Installing VNCSERVER on Linux machine

[Norah Jones]

How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect from windows client.

[Reindl Harald]

Am 12.03.2013 18:16, schrieb Norah Jones:
> How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect from windows client

so hwat are you using?
CentOS or Fedora because you cross-post!

Google said:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
http://www2.cbunney.com/blogs/index.php/2012/07/25/fedora-17-vnc-server-setu...

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 03/12/2013 01:21 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 12.03.2013 18:16, schrieb Norah Jones:
> > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect from windows client
>
> so hwat are you using?
> CentOS or Fedora because you cross-post!

I was going to say, that if it works on Centos, it works on Fedora, but 
there have been enough cases where how things work has changed from 
Centos 6 based on F12 and current Fedora.  I do remember when we got 
TigerVNC, and I really  need to better play around with the current 
xstart.  One of these days.

[Reindl Harald]

Am 12.03.2013 19:23, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> On 03/12/2013 01:21 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 12.03.2013 18:16, schrieb Norah Jones:
> > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect from windows client
> >
> > so hwat are you using?
> > CentOS or Fedora because you cross-post!
>
> I was going to say, that if it works on Centos, it works on Fedora

you really really believe that Sysvinit CentOS can be compared
to systemd-driven Fedora these days? forget it, that may be
the case for RHEL7/CentOS7 but NOT now

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 03/12/2013 02:26 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 12.03.2013 19:23, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> > On 03/12/2013 01:21 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > > Am 12.03.2013 18:16, schrieb Norah Jones:
> > > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect from windows client
> > >
> > > so hwat are you using?
> > > CentOS or Fedora because you cross-post!
> >
> > I was going to say, that if it works on Centos, it works on Fedora
>
> you really really believe that Sysvinit CentOS can be compared
> to systemd-driven Fedora these days? forget it, that may be
> the case for RHEL7/CentOS7 but NOT now

I believe nothing about Sysvint compared to Systemd.  I have to live 
with what I am handed.  Though I was just told by people I REALLY trust 
to get working on bind 9.9 if I am serious about DNSSEC; don't spend my 
time with 9.8....

[Fedora User]

On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> from windows client.

I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server

Works great from my android phone.

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > from windows client.
>
> I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
>
> Works great from my android phone.

vnc passes your login information in the clear.  Now perhaps you don't 
care if your telco sees this, but what other links along the way?

This is why Les keeps saying to use NX instead.  Now I tunnel through 
SSH whenever I need to remotely connect via vnc.

[Reindl Harald]

Am 14.03.2013 19:27, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> > On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > > from windows client.
> >
> > I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
> >
> > Works great from my android phone.
>
> vnc passes your login information in the clear

ssh-forwarding is not rocket science

[Mike Wright]

03/14/2013 11:49 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 14.03.2013 19:27, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> > On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > > > from windows client.
> > >
> > > I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
> > >
> > > Works great from my android phone.
> >
> > vnc passes your login information in the clear
>
> ssh-forwarding is not rocket science

Oh, Reindl, you are so funny.  If only I had your knowledge.

ssh-forwarding may not be rocket science to you but to others, well...

Love your help, now show us how.

[SternData]

On 03/14/2013 02:18 PM, Mike Wright wrote:
> Love your help, now show us how.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/tunneling-vnc-connections-over-ssh-howto.html

[Reindl Harald]

Am 14.03.2013 20:18, schrieb Mike Wright:
> 03/14/2013 11:49 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 14.03.2013 19:27, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> > > On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > > > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > > > > from windows client.
> > > >
> > > > I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
> > > >
> > > > Works great from my android phone.
> > >
> > > vnc passes your login information in the clear
> >
> > ssh-forwarding is not rocket science
>
> Oh, Reindl, you are so funny.  If only I had your knowledge.
>
> ssh-forwarding may not be rocket science to you but to others, well...
>
> Love your help, now show us how

normally the kyword should be enough
https://www.google.at/search?q=ssh+fowarding

however, this below is a snippet of a script with
VNC connections to a ton of machines on different
ports
__________________________

#!/bin/bash
VNC_PARAMS='-FullColour=1 -QualityLevel=7 -CompressLevel=9 -ZlibLevel=9 -Shared=1'
DEFAULT_GATEWAY='[e-mail]'
LOCAL_PORT_START=5600
LOCAL_PORT=`expr $LOCAL_PORT_START + 1`

LOCAL_PORT=`expr $LOCAL_PORT + 1`
ssh -C -f -L $LOCAL_PORT:localhost:59oo $DEFAULT_GATEWAY sleep 3
vncviewer $VNC_PARAMS -passwd=/home/harry/.vnc/machine-type-1.pwd localhost:$LOCAL_PORT

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 03/14/2013 03:18 PM, Mike Wright wrote:
> 03/14/2013 11:49 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 14.03.2013 19:27, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> > > On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > > > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > > > > from windows client.
> > > >
> > > > I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
> > > >
> > > > Works great from my android phone.
> > >
> > > vnc passes your login information in the clear
> >
> > ssh-forwarding is not rocket science
>
> Oh, Reindl, you are so funny.  If only I had your knowledge.
>
> ssh-forwarding may not be rocket science to you but to others, well...
>
> Love your help, now show us how.

Say you have SSHD running on port 599 and you are just using user login, 
not an SSH cert you uploaded.  And the server to connect to is at 
130.129.0.97 (this is the IETF's address range; I had a server with me I 
had to connect to).  In a terminal window run:

ssh -p 599 -L 8902:130.129.0.97:5902 user@130.129.0.97

You will be prompted to login as user.

Then run vnc to localhost:8902

You are there.

This is how I have been doing it for years at IETF meetings when I have 
had to connect home for one reason or another.

Tatu Yonen (sp?) kind of rubbed my face in this one.  Kind of hard NOT 
to listen to the advice of the guy who created SSH...

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 03/14/2013 02:49 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 14.03.2013 19:27, schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
> > On 03/14/2013 12:29 PM, Fedora User wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > > > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > > > from windows client.
> > >
> > > I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
> > >
> > > Works great from my android phone.
> >
> > vnc passes your login information in the clear
>
> ssh-forwarding is not rocket science

I know.  I was doing all this week.  You DON'T want to run such stuff 
unprotected on the IETF wifi.  Your id/password will appear on the wall 
of shame.

[Bill Davidsen]

Fedora User wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 17:16 +0000, Norah Jones wrote:
> > How can I install vncserver on my linux machine so that I can connect
> > from windows client.
>
> I prefer Tiger: #yum install tigervnc-server
>
> Works great from my android phone.

I have services running in virtual machines, and start them with the console set 
to a VNC on the host. That lets me VPN to the host and access all guest machines 
without password with VNC to a port, while letting users connect to vncserver 
running on the guest, using passwords, on the default port and virtual machine IP.

Reduces administration effort for the whole, while forcing users to use password 
for security.