GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-jWrQoB/socket Vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on all interface(s), port 5801 Vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901 Underlying X server release 11704000, The X.Org Foundation Xvnc TigerVNC 1.1.0 - built 13:01:55Ĭopyright (C) 1999-2011 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt) Here is the message from the vnc log file. I have searched the web but found nothing that worked thus far.
I am able to SSH from Mac to Linux so there is connection between the two computers but VNC won't work.Ĭan someone please help me save this issue. "The connection was refused by the computer"
I can see desktop appear in a window.įrom Mac OS X I am unable to connect to the Linux vncserver. When I execute the command "vncviewer :1" on the Linux machine, things work fine. I have done all the setting to my best knowledge and then started vncserver on the Linux computer. I installed tightvnc server on CentOS Linux and vncviewer on Mac OS X. For instance, iChat screen sharing will not work, and users will not be able to use Back To My Mac screen sharing.I am having issues using VNC between MacOS X and Linux. Limitations While Screen Sharing can be enabled in Mac OS X 10.4 with the solutions mentioned above, users will not have access to the other screen sharing benefits offered in Leopard.
This solution is very robust and has a lot of features, but it is pricey and as such users might prefer to just upgrade to 10.5 for about half the price. Users can read more at the Apple website. In addition to screen sharing capabilities, it also offers many more options such as file transfer and screen locking.
This package will install a VNC server that has a convenient GUI configuration utility.Īpple's Solutions While the aforementioned solutions are free, Apple has a software package called "Remote Desktop", which incorporates a client and server in the same package. A robust open source server is the Vine server. Screen Sharing Servers In addition to a VNC client, which is just a standalone application like a web browser, users can also install a VNC server to allow the Tiger screen to be viewed on Leopard servers as well as with other VNC clients. This software package can locate VNC servers on the local network via Bonjour networking, and should serve Tiger users well. One client that has worked well on the Mac is the freeware "Chicken of the VNC" program. The first item required for a Tiger system to view the screen of another Mac is a VNC-compatible client. There are several options users can install in Tiger to enable screen sharing. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger can achieve screen sharing, but it is not installed by default, and as such users will not see options to set up screen sharing in Tiger's Sharing system preferences. It may seem that if a computer has Mac OS X 10.5 installed that it should be able to view the screen of another computer, but as with File Sharing and other network services, the screen sharing requires a client as well as a server to send the information. I can log in as an account through thnetwork on my emac, but there is no option available for screen sharing." When the ibook shows up in finder, it tries to auto connect, but then disappears. I want to use screen sharing to access the ibook. "I have 10.5.5 on my eMac, and i have 10.4 on my ibook. This is a convenient feature that was introduced in Mac OS X 10.5, but users who still have 10.4 installed on one of their computers have experience issues when trying to connect.Īpple Discussions poster writes: ima_ipod: Many users with two computers take advantage of the screen sharing features in Mac OS X to manage both computers.