realvncconnect1
Tell a vnc server to connect to a viewer
Usage
vncconnect [-display
Xdisplay]
host
[:port]
vncconnect [-display
Xdisplay]
-away
vncconnect [-display
Xdisplay]
-deferupdate
time
Overview
vncconnect tells an Xvnc server to make a "reverse" connection to a listening VNC viewer (normally connections are made the other way round - the viewer connects to the server). Simply run:
vncconnect host
where host is the host where the listening viewer is running. If it's not listening on the default port of 5500, you can specify host:port instead. vncconnect is just a simple X program which sets a property on the root window - it is Xvnc which actually makes the connection. Any feedback about the success or failure of the connection will appear in the log file for Xvnc rather than on the terminal where you run vncconnect.
Note also that the DISPLAY environment variable or the -display option must be set as appropriate to control Xvnc. If you run it on an ordinary X server then nothing will happen.
Options
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-display Xdisplay -
Specifies the Xvnc server to control.
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-away -
Instead of connecting, this causes Xvnc to disconnect from all viewers so that the VNC desktop is not displayed anywhere. Note that this option will have no effect on Xvnc servers prior to version 3.3.4.
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-deferupdate time -
This option has nothing to do with connecting, but is put here to avoid the need for a separate configuration utility. It changes Xvnc's "deferred update" time on the fly - see Xvnc(1) for more details. Note that this option will have no effect on Xvnc servers prior to version 3.3.7.
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).