[HOWTO] - Launch and run VNC server remotely

[mkwan]

I think Apple Remote Desktop is only Mac to Mac connection...not any computer to mac connection like VNC is

[themacnut]

The advantage of VNC vs. Remote Desktop is that VNC can be used between a variety of different operating systems. For example, I can set up a VNC server on my Mac at home and connect to it with a VNC client on a Windows machine at work.

As mkwan said, Remote Desktop is strictly Mac-to-Mac.

[mkwan]

thanks for backing me up themacnut...I wasn't so sure about Remote Desktip

[mkwan]

Originally Posted by lowmagnet

OK, fixed the problem mentioned above via the following link:

SSH Problems on Panther

It boils down to this: you can no longer refer to your remote machine as 'localhost' when running ssh tunnels. Refer to them as 127.0.0.1. I knew there had to be some trick to it.

how does one implement the ssh port forwarding? I am having a hard time connecting to the VNC server through ssh. I tried using the Panther solution and not able to connect. What am I doing wrong?

[MightyYar]

Originally Posted by lowmagnet

Well, now the problem is that I'm getting this:



And then it crashes.

Are you by chance using "screen" to run VNC? I have this problem, too, but it seems to be the case only when I try to run from within "screen". Usually exiting screen (not detaching) and starting a new instance of screen brings it back.

I think it has something to do with process groups, and screen seems to sometimes go off in its own process group.