How to access the desktop remotely

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Connecting from a Windows workstation

Users can connect to the Gnome desktop remotely using the VNC protocol, which is comparable to Microsoft's desktop sharing protocol, RDP. From this desktop you can change network settings, change passwords and perform other administration tasks.

The VNC service is already enabled and running from the Netmon device, so all that is needed is a client program for your Windows workstation. There are many free VNC clients, a popular one is RealVNC.

From your VNC client, connect to

netmon:1

where netmon is the hostname or IP address of your Netmon device. It will prompt you for a password, the default is 'netmon'.

Changing the VNC password

Once in the desktop, run the Terminal icon. Run the command 

vncpasswd
.

Additional Tips

  • Never 'log out' from within the Gnome desktop, to end the session, simply close your VNC client window.
  • If the VNC service stops responding, run this command (as root): 
/etc/init.d/vncserver restart
  • If it still does not respond, try running this sequence of commands 
/etc/init.d/gdm restart
/etc/init.d/vncserver restart
/etc/init.d/vncserver restart
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