[X-Unix] OSXvnc

[Russell McGaha]

Richard;
	If nobody has helped you since you posted this, e-mail me off list [as 
I've got a similar setup running], and Ill help you get it working and 
then we'll condense for the list.

Russell
On Jan 23, 2005, at 5:19 PM, SeaSoft Systems wrote:

> Background:
>
> I have been trying for a couple days to get a VNC connection on my LAN 
> (for starters) between my only OS 10.2.8 box and a collection of OS 
> 8.6 and 9.2 macs. So far, no joy; the VNC client I am using (VNCthing; 
> the only one I can find that is said to work on pre OSX systems) sits 
> and thinks for a few minutes, then returns a "server not found" error. 
> (I know about Timbuktu but want to learn about VNC; hence my effort.)
>
> The setup:
>
> - OSX box: Bombich's Share My Desktop v1.2 (aka "SMD"; a GUI to the 
> OSXvnc server in the BSD subsystem).
>
> - BSD subsystem is installed on the OSX box.
>
> - OS 8&9 boxes: VNCthing v2.2 (w/carbonlib 1.6)
>
> - The connection attempt from OS9 to OSX uses the (fixed) LAN IP of 
> the OSX box and the SMD assigned VNC port number (5901): 
> 192.168.167.xxx:5901
>
> Googling for similar setups returns an unhelpful array of VNC 
> successes and failures with, to my eye, no pattern.
>
>
> In TOP, I see a "OSXvnc-ser" item that comes and goes with SMD 
> activation. That obviously looks promising.
>
> I wanted to see what version of OSXvnc I was running (to see if a new 
> fink install might help), but I can't find anything remotely like 
> "OSXvnc" in a Finder find, or in a terminal find with this command:
>
> 	sudo find / -name "OSXvnc*" -print
>
> - Shouldn't OSXvnc show up in a global terminal find if it shows up in 
> TOP?
>
> - Does its absence mean it is a "hidden" process of some other program 
> unit?
>
> - How can I determine it's version number?
>
> Any guidance on either the OSXvnc version number determination, or 
> clues as to why the VNC connection won't fly, would be most 
> appreciated.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard
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