[AG-TECH] VenueVNCServer available

[Michael Braitmaier]

Hello!

I have run the VenueVNCServer successfully on Windows and Fedora Core 3. 
Works great so far.
I did some minor changes e.g. the python script takes the Xvnc application 
form the local directory instead of the version from /usr/bin, but thats not 
necessary in general and only required to reflect our project internal 
needs.

On Windows I also put the winvnc4.exe (and dlls) into the same directory as 
the Python script. I think that makes it more handy, but thats my personal 
opinion. I am currently working on a windows installer based upon NSIS to 
have a easy way of distributing the Windows VNCServer among the partners in 
our project. If there is interest I can provide that installer for the 
public.
I also planned to include a small windows app that allows me to launch the 
VenueVNC server based on the current users Venue-Bookmarks, so that in the 
end you don't have to use console commands  at all to launch it.

Cheers
Michael

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Dipl.-Inf. Michael Braitmaier
HLRS - Visualization / Video Conferencing
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Website: http://www.hlrs.de/organization/vis/people/braitmaier/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas D. Uram" <turam at mcs.anl.gov>
To: "Andrew Patrick" <andrew.patrick at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
Cc: <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] VenueVNCServer available


> Andrew:
>
> I have the VenueVNC client installed on Gentoo, Windows, and OSX as part 
> of the package. Which OS are you using?  VenueVNC is different from the 
> other shared apps, in that having the client installed does not enable you 
> to start sessions.  VenueVNC sessions are started only by the server; the 
> only indication that you have a client installed is when you try to join a 
> session, whether it succeeds or not.
>
> Let me know details and we'll sort it out.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Andrew Patrick wrote:
>> Although the VenueVNC client application is included in the AG2.3 
>> software package, it is not installed by default and there is no .app 
>> file to support installing in the usual fashion using agpm. Perhaps 
>> someone could make available a small ZIP file containing the appropriate 
>> Python and .app file so the client can be installed properly?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thomas D. Uram wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The server component of the VenueVNC shared application is now available 
>>> for download:
>>>
>>> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/releases/2.3/patches/VenueVNCServer.py
>>>
>>> This program is all Python code, so works similarly on the three
>>> supported platforms:  Windows, Linux, and OSX.  Platform variations
>>> are given here:
>>>
>>> * Windows
>>> - Depends on RealVNC (http://realvnc.com/)
>>> - Looks for server executable in the RealVNC install directory
>>>     (C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\WinVNC4.exe)
>>> - Only the primary display can be shared
>>> - Uses port 5900 for server
>>>
>>> * Linux
>>> - Depends on tightvnc (http://www.tightvnc.com) (other vnc packages
>>>    may also work)
>>> - Looks for server executable in /usr/bin/Xvnc
>>> - Any virtual display can be shared via the '--display' option
>>> - Uses port 5900+displaynumber for server (e.g. 5909 for display number 
>>> 9)
>>>
>>> * OSX
>>> - Depends on OSXvnc (http://www.redstonesoftware.com/osxvnc/OSXvnc.html)
>>> - Looks for server executable in /Applications/OSXvnc.app/OSXvnc-server
>>> - Only the primary display can be shared
>>> - Uses port 5900 for server
>>>
>>> Users should note the following with respect to security and VNC:
>>> - VNC is regarded as a security risk
>>>    (refer to http://www.realvnc.com/faq.html#security)
>>> - Firewall holes must be opened to allow access to the VNC server from
>>>    outside your network.  Ports are identified above in the plaform 
>>> notes.
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Execution
>>>
>>> VenueVNCServer.py will typically be executed as follows:
>>>
>>>     python VenueVNCServer.py --venueUrl 
>>> https://someserver:8000/Venues/default
>>>
>>> On OSX, the environment settings file must be sourced into your 
>>> environment
>>> before running VenueVNCServer.py (the file is
>>> /Applications/AccessGridToolkit.app/Contents/Resources/setupenv.sh).
>>>
>>> A complete list of command-line options is available by passing the '-h' 
>>> option.
>>>
>>> Bugs should be filed in the AccessGrid bugzilla database at
>>> http://bugzilla.mcs.anl.gov/accessgrid .
>>>
>>
>