it but can't see any in VNC viewer.
That's the configuration.
external_ip port 3999 to internal_ip192 port 3999
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Is there a (free) way to set up remote desktop sharing without configuring the router?
I want to be able to access a linux machine at home from anywhere. I understand just enough about routers that I normally need some static ip address.
I have read about DynDNS, and honestly do not ...
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Send option/alt key press to OS X connected from Windows via VNC?
I recently started using a mac running Leopard Server remotely at work, using the RealVNC client to connect from my Windows XP workstation via the Leopard VNC server.
As I need to do a fair amount ...
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Setting up VNC on Mac OS X
I have setup "Remote Management" on a Mac OS X system (running 10.5.8). Trying to connect with a VNC client results in messages like "No supported authentication types" (VineViewer) or "Unknown ...
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How to graphical remote control an Ubuntu server?
I've tried googling and store my research here.
I'm connecting my Windows 7 SP1 machine to an Amazon EC2 Ubuntu cloud server, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. What I have done is
Enabling Remote Desktop in Ubuntu (...
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VNC tunnel via SSH connection
Here is the situation:
Server 1 - I have direct SSH access to this machine.
Server 2 - Can only be accessed via Server 1 (SSH).
(Both Linux boxes.)
Is there a way to set up direct VNC access to ...
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How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC?
How would you turn a tablet into a keyboard + easy-to-reach touchscreen (mirror the desktop) (not a touchpad) for a desktop PC?
Numerous remote touchpads on Android
I asked a question on askubuntu....
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Install Ubuntu minimal on VPS
I am just starting out with Linux, purchased a VPS and would like to install a minimal desktop so I can open a remote desktop connection via TightVNC, how do I go about it?
This is the VPS I Have: ...
John
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How to change screen resolution of VNC server without restarting it?
Is it possible to change the resolution of the viewer specified during starting of the vnc server with the geometry command line argument? I have a vncserver configured for a wide screen monitor but I ...
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What is the correct way to kill a vncsession in linux?
When I run the following command in my remote linux box that I connect to from my windows 7 laptop via VNC I get the following :
[subhrcho@slc04lyo ~]$ ps -ef|grep vnc
subhrcho 20113 19804 0 21:40 ...
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vnc viewer error: unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111)
I installed tigervnc-server package in server.
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa tigervnc-server
tigervnc-server-1.1.0-5.el6.i686
Created a vnc user and created vncpasswd also for that user.
[root@...
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How to toggle Caps Lock status on remote Windows system?
Sometimes people turned on the Caps Lock on a remote Windows system which is running VNC service. When I connect to the remote system through VNC Viewer, the Caps Lock status on the local and remote ...
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"Detach" and "Reattach" xterms across X sessions?
Is there a way to save/detach an xterm (or another window), and reopen/load/reattach it on a different X session on the same machine ?
What I'm trying to achieve is "move" running xterms between two ...
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Linux: Use VNC to create a second Screen
I'm planning to use my 7" Android tablet as second screen via VNC.
Sharing my main screen works fine with x11vnc, but that is not what I want.
So I created a second screen using the xorg86-video-...
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RealVNC Viewer: How can I escape from the remote desktop screen by using keys?
I often use RealVNC Viewer to connect to remote VNC desktops served by RealVNC Server, Tight VNC Server, X11VNC... etc.
When connected, all pressed hotkeys are passed to (captured by) the remote ...
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How do I run vino-server without a monitor attached in Ubuntu 10.04
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 yesterday on a headless home server. I use the server for a variety of purposes, and what I don't know how to do via SSH I've alway been able to do through VNC. However,...
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Multiple remote desktop connections to same session
I need to connect to the remote desktop twice - because of pair programming on the remote machine - now, when one coder connects, other is disconnected.
My idea is to install tightvnc or some other ...
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VNC server configuration for multi-monitor support
I use VNC at the office for the vast majority of my work. We have a cluster of Linux servers set up for us to log into via SSH to do our work. They enable us to use VNC so that we can get a persistent ...
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How can I share a single application window with TightVNC?
I am looking for a tool that allows single window sharing using VNC. From the TightVNC what's new page under TightVNC 1.3dev1, Win32 development (unstable) version, it says
Implemented partial ...
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