Hello guys, here is one more tutorial from me.
Sharing desktop remotely using real VNC.
It often happens that if you have two or more computers that you will need to work on your desktop which is places in another room, you often need to be physically there at the computer to work on it.
Insted use remote desktop or desktop sharing to getinto that PC.
I will show how to do this on a local network. both on windows as well as in linux ( ubuntu gusty )
Windows:
I will be using Real VNC for this.
There is a free version available which you can use
Real VNC Home Page
Real VNC Free Edition
Setting up RealVNC
Once you install RealVNC there are a few enteries in the Start menu.
VNC Server (service-Mode) , VNc Server (User-Mode) and VNC Viewer.
There are two kind of application here VNC Server and VNC Viewer.
Server: The VNC server should be running on your system for others to access your desktop.
You can start the server as in service mode or in user-mode.. in service mode the server will work as a background process.
You need to configure the authentication. use VNC password authentication
and give a password. you will need to enter this password when you want to
connect to the computer. If you want VNc to prompt you when anyone tries
create a connection then you can enable "Prompt local user to accept connection"
*img267.imageshack.us/img267/6869/vncconfigfx8.th.jpg
once the server is started and set, you will be able to connect to the system from other systems and share the desktop.
Next is the VNC viewer.
This application is used to login to the remote desktop.
enter the IP address or system name of the system you want to connect, you will get a password prompt (if you have configured it), enter your password and vola you got the remote desktop. Now you can use your remote system as if you are physically there at the PC ( except you cant insert a CD/DVD )
*img524.imageshack.us/img524/1699/vncviewermq9.jpg
*img524.imageshack.us/img524/1699/vncviewermq9.fede903187.jpg
Ubuntu 7.10:
There is not need to install anything to get remote desktop running in Ubuntu. Ubuntu already has a "Terminal Server Client" application which supports VNC and other protocols.
Goto Applications>Internet> Terminal Server Client.
*img507.imageshack.us/img507/841/screenshotterminalservedr8.png
*img507.imageshack.us/img507/841/screenshotterminalservedr8.8c9d60b75a.jpg
Enter IP address or the machine name you want to connect to as the Computer.Select VNC as the protocol. and click connect. you will be asked the password (if set in there remote server) and you will get the desktop.
Connecting to Ubuntu is also simple.
Open System> Preference>Remote Desktop
*img520.imageshack.us/img520/1253/screenshotremotedesktopuk0.th.png
Check everything there and enter a password. Check "Ask you for confirmation" if you want to be prompted when someone tries to connect to your system. once this is done you can connect to this linux computer via VNC viewer in other systems.
Here are a few screenshots showing my system sharing XP , Vista and Ubuntu
Vista Remote desktop on XP
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/9792/xpvistavg0.th.jpg
XP Remote desktop on Vista
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/2258/vistaxpnj4.th.jpg
Ubuntu Remote on Vista
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/1993/vistaubuntunz3.th.jpg
Vista Remote on Ubuntu
*img502.imageshack.us/img502/9528/screenshotfa9.th.jpg
I hope this tutorial will be usefull for you guys
Firewall Consideration: Firewall Consideration[/COLOR]: Ports 5800 and 5900 are the default ports for VNC.Please make sure that the ports 5800 and 5900 are open in your firewall. If you know any ports which are already open then just set those ports in the VNC settings.
There is one issue with connecting ot vista systems.
If UAC is enabled in the remote PC and if a user tries to do some task which invokes UAC ( like trying to open the device manager ) then the session gets disconnected.
Sharing desktop remotely using real VNC.
It often happens that if you have two or more computers that you will need to work on your desktop which is places in another room, you often need to be physically there at the computer to work on it.
Insted use remote desktop or desktop sharing to getinto that PC.
I will show how to do this on a local network. both on windows as well as in linux ( ubuntu gusty )
Windows:
I will be using Real VNC for this.
There is a free version available which you can use
Real VNC Home Page
Real VNC Free Edition
Setting up RealVNC
Once you install RealVNC there are a few enteries in the Start menu.
VNC Server (service-Mode) , VNc Server (User-Mode) and VNC Viewer.
There are two kind of application here VNC Server and VNC Viewer.
Server: The VNC server should be running on your system for others to access your desktop.
You can start the server as in service mode or in user-mode.. in service mode the server will work as a background process.
You need to configure the authentication. use VNC password authentication
and give a password. you will need to enter this password when you want to
connect to the computer. If you want VNc to prompt you when anyone tries
create a connection then you can enable "Prompt local user to accept connection"
*img267.imageshack.us/img267/6869/vncconfigfx8.th.jpg
once the server is started and set, you will be able to connect to the system from other systems and share the desktop.
Next is the VNC viewer.
This application is used to login to the remote desktop.
enter the IP address or system name of the system you want to connect, you will get a password prompt (if you have configured it), enter your password and vola you got the remote desktop
. Now you can use your remote system as if you are physically there at the PC ( except you cant insert a CD/DVD ) *img524.imageshack.us/img524/1699/vncviewermq9.jpg
*img524.imageshack.us/img524/1699/vncviewermq9.fede903187.jpg
Ubuntu 7.10:
There is not need to install anything to get remote desktop running in Ubuntu. Ubuntu already has a "Terminal Server Client" application which supports VNC and other protocols.
Goto Applications>Internet> Terminal Server Client.
*img507.imageshack.us/img507/841/screenshotterminalservedr8.png
*img507.imageshack.us/img507/841/screenshotterminalservedr8.8c9d60b75a.jpg
Enter IP address or the machine name you want to connect to as the Computer.Select VNC as the protocol. and click connect. you will be asked the password (if set in there remote server) and you will get the desktop.
Connecting to Ubuntu is also simple.
Open System> Preference>Remote Desktop
*img520.imageshack.us/img520/1253/screenshotremotedesktopuk0.th.png
Check everything there and enter a password. Check "Ask you for confirmation" if you want to be prompted when someone tries to connect to your system. once this is done you can connect to this linux computer via VNC viewer in other systems.
Here are a few screenshots showing my system sharing XP , Vista and Ubuntu
Vista Remote desktop on XP
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/9792/xpvistavg0.th.jpg
XP Remote desktop on Vista
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/2258/vistaxpnj4.th.jpg
Ubuntu Remote on Vista
*img509.imageshack.us/img509/1993/vistaubuntunz3.th.jpg
Vista Remote on Ubuntu
*img502.imageshack.us/img502/9528/screenshotfa9.th.jpg
I hope this tutorial will be usefull for you guys
Firewall Consideration: Firewall Consideration[/COLOR]: Ports 5800 and 5900 are the default ports for VNC.Please make sure that the ports 5800 and 5900 are open in your firewall. If you know any ports which are already open then just set those ports in the VNC settings.
There is one issue with connecting ot vista systems.
If UAC is enabled in the remote PC and if a user tries to do some task which invokes UAC ( like trying to open the device manager ) then the session gets disconnected.
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