Ok I have a VNC server running on a Mandrake Linux 9.0 box and I am attempting to connect to it from a Windows XP machine. I can connect no problem but all that I see is a grey desktop. I went to RealVNC's website and looked around the only thing I could find was this located in the FAQ:
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Why do I just get a grey desktop in my Unix VNC Server?
You should run the vncserver script to start a VNC server, rather than the Xvnc program directly. vncserver runs Xvnc with appropriate options and starts some X applications to be displayed in the VNC desktop. The applications it tries to start are specified in $HOME/.vnc/xstartup, which can be tailored to your requirements. The default setup is to run the 'twm' window manager and a single 'xterm' window. If these applications fail to run, then you will see a grey 'rootweave' desktop. The most likely reason applications fail to run is that they are not in your path. Any error messages from this startup shoul appear in $HOME/.vnc/host:display#.log. For further information see the vncserver manual page.
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I am running it via the vncserver script by typing vncserver at the command prompt. The rest of what it is saying is foreign to me as I am still a Linux newb.
If anyone has a VNC server running on a Linux box and can explain to me in newbie language what I need to do to get mine working properly I would be most appreciative. I will be checking around to see if I can find anymore info that might enlighten me until I check back later
