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#Vnc connect to another computer install
#Vnc connect to another computer software
#Vnc connect to another computer password

Run the vncviewer from my computer: mycomputer$ vncviewer localhost:5901Ĭonnected to RFB server, using protocol version 3. Log file is /home/testf202/.vnc/finch:1.log Starting applications specified in /home/testf202/.vnc/xstartup

#Vnc connect to another computer password

Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? nĬreating default startup script /home/testf202/.vnc/xstartup You will require a password to access your desktops.

enter vnc://localhost:5901 as the server addressĪnd here’s a detailed example for Linux, where my username is testf202, and I’m connecting to finch from mycomputer.Ĭonnect to CS computer and run vncserver: mycomputer$ ssh -Y to: finch.

You will need your username and the vnc password you just set up.įor Mac users, here are some screen shots of using the built-in screen sharing app: This sets up an ssh tunnel (again, assuming user is zsmith3 and computer is pepper): ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 -C -N -l zsmith3 pepper.cs.įinally, connect to localhost:5901 using a remote access app (the vnc viewer or screen sharing app) on your computer. Next, run the following command on a local terminal on your computer. If this is your first time, it will ask you to set up a password to control access (max 8 characters). Here’s an example for uesr zsmith3 connecting to the computer pepper.cs.: ssh -Y run the following command on the CS lab machine you just connected to: vncserver -geometry 1950x1200 In a terminal on your local computer, ssh to the CS lab machine you want to connect to. Here are the above commands again, with additional details.

#Vnc connect to another computer install

For Linux, you’ll need to install a vncviewer. Download vnc viewer to your own computer at:įor Macs, you can use the built-in Screen Sharing app (see screen shots below). If you are on a Windows machine, you may need to download a vnc viewer.

If you do have to use a different port than 5901, then change all of the above 5901s to your different port (i.e., make them all 5902s). But it might say :2, in which case you should connect to port 5902, and 5903 if it says :3, etc. If it does have that :1 at the end, you connect to port 5901 as above. The remote machine should already be configured. NOTE: in the above, when you run that first vncserver command, it will probably say something like New 'X' desktop is labmachine:1. Connect to another computer Boxes can be used to view and access a remote physical or virtual machine. When you are done, you should stop the vncserver process: vncserver -kill :1

#Vnc connect to another computer software

cs.Īnd finally, again on your computer, in another terminal window (or whatever vncviewer software you are using): vncviewer localhost:5901 Now, back on your computer, in another terminal window: ssh -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 -C -N -l. In a terminal window on your home computer: ssh -Y in that same window, once you’re connected to a cs computer, run: vncserver -geometry 1950x1200 Vncviewer SwatCS Help Pages - vnc viewer vnc viewerĪ vnc viewer gives you remote access to your CS lab desktop, as if you were sitting in the CS labs at one of our computers