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** make sure a VNC server (we'll use [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/X11vnc x11vnc] since it is lightweight and full featured) is installed on the target computer | ** make sure a VNC server (we'll use [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/X11vnc x11vnc] since it is lightweight and full featured) is installed on the target computer | ||
** create a tunnel to the computer and start by typing <pre>ssh -t -L 5900:localhost:5900 username@ipaddress -p port 'x11vnc -localhost -display :0'</pre> where the username, ipaddress and port are replaced by the appropriate values (removing the last part in single quotes creates the tunnel, and one has to start x11vnc after connection) | ** create a tunnel to the computer and start by typing <pre>ssh -t -L 5900:localhost:5900 username@ipaddress -p port 'x11vnc -localhost -display :0'</pre> where the username, ipaddress and port are replaced by the appropriate values (removing the last part in single quotes creates the tunnel, and one has to start x11vnc after connection) | ||
| + | *** if a user is connected locally on the computer, you must connect as the same user through ssh. | ||
| + | *** it may be necessary to type <pre>xhost + local:</pre> before starting x11vnc. | ||
** connect to the computer using a VNC client, eg vinagre on Linux or [https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/vnc/ realVNC] (the integrated client in MacOS insists on having a password, but we are not using one here): the address is simply 'localhost' since the tunnel does as if the remote computer is local on the specific VNC port (5900) | ** connect to the computer using a VNC client, eg vinagre on Linux or [https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/vnc/ realVNC] (the integrated client in MacOS insists on having a password, but we are not using one here): the address is simply 'localhost' since the tunnel does as if the remote computer is local on the specific VNC port (5900) | ||
= Other = | = Other = | ||
* Taming the terminal https://www.bartbusschots.ie/s/blog/taming-the-terminal/ | * Taming the terminal https://www.bartbusschots.ie/s/blog/taming-the-terminal/ | ||
Version du 29 juin 2021 à 21:40
Connecting to Polytechnique desktops
- the first way to connect is though ssh, which, to put it simply, gives you the same access as to a terminal locally (see below for terminal resources)
- one can use a proprietary tool like Teamviewer for remote graphical access, but the free version has quirks and sometimes won't work anymore. In that case, one can use a 100% free solution relying on VNC (included on MacOS).
- make sure a VNC server (we'll use x11vnc since it is lightweight and full featured) is installed on the target computer
- create a tunnel to the computer and start by typing
ssh -t -L 5900:localhost:5900 username@ipaddress -p port 'x11vnc -localhost -display :0'
where the username, ipaddress and port are replaced by the appropriate values (removing the last part in single quotes creates the tunnel, and one has to start x11vnc after connection)- if a user is connected locally on the computer, you must connect as the same user through ssh.
- it may be necessary to type
xhost + local:
before starting x11vnc.
- connect to the computer using a VNC client, eg vinagre on Linux or realVNC (the integrated client in MacOS insists on having a password, but we are not using one here): the address is simply 'localhost' since the tunnel does as if the remote computer is local on the specific VNC port (5900)
Other
- Taming the terminal https://www.bartbusschots.ie/s/blog/taming-the-terminal/
