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--- tightvnc_and_configs [2012/09/15 21:26] – juckins
+++ tightvnc_and_configs [2012/09/16 20:33] (current) – juckins
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 Install TightVNC client on local machine to view remote machine. \\
-Connect to display :0 \\
+Connect to display :0 (the Root Desktop)\\
-[[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=363236]]
+[[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X11vnc]]
 [[http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server#head-4d3002833b106148eb6e5013b0a8cdccaf3a6cec | X11VNC for CentOS6]]
+[[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=363236]]
+__Using x11vnc__ \\
+Install package. \\
+Ssh into remote system using a PuTTY window. \\
+Start service with x11vnc -display :0 \\
+x11vnc -storepasswd (set password one time, accept default location) \\
+x11vnc -rfbauth /path/to/password/file \\
+Use TightVNC or TigerVNC viewer to connect to remote system.
+Notes:\\
+Geometry will match host machine; the client machine may be too small.
+Sample commands to be made via PuTTY window on remote machine:
+<code>
+$ x11vnc -display :0 -clip 1366x700+0+0 -rfbauth /path/to/passwd_file
+$ x11vnc -display :0 -scale 1366x768 -rfbauth /path/to/passwd_file
+</code>
+Then use TightVNC viewer and connect to remote host from the client PC.
+__Update 16 Sept 2011__ \\
+Best software for displaying the Root Display (:0) is NoMachine and selecting the "Shadow" Desktop...this is also called Desktop Sharing.  Several tutorials are available on the NoMachine website at [[http://nomachine.org/ar/view.php?ar_id=AR11B00098]]