vnc-server is used to remotely access a machine from another machine where vnc-client will be running
Questions tagged [vnc-server]
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vnc server in java , is there such thing ? opensource?
i didnt found any vnc server written in java is there any change there is no such thing ?
i mean free and open source ?

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Raspberry Pi VNC fail connection
I face a problem that I can ping to correct IP address, it have no loss. And also I use nmap ping the pi address, and I get it correctly. Then I using VNC viewer to try access to pi, but it always show up "The connection was refused by the host…

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Prevent users from sending windows(xterm, gvim, ..) to my VNC display
VNC allows any user to send their windows like xterm, gvim, .. to any other user's VNC, using -display option of command or by setting my VNC display in DISPLAY variable.
Some users exploiting this feature and keep on sending xterms to my VNC.
Is…

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Python Selenium script drops keys but only when used on a VNC
Setup:
Windows 10 machine with a VNC connection to a Debian machine
VNC Viewer 5.3.3 on Windows
vncserver (Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9)
on Debian
I have a Python/Selenium/Chromedriver script on the Debian machine that does data entry to text…

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Trouble setting up screen sharing on Fedora 27 Desktop
I'm running Fedora 27 Desktop edition with GNOME. I've tried instructions from all over the web, but haven't found anything that lets me set up sharing my screen with a remote user. Can anyone help me with this?
Thank you very much in advance for…

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Gray screen with cross cursor in TightVNC
I am trying to VNC to a Ununtu 16.04 from windows 10. I am getting a textured gray screen with cross cursor.
Below is my log file:
Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1 - built Feb 25 2015 23:02:21
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com…

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how to utilize 2 screens with vncserver?
I have 2 screens and I am connecting to a vncserver that's running on centos machine with a VNC Viewer (v5.2.1) from my windows laptop.
This opens a window that I can move from 1 screen to the other.
I would like the session to use both screens and…

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Installing VNCServer on Google Cloud Computing VM (UBUNTU)
I'm trying to install VNCServer on my VM box in Google Compute Engine (GCE), but it was not successful.
I have followed the steps given in this article.
But still unsuccessful. I get the following error:
"Time Out Waiting for a response from the…

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X11vnc server exits when I close tightVNC viewer
I followed this blog to set up a VNC connection from my Windows 8 laptop to my BeagleBone Black.
Digital Diner: Quick hint for Beaglebone Black user
It works well except for one problem: the X11VNC server on the Beagle Bone Black exits when I close…

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Change Mac OS 10.7 Lion VNC Server listening port
Is there any way to change the default vnc server port on a Mac. For the latest mac os version 10.7 Lion. The built in screen sharing, vnc server, is set to the default port of 5900. Would there be a plist hack for this by any chance?
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VNC server set up : -auth guess: failed for display='unset'
I am trying to setup vncserver(on ubuntu 18.04) remotely using putty. I was taking reference from https://tecadmin.net/setup-x11vnc-server-on-ubuntu-linuxmint/ .
Although I got following message with repetition with different port…

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x11vnc display cursor and cursor motion
Well, that question already been asked, however my environment is slightly different. I've robot that moves mouse inside x11vnc session. I'd like that cursor motion to be properly displayed with vncviewer (tigervnc-1.4.2-r2). Seems nothing…

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noVNC Multiple Localhost Servers
Ive got 4 dev VMs for four projects (all VMware Player VMs w/ubuntu 15.04 host) where each is running VNC (ports 5900, 5901, 5902, 5903) respectively.
I downloaded noVNC and saved to /var/www/html (my apache2 server on same host). Based on the…

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unable to get keyboard events in guacamole iframe
We are streaming our vnc server using guacamole(http://guac-dev.org/) in the browser using an iframe. We are unable to get the keyboard events on the vnc canvas. Though once we click on the div outside the guacamole canvas, focus gets into the…

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Start vncserver on :0 instead of :1
Is it possible to start vncserver on :0 when its already started on :1 without having to reboot the system?
System details:
Gnome desktop manager
[root@server ~]# uname -a
Linux server.com 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 15 10:48:38 EDT…

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