Another VNC problem....

[shifthappens]

Edit:: yes, i have googled / searched the site, and I'm coming up empty handed, but if someone can point me at a link / site to do this, I'd be grateful

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I'm a long time follower and first time poster. I've used linux systems before, but the last time I actually set up a server was when fedora core 4 came out, which was, to say the least, quite a while ago.

Anyhow, here's my core dilemma: atm, I have fedora 13 set up, and i'm looking to be able to vnc into it WITHOUT already having logged on as a user. I've tried various things and I'm having little to no luck. I uninstalled tigervnc and installed the original vnc package (With server) from realvnc.com. I've also installed xinetd and tried to get it to incorporate vncserver as a startup service, to no avail.

I have not been able to connect to the vncserver regardless of how I try. I AM able to connect to the base remote desktop functionality provided by fedora (Also vnc based). However, as soon as I disable that, I am not able to vnc into it at all.

Long story short, here are the current goals:

!) be able to vnc into the computer without having logged into the system physically

2) have those logins be un / passworded. i.e., be able to login as whatever user

3) complete disable the normal graphical startup that fedora provides, since I don't think there's ever going to be a person physically at the computer and I'd like to maximize system resources

Also, if VNC is NOT the easiest way to do something like this, please let me know, I'm completely amenable to taking another route. In short, I'd like non-physical per-user graphical access to the server. I'd also like it to be more than one single vnc session, as I may have it open from either multiple locations or multiple users.

I know this is a lot, and I'd really appreciate it if anyone could help.
Thanks

[MikeTbob]

Hello and Welcome.
In my experience with Fedora, most of the time, the problem ends up having something to do with the firewall or SELinux. I would Check those before going too much further.
I think they can both be launched from the command line as root.

system-config-selinux

system-config-firewall

You might also want to look at

system-config-samba

[shifthappens]

Hello and Welcome.
In my experience with Fedora, most of the time, the problem ends up having something to do with the firewall or SELinux. I would Check those before going too much further.
I think they can both be launched from the command line as root.

system-config-selinux

system-config-firewall

You might also want to look at

system-config-samba

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately it's none of those things. The firewall already has ports opened for 5900 - 5905 (just in case of multiple connections, I opened 6 ports) for both tcp and udp. SELinux is disabled (yes, disabled, not permissive). Samba is configured fine, access is not a problem, neither are file permissions.


Again, this is purely a vnc issue, anyone able to help?

[hansje2000]

Did you open the ports on the router?
Did you tryed to install the vnc viewer on fedora itself and look first if thate works before use it remote?
Did you set the permissions for who (IP) can access vnc in the vnc.config?
Is the vnc server running?

[shifthappens]

Did you open the ports on the router?
Did you tryed to install the vnc viewer on fedora itself and look first if thate works before use it remote?
Did you set the permissions for who (IP) can access vnc in the vnc.config?
Is the vnc server running?

1) Router ports open - yes (i can vnc to other computers on the network by ip / wins name as well as being able to ping the computer where i want to vnc in)

2) Yes, i have a vnc viewer on fedora, it also doesnt connect to itself. I've also tried installing the vnc viewer on multiple other computers to see if perhaps the computer I'm using has an issue. It doesn't, and none of the other computers connect either.

3) I don't think so, I'll go check that now, is there a place I can reference for this and see how it works? A manual perhaps?

4) Yes the vnc server is up and running

[shifthappens]

/bump

I could really use some help on this, or at least a pointer in the right direction in how to set it up properly (from scratch if need be)