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x11vnc README file Date: Sat May 5 10:47:52 EDT 2007
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x11vnc README file Date: Sat May 5 14:09:28 EDT 2007
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The following information is taken from these URLs:
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@ -6827,6 +6827,12 @@ ateway and not a broadcaster?)
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implemented, you cannot do Tightvnc file transfer in -unixpw mode.
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UltraVNC file transfer does work, however.
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IMPORTANT: please understand if -ultrafilexfer or -tightfilexfer is
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specified and you run x11vnc as root for, say, inetd or display
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manager (gdm, kdm, ...) access and you do not have it switch users via
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the [778]-users option, then VNC Viewers that connect are able to do
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filetransfer reads and writes as *root*.
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The UltraVNC and TightVNC settings can be toggled on and off inside
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the gui or by -R remote control. However for TightVNC the changed
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setting only applies for NEW clients, current clients retain their
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@ -6843,7 +6849,7 @@ ateway and not a broadcaster?)
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these extensions you will need to supply this option to x11vnc:
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-rfbversion 3.6
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Or use [778]-ultrafilexfer which is an alias for the above option and
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Or use [779]-ultrafilexfer which is an alias for the above option and
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"-permitfiletransfer". UltraVNC evidently treats any other RFB version
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number as non-UltraVNC.
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* 1/n Server Scaling
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* rfbEncodingUltra compression encoding
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To disable SingleWindow and ServerInput use [779]-noultraext (the
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To disable SingleWindow and ServerInput use [780]-noultraext (the
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others are managed by LibVNCServer). See this option too:
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[780]-noserverdpms.
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[781]-noserverdpms.
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Q-112: Can x11vnc emulate UltraVNC's Single Click helpdesk mode? I.e.
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something very simple for a naive user to initiate a reverse vnc
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connection from their desktop to a helpdesk operator's VNC Viewer.
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Yes, UltraVNC's [781]Single Click (SC) mode can be emulated reasonably
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Yes, UltraVNC's [782]Single Click (SC) mode can be emulated reasonably
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well on Unix.
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We use the term "helpdesk" below, but it could be any sort of remote
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assistance you want to set up, e.g. something for unix-using friends
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or family to use. This includes [782]Mac OS X.
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or family to use. This includes [783]Mac OS X.
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Assume you create a helpdesk directory "hd" on your website:
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http://www.mysite.com/hd
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SSL Encrypted Helpdesk Connections: Currently x11vnc does not support
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reverse connections in SSL [783]-ssl mode. This may change in a future
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reverse connections in SSL [784]-ssl mode. This may change in a future
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release, until then you would need to cook up something with
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[784]STUNNEL.
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[785]STUNNEL.
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Update: as of Apr/2007 x11vnc supports reverse connections in SSL.
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Recipe below will be updated (TBD), basically you just add "-ssl SAVE"
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You will have to use an external network redirection for this.
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Filesystem mounting is not part of the VNC protocol.
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We show a simple [785]Samba example here.
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We show a simple [786]Samba example here.
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First you will need a tunnel to redirect the SMB requests from the
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remote machine to the one you sitting at. We use an ssh tunnel:
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far-away> smbumount /home/fred/smb-haystack-pub
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At some point we hope to fold some automation for SMB ssh redir setup
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into the [786]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package we provide (as
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into the [787]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package we provide (as
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of Sep 2006 it is there for testing).
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You will have to use an external network redirection for this.
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Printing is not part of the VNC protocol.
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We show a simple Unix to Unix [787]CUPS example here. Non-CUPS port
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We show a simple Unix to Unix [788]CUPS example here. Non-CUPS port
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redirections (e.g. LPD) should also be possible, but may be a bit more
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tricky. If you are viewing on Windows SMB and don't have a local cups
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server it may be trickier still (see below).
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"localhost".
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At some point we hope to fold some automation for CUPS ssh redir setup
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into the [788]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package we provide (as
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into the [789]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package we provide (as
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of Sep 2006 it is there for testing).
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the applications will fail to run because LD_PRELOAD will point to
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libraries of the wrong wordsize.
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* At some point we hope to fold some automation for esd or artsd ssh
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redir setup into the [789]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package
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redir setup into the [790]Enhanced TightVNC Viewer (SSVNC) package
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we provide (as of Sep/2006 it is there for testing).
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in Solaris, see Xserver(1) for how to turn it on via +kb), and so you
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won't hear them if the extension is not present.
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If you don't want to hear the beeps use the [790]-nobell option. If
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If you don't want to hear the beeps use the [791]-nobell option. If
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you want to hear the audio from the remote applications, consider
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trying a [791]redirector such as esd.
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trying a [792]redirector such as esd.
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775. http://www.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/
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776. http://wolphination.com/linux/2006/06/30/how-to-record-videos-of-your-desktop/
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777. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-nofilexfer
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778. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-ultrafilexfer
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779. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-noultraext
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780. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-noserverdpms
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781. http://www.uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html
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782. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/index.html#faq-macosx
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783. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-ssl
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784. http://stunnel.mirt.net/
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785. http://www.samba.org/
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786. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html
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787. http://www.cups.org/
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788. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html
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778. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-users
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779. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-ultrafilexfer
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780. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-noultraext
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781. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-noserverdpms
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782. http://www.uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html
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783. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/index.html#faq-macosx
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784. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-ssl
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785. http://stunnel.mirt.net/
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786. http://www.samba.org/
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787. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html
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788. http://www.cups.org/
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789. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html
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790. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-nobell
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791. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/index.html#faq-sound
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790. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/ssvnc.html
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791. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-nobell
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792. http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/index.html#faq-sound
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=======================================================================
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http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/chainingssh.html:
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per-client viewonly state the filetransfer permissions
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will NOT change.
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IMPORTANT: please understand if -tightfilexfer is
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specified and you run x11vnc as root for, say, inetd
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or display manager (gdm, kdm, ...) access and you do
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not have it switch users via the -users option, then
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VNC Viewers that connect are able to do filetransfer
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reads and writes as *root*.
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Also, tightfilexfer is disabled in -unixpw mode.
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-ultrafilexfer Note: to enable UltraVNC filetransfer and to get it to
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work you probably need to supply these libvncserver
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options: "-rfbversion 3.6 -permitfiletransfer"
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"-ultrafilexfer" is an alias for this combination.
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IMPORTANT: please understand if -ultrafilexfer is
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specified and you run x11vnc as root for, say, inetd
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or display manager (gdm, kdm, ...) access and you do
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not have it switch users via the -users option, then
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VNC Viewers that connect are able to do filetransfer
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reads and writes as *root*.
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Note that sadly you cannot do both -tightfilexfer and
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-ultrafilexfer at the same time because the latter
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requires setting the version to 3.6 and tightvnc will
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character. E.g. "-users +bob" or "-users +nobody".
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The latter (i.e. switching immediately to user
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"nobody") is probably the only use of this option
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"nobody") is the only obvious use of the -users option
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that increases security.
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Use the following notation to associate a group with
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