From: jrunyan.lists@dms.nwcg.gov (Mailing List Account for Jason Runyan) Subject: Re: Remotely helping with X Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 11:50:41 -0500 Message-Id: <200305301150.39671.JRunyan.Lists@DMS.NWCG.Gov>
On Friday 30 May 2003 11:21, Parker, Ron wrote:
> Frequently my wife calls from home for a little computer help. She's not a
> geek, but is learning fast. It would be really convenient if I could set
> something up that works like VNC on (shudder) Windows, where I could
> actually see what she is doing and help out. Does VNC allow you to attach
> remotely to an existing X server or does it create a completely separate
> DISPLAY? What other solutions are there?
The latest versions of KDE have a slightly customized version of KDE for just
this purpose. They have coined it as desktop sharing. I suppose so the
masses understand the concept with a MS like name. You can teach her how to
start it up, and send you a token or password or something to connect.
-- Which is worse: ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares?