VNC server

[vone]

Hi all,

I have just installed Redhat 7.3 with kde 3.0.0-10 and i want to use vnc server so i can bring up a remote desktop on my windows machine.
I have started the vnc server service and xinetd but when i use the vnc client to connect i just the the error message "Failed to connect to server"
Network connectivity is ok as i can ping and telnet to the machine.
I am just a newbie to linux so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
vone

[genlee]

Make sure you don't have a firewall blocking the port and you are connecting to the correct port with the client.

[vone]

I dont have a firewall installed. I unchecked it during the install.

Also i dont think it could be the firwall because then the telnet port would be blocked too.

Any further ideas?

[Dolda2000]

I know this seems really simple, but I guess I'll have to check just to make sure: Are you sure that you don't accidently try to connect to localhost with the VNC client, ie. just typing :0 as the display instead of hostname:0 (where hostname, is, of course, the host that's running the VNC server).

[vone]

Yeh,

I have just been using the ip address. ie 192.168.0.5:0
Thats right isnt it? as thats the way i have always done it with my windows vnc server.

Is there actually a GUI for the vnc server somewhere?

[Dolda2000]

Check with vncviewer on the VNC server machine so that you can connect to it from there.
Also, check so that it really is :0. As I remember it, the VNC X server runs with the same VNC display number as its X display number.

[slacker]

by default, the first display number you get when launching vncserver ON LINUX is :1

You'll connect through port 5901 I believe

[crippler909]

it sounds like you all have the problem solved, but one thing that first cause me a lot of problems was my router port also needed to be forwarded.

[Jtb's Staff]

hello guys,

i newbie about linux. my linux use redhat 9.0. i try to install the VNC server on linux by using this command [b]rpm -i vnc-3.3.7-2.i3886.rpm. when i use that command, there is nothing happen. no installation occur.

why i cant install the VNC server. any 1 willing to help me