read failed

[Quentin Stafford-Fraser]

>Every time I start a second vncviewer for a particular
>desktop, I get the previously started viewer
>end with a 'read failed' error message.

Michael,

The standard behaviour for all VNC servers is to close any current viewers
when a new connection comes in.  This is partly for security - you're less
likely to leave connections to your desktop lying around.

However, all of the viewers can be made to request a 'shared' connection,
meaning that existing connections will not be closed.  You can do this by
specifying -shared on the command line (of the Unix & Windows viewers) or by
selecting an option in the Options.. box before connecting (Windows and Java
viewers).


>Does anyone else have this problem, or have I missed something here.


Just the documentation :-)

Regards
Quentin
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Dr Quentin Stafford-Fraser
The Olivetti & Oracle Research Lab
http://www.orl.co.uk/~qsf