Accessing GNU/Linux Systems Remotely
6 October 2006It is not infrequent that you may have a need to access your GNU/Linux desktop remotely. In such cases VNC comes to the rescue.
We’ll just look at how easily you can access your remote desktops.
I’ll be using Gentoo GNU/Linux system as the client system and Suse GNU/Linux is the system I want to access remotely
Just follow this procedure:
- On Suse, open up Yast and check whether kdenetwork3-vnc is installed. If the package is selected it is installed. If not then select it and click Accept to install.
- Right click on the desktop, select Create Launcher.
- Enter the name as Desktop Sharing, command as krfb, select a suitable icon and press OK.
- Now on the Gentoo machine, right click on the desktop, select Create Launcher.
- Enter the name as Remote Desktop Connection, command as krdc, select a suitable icon and press OK.
- Again on Suse, double click the Desktop Sharing icon.
- On the widget that appears, press the Configure button.
- In the Uninvited Connections group box, make sure checkboxes 1,2,4 are selected and 3rd is deselected.
- Enter the password you want remote systems to use to connect.
- Press OK.
- Now on the Gentoo system, double click the Remote Desktop Connection.
- In the widget that appears, enter
vnc://<hostname_suse_vnc_server:0and press Connect.
- Select the connection type according to the way you’re connected( generally High Quality LAN).
- Press OK.
- On the Server side(Suse), you’ll be asked whether to accept or refuse the connection.
- Press Accept.
- You’ll be asked for a password on the Gentoo system(client).
- Enter the password you configured previously on Suse(server).
- Now you are connected to Suse (VNC Server) and can view and control the whole desktop using mouse, keyboard.
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