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Using VNC to work from home

In some cases it might be easier to use VNC instead of using an X-server.

To use VNC from home you need three things:

  • You need to be using Upunet-S if you are trying to connect from outside the university.

Using the SSH-client you connect to zeppo.it.uu.se and enter the command vncserver.
(Note: vncserver can NOT be run on SunRay-servers.)
If it is the first time you run the command, you will be prompted to choose a password.
This password will be used later to connect to the VNC-server.

When the command vncserver is executed, a VNC-session will be created. It has the form zeppo.it.uu.se:XX where XX is the "port".

Now start your VNC-viewer and connect to zeppo.it.uu.se:XX where XX is the "port" you were assigned earlier. When prompted for a password, input the password you chose when you executed vncserver the first time.

When you are done with your VNC-session, it is a good idea to kill the server process from the SSH-window.
This is done with the command vncserver -kill :XX (Where XX is the number of your session, the "port".)

Other machines that can run vncserver

  • triangeln.it.uu.se
  • ringbrynjan.it.uu.se
  • hamberg.it.uu.se
  • pilspetsen.it.uu.se

Other info

Learn more about using SSH

Here is a list of machines you can connect to using SSH. (NOTE: not all machines can execute the command vncserver)

Updated  2010-09-24 13:04:10 by Fredrik Höglin (student).