RealVNC Problems(Between the chair and computer)

[William Hooper]

Chris Botha said:
> Fedora Users
>
> How can I get RealVNC to run? When I am at my server I checked that vnc is
> active using KDE,

Do you mean the VNC "service"?  Have you edited the
/etc/sysconfig/vncservers file?

Or are you trying to connect to display :0 (like MS Windows)?
http://www.realvnc.com/v4/x0.html

> when I go to the workstation connecting to the server I
> use ssh to start VNC (Doesn't make sense)

Why not?

> "$ vncserver " then it gives me
> the display properties "server name : display number" (snoopy: 1). Ok
> getting connected no problem but then I sit with a terminal window and not
> KDE.

By default VNC runs the twm window manager.  Look at the ~/.vnc/xstartup
file for the section that says "Uncomment the following two lines for
normal desktop".

> I can then just as well use ssh.

SSH isn't a bad solution either.

-- 
William Hooper