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["Anthony J. Albert" <albert AT polaris.umpi.maine.edu>]

On 23 Jan 2004 at 8:45, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
>M. Yousuf Bin Azhar wrote:
>>
>> can anyone guide me how to setup a vnc viewer / client 
>> on basiclinux?
>
>What's vnc?  I've seen it mentioned in a few places, 
>but I haven't a clue what it is supposed to do.  
>A method of connecting to Windows machines?
>
>Cheers,
>Steven

VNC is a pair of programs, client and server, which give remote access 
to a computer where the server is installed and running, from any 
computer where you can run the client.

http://www.realvnc.com

It is currently available for Windows 9x/2000/NT/XP (x86), Linux (x86), 
 and Solaris 2.5 (SPARC) in binaries, and source code for all other 
platforms.

It is supposed to be easy to install (even if you have to compile it), 
and every client is supposed to interoperate with every server, no 
matter what OS each is running on.   The client software is small 
enough to fit on a floppy disk, which makes it a favorite for being 
able to remote control a computer from somewhere on the road.

I've played with it, and generally been happy, but it doesn't have any 
encryption on the link that it creates - so I only use it on the local 
network, and it works well, even over a modem link.

Hope this helps,
Anthony Albert
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Anthony J. Albert                     albert AT umpi.maine.edu
Systems and Software Support Specialist          Postmaster
Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle
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