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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Simon Williams wrote: > Robin Cornelius wrote: >> On 4/2/07, Ben Goodger <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 4/2/07, Robin Cornelius <robin.cornelius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> I want a remote desktop of my system, but i want my *actual* desktop >>>> as is logged in now on my home system, i don't want another x-session >>>> via NX, VNC etc (this works very well but not for what i need this >>>> time). >>> In GNOME: Desktop > Preferences > Remote Desktop: <fill out form> then use >>> "vncviewer <ip address> on another system" > > Ooo. This is one of those things I've been meaning to do for ages but > haven't got round to. I didn't realise it would be quite that easy. > >> Sounds promising, anyone know if i can do this through a ssh session? >> I have ssh access back to my system but cant get access to the actual >> desktop to to the above through a gui. > > You could run the vncviewer on the remote system with the shared desktop > using X forwarding, but I think the whole point of vnc was that it was > faster than X forwarding, though I could be wrong. If there is a better > way I would like to hear about it, though thinking about it if you want > it to go over ssh I guess the only way would be to either use X > forwarding or forward the right port (whatever it might be). > > Simon > There is no reason I can see that rsing any of the methods above to get vncserver up, then using ssh to connect from a remote location, followed by "vncviewer localhost:0" (or similar) wouldn't work.. providing you have X forwarding enabled in the ssh link, and an X client/server at the "client" end - -- Neil Stone Systems Administrator FlashTek UK - -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GIT d+(++) s: a-(?) C++++(--) UL++++$ P+ L+++ E- W+++ N+ o+ w--- O M PS+ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5+ X+ R+ tv+ b- DI++ D+++ G e h--- r+++ y++++(**) - -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGEYXVz3Av8JKgzxQRAoNyAJwM2WETbjvATUVarh6887TRuZOGjgCfXU/f XIYKPSGoc4+sVjySXsiatPg= =B/kM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html