endless cascading screens

[Tim M]

>From: John Aldrich <john "at" chattanooga.net>
>To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>Subject: Re: endless cascading screens
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:49:00 -0500
>
>On Thursday 18 January 2007 10:03 am, Tim M wrote:
> > Maybe someone on this list could help me. I was using VNC without any
> > trouble to remotely control another computer of mine. But for a reason 
>not
> > related to VNC I had to reinstall Ubuntu 6.10 on this machine. Every 
>since
> > that time I have been unable take control of my other machine. I use
> > vncviewer localhost:0 after putting in my password the screen sometimes 
>I
> > will get a dialog (one I didn't get before reinstalling Ubuntu) asking 
>that
> > someone is trying to control my desktop and asking if I wish to accept 
>or
> > refuse connection. If I click on accept I get endless cascading screens.
> > The screens seem to be of THIS desktop and not of the remote desktop. Is
> > there anyway to tell if VNC is actually going to the remote desktop? Or 
>can
> > anyone tell me how to fix this problem. Thanks, Tim
> >
>Yeah... you don't put "localhost :0" in the connection dialog. You will 
>want
>to put the IP address (or name of the machine if it's resolvable by name) 
>in
>the connect dialog.
>_______________________________________________
Well, I am able to connect now but I still have a problem. I must have 
someone physically click on a Allow in the dialog box on the other machine. 
How do I configure the command so that I can control it from this end. I 
type in:
vncviewer <my ip address>:0
I have looked in through the man pages for the correct options but nothing I 
try works. This is strange because before I reinstalled this system I was 
able to connect with no problem. Besides the commands needed I would also 
like to know if someone could recommend a book on VNC that a novice  like me 
can gain a little more knowledge about VNC.

Thanks, Tim

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