[webdev] VNC connection instructions

[James Violette <james.violette@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I have just gotten VNC on a Windows box to work through a Java-enabled 
browser (jdk 1.3.1, Mozilla 1.0 and IE 6.0).
Thanks John.

James


Here are the steps:
Install cygwin (from Redhat.com)
  Include the ssh packages and libraries (I just ended up getting all of 
them).
Launch a cygwin session.
Type the following command:
 ssh -C -L 5902:aclug.notwerk.net:5954 aclug.notwerk.net -l jviolette
       replace 5902 with 59nn, where nn is an unclaimed 2-digit display 
number.
       replace jviolette with your user name,
    enter your password, as normal.  
    This creates an ssh connection.

Within the ssh session, create a vnc server by typing the following command:
vncserver :2
    replace :2 with :nn for the display number used in the shell connection.
 
Within the ssh session, look at the vnc server log at:
  /home/jviolette/.vnc/aclug.notwerk.net:2.log   

Within a browser on the Windows machine, type the following URL:
   http://aclug.notwerk.net:5802/
      replace :5802 with :58nn for the display number used in the shell 
connection.
 This loads a Java applet that shows the aclug.notwerk.net desktop.

 I did not get it to work with vncviewer.
To use the vncviewer, load the VNC software for Windows from ATT,
Launch the vncviewer.
Enter localhost:2 when prompted.
   replace :2 with :nn for the display number used in the shell connection.
This results in the error message within the ssh session:
[jviolette@aclug jviolette]$ channel 2: open failed: connect failed: 
Connection refused

Here is the copy of the log file that results in a successul browser 
connection and unsuccessful vncviewer connection:

[jviolette@aclug jviolette]$ more 
/home/jviolette/.vnc/aclug.notwerk.net\:2.log
13/06/02 20:24:50 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2+tight1.1p9
13/06/02 20:24:50 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge.
13/06/02 20:24:50 All Rights Reserved.
13/06/02 20:24:50 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information 
on VNC
13/06/02 20:24:50 Desktop name 'X' (aclug.notwerk.net:2)
13/06/02 20:24:50 Protocol version supported 3.3
13/06/02 20:24:50 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5902
13/06/02 20:24:50 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5802
13/06/02 20:24:50   URL http://aclug.notwerk.net:5802
xrdb: No such file or directory
xrdb: can't open file '/home/jviolette/.Xresources'
/home/jviolette/.vnc/xstartup: twm: command not found