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X11VNC on Solaris
XVNC is the version of VNC that export the X console like Windows Terminal
services. Works extremely well. For Solaris 10 X11vnc is recommended.
x11vnc allows one to view remotely and interact with real X
displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor, keyboard, and
mouse) with any VNC viewer. In this way it plays the role for Unix/X11 that
WinVNC plays for Windows.
It has built-in SSL encryption and
authentication, UNIX account and password
support, server-side scaling,
single port HTTPS and VNC,
mDNS service advertising, and TightVNC and UltraVNC
file-transfer. It has also been extended to work
with non-X devices: webcams and TV tuner capture
devices, embedded Linux systems such as
Qtopia Core, and natively on Mac OS X Aqua/Quartz.
It also provides an encrypted Terminal
Services mode (-svc
and
-xdmsvc options) based on Unix usernames and passwords
where the user does not need to memorize his VNC display/port number.
I wrote x11vnc back in 2002 because x0rfbserver was
basically impossible to build on Solaris and had poor performance. The
primary x0rfbserver build problems centered around esoteric C++
toolkits. x11vnc is written in plain C and needs only
standard libraries and so should work on nearly all Unixes. I also added
some enhancements to improve the interactive response, add many features,
etc.
This page and the FAQ contain a lot of information
[*], solutions to many problems, and interesting applications, but
nevertheless please feel free to contact me if you
have problems or questions.
Please help beta test the new
performance speedup feature using viewer-side
pixel caching. Let me know how it goes; thanks.
Client (vnc viewer)
An x11vnc side-project provides an
Enhanced TightVNC Viewer
package (SSVNC) for Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X with automatic SSL and/or
SSH tunnelling support, SSL Certificate creation; and on Unix: NewFBSize, ZRLE,
cursor alphablending, and low color modes support. Also on Unix the UltraVNC
Text Chat, Single Window, Server Input, and 1/n Scaling extensions are
supported. This bundle could be placed on, say, a USB memory stick for SSL/SSH
VNC viewing from nearly any networked computer.
NOTES:
- It is possible to exit the
vnclient and leave the server
running remotely. You can then connect to it again, and everything is still
running like you left it. This is a very cool feature.
- One of the nice things about tightvnc
client (as well as other clients) is that selection in vnc client screen can
be copied to any Windows application by just using paste operation (Ctrl-V).
And vise versa any selection in Windows copied to the buffer (Ctrl-C)
can be put into vnc screen by using the
middle button of the mouse.
Server
x11vnc
server allows one to remotely view and interact with real
X displays (i.e. a display corresponding to a physical monitor,
keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer. In this way it plays the role
for Unix/X11 that WinVNC plays for Windows. There are precompiled packages
for
Solaris 10 on
www.sunfreeware.com
(the current version is 0.9, not 0.7):
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x11vnc-0.7-sol10-sparc-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X
displays. It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X
displays via keyboard and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This
package also needs to have the following packages installed -
zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or
later. You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have
tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a
compiled version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
-
x11vnc-0.7-sol10-intel-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X
displays. It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X
displays via keyboard and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This
package also needs to have the following packages installed -
zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from
either libgcc-3.3 or gcc or
later. You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have
tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a
compiled version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
Notes:
- Those pages are written by people for whom English is not a
native language. Some amount of grammar and spelling errors
should be expected.
- This is a Spartan WHYFF (We Help You For Free) site. It
cannot replace the best teachers and
the
best books.
- The site contain some obsolete pages as it develops like a
living tree... Some links on older pages
are broken. Please
try to use Google, Open directory, etc. to find a replacement link
(see
HOWTO search the WEB for details).
We would appreciate if you can
mail us a correct link.
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Enhanced TightVNC Viewer 1.0.14 released. The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer package is part of the x11vnc
VNC server project.
The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer package is part of the x11vnc
VNC server project. It provides a native VNC viewer that
takes advantage of new features in x11vnc, e.g. cursor alpha
blending and automatic SSL tunnelling. Some features apply
to any VNC server, e.g. automatic SSH tunnelling.
Another
goal is to provide a package that conveniently bundles
everything needed for the user to have the enhanced viewer
running quickly.
This includes pre-built binaries of the
viewer and utility programs for Windows and many Unix
variants, and a GUI to configure and launch the viewer.
The
short name for this project is "ssvnc", for SSL/SSH VNC
viewer.
Release focus: Minor bugfixes
Changes:
Using port numbers lower than VNC's default port (5900) now
works on Windows (for example, myhost.com:443).
