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Default connect to FreeBSD from Windows with VNC

I install Vncviewer on my FreeBSD , and can connect from FreeBSD to Windows

but I can not connect to FreeBSD from Windows

after I type user name and password in vncviewer nothing happen and I can not connect to FreeBSD BOX

what is problem ??
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There is probably no VNC server running on your FreeBSD box. You have the viewer, but not the server. I would look at ports/net/x11vnc for your FreeBSD box.
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There is probably no VNC server running on your FreeBSD box. You have the viewer, but not the server. I would look at ports/net/x11vnc for your FreeBSD box.

but I install VNC with Server and viewer.
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And did you start it...? Did you configure it...?
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And did you start it...? Did you configure it...?
how I configure it or start it
I think before when I can connect from BSD box to Windows Box , VNC is starting.
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You have to start the vncserver before you can connect, otherwise there is nothing to connect to !

Without configuring some thing to handle such issues (probably inetd on Linux/BSD/Unix systems), there is no way for any computer to know what service you want started on receiving a request at port XYZ from host ZYX -- it's common sense. So without doing some thing like that you'll need to have the service running before connecting.


I don't see any rc scripts in the ports pkg-plist files so you probably will need to create them in /usr/local/etc/rc.d or add an entry to /etc/rc.local if you want to start the service (and leave it running) when ever the machine starts. rc.local is a shell script, the rc.d system is a system of shell scripts -> read the rc man page for details.


I used VNC on a headless machine ~two years ago and it worked fine. If you don't want to use TWM on login, you probably want to edit (or create) the ~/.vnc/xstartup shell script for the user on the VNC Server machine to handle launching the environment you want.


I used to use KDE via VNC since at the time I required my only monitor for gaming, meaning it was attached to a Windows machine ;-).


Personally I find SSH better then VNC or running an X Server whether the client is a Microsoft or Unix based system but to each their own. VNC + TWM however does work better over the network then say, VNC + Windows NT or VNC+KDE which are heavier on performance then TWM.
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You have to start the vncserver before you can connect, otherwise there is nothing to connect to !

Without configuring some thing to handle such issues (probably inetd on Linux/BSD/Unix systems), there is no way for any computer to know what service you want started on receiving a request at port XYZ from host ZYX -- it's common sense. So without doing some thing like that you'll need to have the service running before connecting.


I don't see any rc scripts in the ports pkg-plist files so you probably will need to create them in /usr/local/etc/rc.d or add an entry to /etc/rc.local if you want to start the service (and leave it running) when ever the machine starts. rc.local is a shell script, the rc.d system is a system of shell scripts -> read the rc man page for details.


I used VNC on a headless machine ~two years ago and it worked fine. If you don't want to use TWM on login, you probably want to edit (or create) the ~/.vnc/xstartup shell script for the user on the VNC Server machine to handle launching the environment you want.


I used to use KDE via VNC since at the time I required my only monitor for gaming, meaning it was attached to a Windows machine ;-).


Personally I find SSH better then VNC or running an X Server whether the client is a Microsoft or Unix based system but to each their own. VNC + TWM however does work better over the network then say, VNC + Windows NT or VNC+KDE which are heavier on performance then TWM.
How I start this service there is no way in
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vncserver

See the vncserver manpage, the vncconfig command also seems useful...
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I have a small howto on my website on connecting trough vnc+ssh

Have a look it might help you
http://www.violetlan.net/bsd/27/Tigh...Freebsdoverssh

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I have a small howto on my website on connecting trough vnc+ssh

Have a look it might help you
http://www.violetlan.net/bsd/27/Tigh...Freebsdoverssh

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thanks ,
your guide help many and I can connect to FreeBSD box from Windows , but I have new problem right now
I use XFCE4 for desktop but when I connect with vncviewer , I see another Desktop like Xterm , but it is not Gnome , KDE and Fluxbox.
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You can edit your startup script to invoke any window manager you like. It usually resides in ~/.vnc/xstartup.
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