x0vncserver HowTo

[Jamie Bohr]

Interesting,  I don't know VNC very well I guess.  The help section of
x0vncserver (x0vncserver -h) says 5998 is the default.  I tried that, I did
not realize I needed to add a double colon (hostname::port).  I was using a
single colon.  Completely my fault.

On 11/17/06, William Hooper <whooperhsd3 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> Jamie Bohr wrote:
> > After logging into X (KDE) I start x0vncserver.  I tried several options
> > (-display=:0) but none seem to resolve my issue.  From a remote (or the
> > local system) I try to connect to the server using vncviewer hostname:0,
> I
> >  get Connection refused.  I can telnet hostname 5998 and get a responce.
> > I
> > have googled around and found nothing.  I am missing something just not
> > sure what?  How do I connect to a VNC server?
>
> Port 5998 is non-standard for VNC.  You would have to specify the port
> rather than a display number.  For example:
>
> vncviewer hostname::5998
>
> > I am finding I can not connect to any VNC session (not even :1 after
> > starting it) yet I can telnet to the port.  Any input would be greatly
> > appreciated.
>
> Do you have a firewall enabled?  Have you looked at the vnc log file to
> verify it started?  Can you telnet to port 5901?
>
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