VNC comes in two parts, a VNC server and a VNC viewer. As the names indicate, the server is the host. The viewer, or master, can also be started in listen mode to accept connections initiated by a server. VNC also runs as a service under Windows, and in the absence of a viewer, a host can be remotely controlled via a Web browser.
Tridia has made VNC installation a breeze under Windows, Linux and Unix (AIX,
VNC lacks a utility to scan the network for hosts advertising remote-control
Performance under Linux is much better than in a Windows environment. For
TridiaVNC Pro adds some import features for enterprises and supports
HP-UX and Solaris). VNC on Linux usually runs on the display you specify. For
example, we used vncserver :1 so that the Linux computer accepted connections on
our default display 1. You may also modify the ~/.vnc/xstartup file to customize
the windows manager and display.
availability, but it did not take us long to find a utility called VNC Admin
Console 1.0.21 (www.mast-computer.de). VNC Admin let us specify a range of IP
addresses to scan for VNC servers.
example, under Windows, we scrolled down a couple of pages in a word document on
a host and noticed a slow, choppy screen refresh. Under Linux, the same action
proved to be fast and smooth.
authentication using LDAP, NTLM and NDS. It also adds a Java-based console that
lets you scan for PCs running the VNC server and encryption for the data stream.
Finally, it provides a deployment utility and facility to maintain central
configurations and updates. But it lacks file transfer and text/voice chats.
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