Real VNC 4.2.6 and TightVNC 1.2.2 give same problem

[Jaroslaw Rafa]

Shashi Kanth Durgavajjhala napisal(a):
>    Hi, I use VNC 4.2.6 for accessing Solaris 8 server from Windows XP pc.
[...]
>    It  opens  up the window but its not the actual screen that is open on
>    the console (server) as it seems to open a virtual desktop.

That's how VNC is supposed to work on Unix platform. It's in the FAQ.

>    Ques  1)  How do I get to control the console screen as it is remotely
>    from my client vnc?

Look in the FAQ for "remoting the :0 display". There is something called
x0vncserver, you have to run it instead of a regular VNC server.

>    Ques  2)  When I try to launch the Solaris management console from vnc
>    client  it  shows  the initial splash window of the management console
>    but  does not actually show the management console window or may be it
>    does not even start?

I'm using SMC on Solaris 9 over VNC (on a virtual screen, the server does
not have any physical display at all) and it works fine for me.
Check the log files of SMC to see if it did start at all, and if not, if
there are any errors.
Regards,
   Jaroslaw Rafa
   raj "at" ap.krakow.pl
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