November 2007
Beginner
642 pages
15h 43m
English
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8.13. Using VNC to Control Windows from Linux
Problem
You want to control your Windows workstation or server remotely from your Linux box. Or, you want to be able to remotely control user's Windows PCs for helpdesk chores or remote administration.
Solution
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is just what you need. There are several variants of VNC; in these recipes, we'll use TightVNC. VNC has two parts: the server and the client (which is called the viewer).
Install the TightVNC server and the DFMirage driver on Windows (see TightVNC, http://www.tightvnc.com/).
Install any VNC viewer on Linux. Chances are, one is already installed by default. The TightVNC viewer includes a Java viewer, so any Java-enabled web browser can be a VNC viewer.
The Windows installer will take you through a number of steps. The main question is, do you want TightVNC to run as a service or in application mode? You can change this at any time with the "Install VNC Service" or "Remove VNC Service" commands. Use application mode for occasional use, and run it as a service for frequent use.
These configuration options are important:
On the Server tab, be sure to enable Accept Socket Connections.
Make sure there are passwords for Primary Password and View-Only Password. Passwords may not be more than eight characters.
On the Administration tab, check Disable Empty Passwords.
To enable using a web browser as a client, check Enable built-in HTTP server.
Enable logging; it's not necessary to turn on debugging unless you're having ...
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