topic Re: VNC Installation in Operating System - HP-UX

VNC Installation

Yogeeraj_1 — Mon, 06 May 2002 06:13:05 GMT

hello experts,

we are running HP-UX 11 64 bits, Oracle 8.1.7.0 and 9iAS (1.0.2.2.0) on my L-Class.

Owing to several problems related to the fact that my server does not have a graphics console and that we have to refer to a graphics workstation (EntriaII - connected to a K-Class), we have been advised to install VNC server on our L-Class.

We have already downloaded the software (VNC 3.3.3r2) source, but are not sure about the installation. Is it seamless?

Anybody with prior experience with this installtion, please guide us. We do not mess up with our current OS installation since we are on Production Environment and cannot afford doing test on that server.

Thank you in advance for your guidance and help.

Best Regards
Yogeeraj

Re: VNC Installation

Wodisch — Mon, 06 May 2002 06:44:33 GMT

Hi,

you do not even have to build VNC from source as you can get it ready to run from HP:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x74a68cc5e03fd6118fff0090279cd0f9,00.html

HTH,
Wodisch

Re: VNC Installation

Yogeeraj_1 — Mon, 06 May 2002 07:00:27 GMT

Thank you sir,

am honoured by a fast reply from an expert ;)
This was what i was looking for! only 3.45 MB. Already downloaded it from http://www.openview.hp.com/uploads/hpuxvnc.tar.gz

the icing would be a few hints on any precaution i need to take. I fear messing up with existing X11/graphics/motif installations.

Best Regards
Yogeeraj

Re: VNC Installation

Fabio Maciel — Tue, 07 May 2002 15:07:42 GMT

Hi,

Sorry If I misunderstood, but as I can see you wanna some extra tips to avoid messup with the X11. Don't be affraid, the VNC will not change anything in your X11 installation. The depot file will create a /opt/vnc dir and put all the files in there. If wanna run the server, you should run the Xvnc executable, and if you want connect to any other VNC server, you must run the vncviewer executable...

There are a few configurations that you can make via the vncserver script in the same dir.

Hope this help you.

Regards
F??bio Maciel
Telefonica Empresas
S??o Paulo - Brazil

Re: VNC Installation

Mark Fenton — Tue, 07 May 2002 16:33:05 GMT

There are no real worries as to VNC's interaction with other X11 applications. The chief thing I would caution is that VNC has no built in security -- passwords and usernames, like telnet, hang out there in the clear.

When the server is started up, you have to select a screen number (ergo :0, :1 etc) and when you connect via the VNC viewer, the tcp port will be the corresponding 5900, 5901, etc.

VNC tunnels nicely through ssh if you have that installed, so secure remote administration is possible that way. The mail website at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html has a link to a good how-to on running VNC through ssh.

hth
Mark

Re: VNC Installation

Yogeeraj_1 — Wed, 08 May 2002 03:51:38 GMT

Hello,
Thank you each one of you:
Mr. Wodish
Mr. Mark Fenton
Mr. Fabio Maciel

Really useful, encouraging and supportive replies.

Will let you know about the outcome later.

Need to schedule a proper date/time for the installation on my production server.

Best Regards
Yogeeraj