blog:elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops
| Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
| blog:elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops [2010-08-30 13:55] – brb | blog:elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops [2012-07-11 06:46] (current) – [Features] brb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ====== Elegant solution for remotely accessible vnc desktops ====== | ====== Elegant solution for remotely accessible vnc desktops ====== | ||
| - | I wanted to give windows users in my network quick access to a linux graphical desktop. I chose the vnc protocol, because there are many good and open source implementations (notably tightvnc which comes with in a portable version). | + | I wanted to give windows users in my network quick access to a linux graphical desktop. I chose the vnc protocol, because there are many good and open source implementations (notably tightvnc which comes in a portable version). |
| ===== Features ===== | ===== Features ===== | ||
| * vnc terminal server, which can handle any number of clients | * vnc terminal server, which can handle any number of clients | ||
| - | * minimal | + | * very easy setup for users. Preparing a vnc client and telling users what server:port to connect is enough. |
| * different resolutions chosen by the vnc port that the client connects to | * different resolutions chosen by the vnc port that the client connects to | ||
| ===== Client setup ===== | ===== Client setup ===== | ||
| - | * From the local network: Almost none, clients connect to vnc ports 5951, 5952 etc. depending on the resolution they want.\\ | + | * From the local network: Almost none, clients connect to vnc ports 5951, 5952 etc. depending on the resolution they want.\\ |
| * From remote, using ssh: | * From remote, using ssh: | ||
| * Create a port forward from 590x to 595x on the server | * Create a port forward from 590x to 595x on the server | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
| ===== Server setup: ===== | ===== Server setup: ===== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Install xinetd and vnc4server | ||
| + | * Change display manager to kdm | ||
| + | * change kdmrc to allow xmdcp login | ||
| + | * change Xaccess to allow login | ||
| + | |||
| Add custom services to your / | Add custom services to your / | ||
| Line 33: | Line 39: | ||
| custom-vnccc stream tcp nowait nobody / | custom-vnccc stream tcp nowait nobody / | ||
| + | Ref: http:// | ||
| {{tag> | {{tag> | ||
blog/elegant_solution_for_remotely_accessible_vnc_desktops.1283169324.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010-08-30 13:55 by brb