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From: Paweł Wlaź on 3 Nov 2009 23:51


On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, .Martin. wrote:

>
> Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just
> enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to connect
> to the whole remote desktop using ssh?
>

yes, I use ssh tuneling to connect to remote desktop via vnc-server
and vnc-client. The software is available for many systems and works
for me for many years now.

PW

From: goarilla on 5 Nov 2009 13:44
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:51 +0000, .Martin. wrote:

> Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500, .Martin. <xtd8865(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just
>>> enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to
>>> connect to the whole remote desktop using ssh?
>>
>> Nope, it doesn't. It's a separate remote login. That's intentional, and
>> an advantage in my opinion. You don't take control of the other
>> computer: instead, you are just another user logged in. If you want to
>> view the session of another person, you'll want to use something else.
>>
>> Aaron W. Hsu
>>
> X forwarding via ssh will be extremely useful, however, I'm supposed to
> troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and
> I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases.
>
> regards
> Martin

what about x11vnc ?
From: Aaron W. Hsu on 5 Nov 2009 14:48
On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:44:12 -0500, goarilla
<kevin.paulus(a)skynet.remove-this.be> wrote:

>> X forwarding via ssh will be extremely useful, however, I'm supposed to
>> troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and
>> I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases.
>>
>> regards
>> Martin
>what about x11vnc ?

VNC can be very helpful at times, but also can eat up resources and has
known security issues. Make sure to tunnel through SSH or something
similar to do this, and make sure that something easy is configured on the
client's machine to make it easy to turn this feature on and off to
conserve resources.

Aaron W. Hsu

--
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. -- C. S. Lewis
From: .Martin. on 5 Nov 2009 18:13
goarilla wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:51 +0000, .Martin. wrote:
>
>> Aaron W. Hsu wrote:
>>> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500, .Martin. <xtd8865(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok, I know how to enable X forwarding via ssh, but doesn't it just
>>>> enable opening particular programs in X? Is it also possible to
>>>> connect to the whole remote desktop using ssh?
>>> Nope, it doesn't. It's a separate remote login. That's intentional, and
>>> an advantage in my opinion. You don't take control of the other
>>> computer: instead, you are just another user logged in. If you want to
>>> view the session of another person, you'll want to use something else.
>>>
>>> Aaron W. Hsu
>>>
>> X forwarding via ssh will be extremely useful, however, I'm supposed to
>> troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and
>> I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases.
>>
>> regards
>> Martin
>
> what about x11vnc ?
Thanks, I'll definitely give it a try.
regards
Martin
From: Douglas Mayne on 6 Nov 2009 10:21
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:22:51 +0000, .Martin. wrote:
>>
<snip>
>
> ...I'm supposed to
> troubleshoot any problems that my mate might encounter using ubuntu and
> I imagine having access to his desktop would help in some cases.
>
> regards
> Martin
>
AFAIK, tightVNC is a general vnc program. Yesterday, I heard about a
program called vino which is part of the Gnome desktop and allows the user
to share his current desktop. I haven't used it myself, but that appears
to be the standard way for someone running Ubuntu to ask for direct help
from someone else. In any case, "help mode" is a special case and may
require different procedures than simple vnc. You should verify your
procedures in advance. That's because sometimes things "should" work, but
don't fall into place on the first try for whatever reason. It is also
good to verify that there are no "gotchas" due to default settings,
available bandwidth, encryption requirements, etc.

--
Douglas Mayne
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