VNC - help please?

Stan_Lite · 20-01-2008, 13:19

I want to set up VNC for my Folding farm as I run most of the rigs headless and it would be handy to be able to VNC into them instead of having to attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse everytime I want to alter anything. It'll also enable me to do stuff while I'm away.

I've had a bit of a go with UltraVNC but I can't get it to work. I've set up the sever on the rigs I want to monitor and have tried to access them via the viewer from the laptop. I've done the port forwarding thing on the router and switched off Windows firewall. I can't think of what else to do. I'm probably missing something obvious but never having worked with it before, I don't know.

I must say, the lack of an in-depth user guide and the sparse guides I've found on the interwb are a bit disappointing.

Can anyone provide me with a good tutorial or some advice? Are there easier VNCs to use? I had a brief look at TightVNC and it does look a little easier but I thought I'd ask for advice here before I started trying other software which may be just as tricky to set up and use.

Thanks in advance.

20-01-2008, 13:19	#1
Stan_Lite Stan, Stan the FLASHER MAN! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In bed with your sister Posts: 5,483	VNC - help please? I want to set up VNC for my Folding farm as I run most of the rigs headless and it would be handy to be able to VNC into them instead of having to attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse everytime I want to alter anything. It'll also enable me to do stuff while I'm away. I've had a bit of a go with UltraVNC but I can't get it to work. I've set up the sever on the rigs I want to monitor and have tried to access them via the viewer from the laptop. I've done the port forwarding thing on the router and switched off Windows firewall. I can't think of what else to do. I'm probably missing something obvious but never having worked with it before, I don't know. I must say, the lack of an in-depth user guide and the sparse guides I've found on the interwb are a bit disappointing. Can anyone provide me with a good tutorial or some advice? Are there easier VNCs to use? I had a brief look at TightVNC and it does look a little easier but I thought I'd ask for advice here before I started trying other software which may be just as tricky to set up and use. Thanks in advance. __________________ Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I...