Help Using TigerVNC Server to Windows Client

[nujinini]

Hi!

I was able to sort out configuring TigerVNC in my Scientific Linux 6 and was able to make me see my own dekstop in VNC.

I installed TigerVNC in another machine running Windows 7 (starter).

May I ask for help how can I be able to connect these two machines in VNC. We are networked by a router at home.

I want to make SL6 as server and Windows 7 as client.


Thank you as always,

regards,

nujinini

[Mudgen]

What difficulty are you having connecting the Windows VNC client to your VNC server? I use TightVNC on Windows, and it's pretty much a "just works". I'd expect Tiger VNC client to be the same.

[nujinini]

greyhairweenie!

Thank you for your response!

What difficulty are you having connecting the Windows VNC client to your VNC server?

Pretty much everything.

These are what I have done so far.

1) Installed TigerVNC on SL6 and was able to see my own desktop because it logs me in after I type

"Server: localhost.localdomain:1" "Password: xxxxx"

I am logged in as root.

2) In windows 7, I installed TiverVNC but when I click on the main menu and the box appears, I don't know what to type in the server: xxxxx and when I don't know how to configure a password too.

It gives me an error report. "No password configured for..."

3) If I want to use SL6 as Server and Windows 7 as client, may I please ask what would be the steps to take? I should log in SL6 TigerVNC that's for sure but I think in order for it to see Windows 7, I also have to turn on TiverVNC too?

I really don't know what to do being a total newbie in servers.

Thanks again, regards,

nujinini

[Dapper Dan]

I'm not familiar with tiger or tiver vnc but in TightVNC, the easiest way would be log in via a java enabled web browser. Open your Windows 7 browser and type in the address bar:

http://address_to_sl6:5801

It will ask for the server's password. Input it and press enter.

[nujinini]

http://address_to_sl6:5801

Thank you Dapper Dan!

I restarted the vncserver in my SL6

I typed both these addresses in Mozilla on Windows 7 machine but still can't connect. It gives me these error reports.

localhost.localdomain:5801

and

192.168.1.2:5801

The connection has timed out

The server at 192.168.1.2 is taking too long to respond.

* The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

[Dapper Dan]

Here again, I'm not sure about TigerVNC. Is it pretty much the same as TightVNC in startup and configuration? Does it give you a choice of port for vnc to connect to? To start vnc on the server, try (as a regular user):

vncserver :2

Then, from Firefox/Windows 7:

http://192.168.1.2:5802

If everything is within the same network, a blocked port shouldn't be an issue. Do you have a firewall installed and operational on the server?

[richleonhardt]

All I ever do is simply get the IP# of the other machine; open up a browser and go. The config part of the VNC will tell you the default port #; Perhaps you put in a password for say the config or the program or both ?

[richleonhardt]

greyhairweenie!

Thank you for your response!



Pretty much everything.

These are what I have done so far.

1) Installed TigerVNC on SL6 and was able to see my own desktop because it logs me in after I type

"Server: localhost.localdomain:1" "Password: xxxxx"

I am logged in as root.

2) In windows 7, I installed TiverVNC but when I click on the main menu and the box appears, I don't know what to type in the server: xxxxx and when I don't know how to configure a password too.

It gives me an error report. "No password configured for..."

3) If I want to use SL6 as Server and Windows 7 as client, may I please ask what would be the steps to take? I should log in SL6 TigerVNC that's for sure but I think in order for it to see Windows 7, I also have to turn on TiverVNC too?

I really don't know what to do being a total newbie in servers.

Thanks again, regards,

nujinini

Another thought just occurred. I'm using the other VNC protocol and I can vnc from windows XP to windows 2000 w/o any issues; perhaps the router is stopping things ?
Go get a copy of wireshark and start it up on the Linux side and then try it again ; if you like I can debug the wireshark for you if you want.
Let me know

Linux/Unix/BSD/Solaris/AIX
Yeah I do all of these; most of them since 1983
Rick
Linux System Admin
MetLife Contractor
Irving Texas

[nujinini]

richleonhardt!

Thank you for your time

All I ever do is simply get the IP# of the other machine; open up a browser and go...

I typed 192.168.1.6 on browser of my Linux and it still does not connect fyi

FWIW, here is the ipconfig output of the windows 7 machine. You might spot a thing or two.

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4c41:d10e:789d:85bc%13
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.6
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 

Tunnel adapter isatap.{1B08815B-EB8A-4B71-ABFF-9DEFEF7F22D5}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 

Tunnel adapter isatap.{DA2CA577-0F04-4192-84DB-1C1FC977FDA5}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 

Tunnel adapter isatap.{A9C539D3-32DB-47C4-BBF7-EC7B054FFDCB}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : 
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:4137:9e76:3896:9ab:3f57:fef9
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3896:9ab:3f57:fef9%15
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

I am transferring to the linux machine to get wireshark.

EDIT:

Got it. May I know how to proceed please?

Looks like I got everything OK up to here. What would be my next step please?

[jun@localhost ~]$ su -c 'yum install wireshark'
Password: 
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package wireshark.i686 0:1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libsmi.so.2 for package: wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libsmi.i686 0:0.4.8-4.el6 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package          Arch        Version                  Repository          Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 wireshark        i686        1.2.15-1.el6_0.1         sl-security        9.9 M
Installing for dependencies:
 libsmi           i686        0.4.8-4.el6              sl                 2.4 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       2 Package(s)
Upgrade       0 Package(s)

Total download size: 12 M
Installed size: 63 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): libsmi-0.4.8-4.el6.i686.rpm                       | 2.4 MB     00:34     
(2/2): wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm               | 9.9 MB     02:03     
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                            79 kB/s |  12 MB     02:39     
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing     : libsmi-0.4.8-4.el6.i686                                  1/2 
  Installing     : wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686                          2/2 

Installed:
  wireshark.i686 0:1.2.15-1.el6_0.1                                             

Dependency Installed:
  libsmi.i686 0:0.4.8-4.el6                                                     

Complete!
[jun@localhost ~]$

FYI: wireshark doesn't show up in Applications Places Systems Menu

[nujinini]

Here again, I'm not sure about TigerVNC. Is it pretty much the same as TightVNC in startup and configuration? Does it give you a choice of port for vnc to connect to? To start vnc on the server, try (as a regular user):

vncserver :2

Then, from Firefox/Windows 7:

http://192.168.1.2:5802

If everything is within the same network, a blocked port shouldn't be an issue. Do you have a firewall installed and operational on the server?

Hi Dapper Dan,

Sorry but I'm not familiar with TightVNC. My first time doing this stuff.

However, I restarted by as root. Doesn't allow as regular user.

[root@localhost ~]# service vncserver restart
Shutting down VNC server: 2:jun                            [  OK  ]
Starting VNC server: 2:jun 
New 'localhost.localdomain:2 (jun)' desktop is localhost.localdomain:2

Starting applications specified in /home/jun/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/jun/.vnc/localhost.localdomain:2.log

                                                           [  OK  ]
[root@localhost ~]# vncserver

New 'localhost.localdomain:4 (root)' desktop is localhost.localdomain:4

Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /root/.vnc/localhost.localdomain:4.log

[root@localhost ~]#

Then I typed 192.168.1.2:5802

on windows firefox browser but still can't.