Author:
Karl Runge
[contact developer]
[Dec 06, 2006]
Enhanced TightVNC Viewer TightVNC viewer enhanced with SSL tunnelling and
other features.
The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer package is part of the x11vnc VNC server
project. It provides a native VNC viewer that takes advantage of new features
in x11vnc, e.g. cursor alpha blending and automatic
SSL tunnelling. Some features apply to any VNC server, e.g.
automatic SSH tunnelling. Another goal is to provide a package that conveniently
bundles everything needed for the user to have the enhanced viewer running
quickly. This includes pre-built binaries of the viewer and utility programs
for Windows and many Unix variants, and a GUI to configure and launch the
viewer. The short name for this project is "ssvnc", for SSL/SSH VNC viewer.
x11vnc a VNC
server for real X displays allows remote viewing and interaction with
real X displays via keyboard and mouse.
-
x11vnc-0.7-sol9-sparc-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X displays.
It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X displays via keyboard
and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This package also needs to have the
following packages installed - zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or later. You will need a vnc
viewer on your client machines. I have tested the
tightvnc java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering
a compiled version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
-
x11vnc-0.7.tar.gz Source Code.
[Details]
SourceForge.net File Release Notes and Changelog
x11vnc allows one to remotely
view and interact with real X displays (i.e. a display corresponding
to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse) with any VNC viewer. In
this way it plays the role for Unix/X11 that WinVNC plays for Windows.
I wrote x11vnc because
x0rfbserver was basically impossible to build on Solaris and
had poor performance. The primary x0rfbserver build problems
centered around esoteric C++
toolkits. x11vnc is written in plain
C and uses only
standard libraries. I also added a few enhancements to improve the interactive
response, add esoteric features, etc. The FAQ contains
a lot of information and solutions to problems, but please feel free
to contact me if you have problems or questions.
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a
very useful network graphics protocol (applications running on one computer
but displaying their windows on another) in the spirit of X, however,
unlike X, the viewing-end is very simple and maintains no state. It
is a remote framebuffer (RFB) protocol
Some VNC links:
For Unix, the VNC implementation
includes a virtual X11 server Xvnc (usually launched via the
vncserver command) that is not associated with a physical display,
but provides a "fake" one X11 clients (xterm,
mozilla,
etc.) can attach to. A remote user then connects to Xvnc
via the VNC client vncviewer from anywhere on the network to
view and interact with the whole virtual X11 desktop.
The VNC protocol is in most cases better
suited for remote connections with low bandwidth and high latency than
is the X11 protocol (the exception is cached pixmap data on the viewing-end).
Also, with no state maintained the viewing-end can crash, be rebooted,
or relocated and the applications and desktop continue running. Not
so with X11.
So the standard Xvnc/vncserver
program is very useful, I use it for things like:
- Desktop conferencing with other
users (e.g. codereviews).
- Long running apps/tasks I want to
be able to view from many places.
- Motif, GNOME, and similar applications
that would yield very poor performance over a high latency link.
However,
sometimes one wants to connect to a real X11 display (i.e.
one attached to a physical monitor, keyboard, and mouse: a Workstation
or a SunRay session) from far away. Maybe you want to close down an
application cleanly rather than using
kill, or want to
work a bit in an already running application, or would like to help
a distant colleague solve a problem with their desktop. This is where
x11vnc is useful.
x11vnc-0.7-sol10-sparc-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X displays.
It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X displays via keyboard
and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This package also needs to have
the following packages installed - zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or later.
You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a compiled
version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
x11vnc-0.7-sol10-intel-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X displays.
It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X displays via keyboard
and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This package also needs to have
the following packages installed - zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or later.
You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a compiled
version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
In case of broken links
please try to use Google search. If you find the page please notify
us about new location
TightVNC:
Main Links
Articles:
x11vnc server
x11vnc a VNC server for real
X displays
Solaris 10
x11vnc-0.7-sol10-sparc-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X displays.
It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X displays via keyboard
and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This package also needs to have
the following packages installed - zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or later.
You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a compiled
version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
x11vnc-0.7-sol10-intel-local.gz x11vnc is a vnc server for X displays.
It allows remote viewing and interaction with real X displays via keyboard
and mouse - installs in /usr/local. This package also needs to have
the following packages installed - zlib,
jpeg, and /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 from either
libgcc-3.3 or gcc or later.
You will need a vnc viewer on your client machines. I have tested the
tightvnc
java based viewers for Solaris and Mac OSX and will be offering a compiled
version of the tightvnc vncviewer for Solaris here shortly.
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