vnc display problem

[Martin C. Mueller]

> Date:          Wed, 08 Apr 1998 12:44:57 -0400
> From:          Jason Chen <jasonc "at" Newbridge.COM>
> Organization:  Newbridge Networks Corporation
> To:            vnc-list "at" orl.co.uk
> Subject:       vnc display problem

> I have had much success with VNC (except for multiple vncserver running
> on a single machine which I won't get
> into in this email) when the server and the client
> are running on different machines/domains.
> 
> I tried to install VNC at work to promote it to my
> manager (allowing us to remote access -- with firewall
> -- our X desktop from home)... however, I came across
> a problem on display.  
> 
> For the sake of argument, the vncserver is run from
> vncserver.domain.com ("vncserver -geometry 800x600" 
> which opens up display :1 for Xvnc).
> 
> The vncviewer is run from vncviewer.domain.com 
> ("vncviewer vncserver:1" and the connection can be 
> made without a problem...  The problem comes when I 
> try to run applications from vncviewer.domain.com.
> 
> I would expect the applications to be displayed on
> vncviewer.domain.com BUT THEY GET DISPLAYED ON
> vncserver.domain.com.....

This is exactly how it should be, Xvnc is the X-server and it runs 
locally on vncserver.domain.com at display 1. BTW, since that is so, 
client apps dont suffer from broken network connections when run on 
vncserver.domain.com - a great advantage esp. when connecting over 
unreliable lines.

> 
> On vncserver.domain.com, DISPLAY is set to :0.0.
> When I unsetenv DISPLAY from vncserver.domain.com,
> I still get the applications displayed on vncserver
> BUT NOT on vncviewer.domain.com

Sure. You schould setenv DISPLAY vncserver.domain.com:1 (or whatever 
display Xvnc runs at - vncserver did tell you on startup).

> 
> Is it what I would expect if two machines are within
> the same domain (ie. domain.com)?  If not, are there
> ways to fix this up?

see above

> 
> Any comments are welcome.
> 

HTH,
MCM


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