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lmello

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2012-11-06

Posts: 300

Configuring vino - what am I doing wrong?

So, I was told that launching vino-preferences was all I had to do. Well, it seems to be running:

$ ps -e | grep vino-server
 2430 ?        00:00:00 vino-server

$ netstat -nl | grep 5900
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:5900            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
tcp6       0      0 :::5900                 :::*                    LISTEN     

I used vinagre to see my own desktop - I know, stupid test but anyway it worked.

But on the Slackware box I have tightvnc installed and tried to access my Arch box:

$ vncviewer <arch machine name | ip>::5900
Connected to RFB server, using protocol version 3.7
Server did not offer supported security type

What now?

Last edited by lmello (2013-04-30 02:30:13)

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smiths_cloud

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From: Napier, New Zealand

Registered: 2013-11-28

Posts: 5

Re: Configuring vino - what am I doing wrong?

This is probably too late, but I've had the same problem and the fix in my case was:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false

Notes:

• this changes the (Gnome) settings for the current user only

• it looks like vino-preferences is no longer part of the vino package

• some of the Vino preferences are available if you run gnome-control-centre - but not the require-encryption setting

• I am using Cinnamon as my desktop

lmello

Member

From: Brazil

Registered: 2012-11-06

Posts: 300

Re: Configuring vino - what am I doing wrong?

Thank you for a reply, better later than never! Unfortunately my Slack box 'died' so I cannot test it, altough I did add your tip to the Vino article on the Arch Wiki

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Fundamental Axiom of the Universe (aka Murphy's Law): Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong.
First Digital Deduction: Nothing obeys Murphy's Law so well as computers.
Second Digital Deduction: Everything go wrong at least once.
Third Digital Deduction: Things go wrong even when there's absolutely no possibility of anything go wrong.

smiths_cloud

Member

From: Napier, New Zealand

Registered: 2013-11-28

Posts: 5

Re: Configuring vino - what am I doing wrong?

I just logged on again to update the wiki (I was a bit busy when I last logged on), but now I don't need to. Thank you Imello. Cheers, Geoff.