vnc on linux as a support tool

Jens Wagner jwagner "at" hexonet.de
Mon, 05 Jun 2000 14:26:17 +0000


Malcolm Caldwell wrote:

> ...I know that by making the users use Xvnc as their regular X server
> and
> using vncviewer as the only application run by real X server this can
> be achieved - but given the increases in performance from new X
> servers this does not seem desirable.
>
> I remember once trying teleport - but am aware that this is not under
> current development.
>
> Is there any way to do this?  Is anyone working on it?  One thought I
> had was weather Xvnc has been moved over to Xfree 4.0 - perhaps as a
> module that could be loaded along with the regular X device module?

I'm just developing an app mode vncserver for DISPLAY :0, it will behave
like WInVNC, but it won't be able to show the current cursor shape. I
just released my new viewer (xrfbviewer), it will sure take some time
until the server gets finished.

- jens
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