[Scottish] Sending display to another machine

[Allan Bruce]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ray" <rayH at engineering-intelligence.co.uk>
To: <scottish at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Scottish] Sending display to another machine


>
> > > Are you using a "standard" Linux distribution? If so which one?
> > Mandrake 9.1
> I do not use this, I use SuSE 8.2, but someone else will be able to help
here.
> For setting up VNC the major point is; does are you using xinetd or inetd?

I am using xinetd

>
> > > What version of KDE are you using?
> > 3.1.3 IIRC
> >
> > > What version of XFree86 / VNC is installed?
> > X 4.0.3, RealVNC 3.3.7
>
> > > Are you in run level 5?
> > nope, 3
> _You have to be in level 5 for X_  (init 5 as root). This should be in the
> Mandrake stuff to go to run level 5 on booting.

I know how to do this, so thats no problem

>
> > > Is there a special reason for running the (many years
obsolete/insecure)
> > > telnet daemon rather than openssh?
> >
> > yes, I am within my local LAN so security is not an issue.  I use SSH to
> > remote login to work, but I have not set up an ssh server on the linux
box
> > yet.  Any hints as to how I start with this?
> But you said "I have got my linux machine now setup and running as a
router
> and mail/web server." so you should not be running the telnet daemon.
Sshd
> is normally installed by default; a Mandrake 9.1 user should be able to
help
> here.  Why not just try a ssh to your linux box?

I did, and it worked just by starting the daemon - no keys just now, but
that will come.

>
> > > What version of MS-Windows are you using?
> > XP SP1
> ...
> > just TightVNC as per your recommendation v1.2.9 (also tried RealVNC but
no
> > luck)
> > No anit-virus and no port blocking - I have IPv6 installed on both
machines
> > though.
> Then when you have configured VNC on your linux box, you should be able to
run
> "TightVNV (Fast Compression)* and open a window into kdm.
>

I'll let you know how I get on!
Thanks for the help
Allan