Remote Desktop like connection To Linux System from Windows.

1: Download and Install x11vnc for your version of linux from http://dag.wieers.com or anyother rpm repository.

    Alternatively go to http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/#downloading for Download and lot more details about x11vnc.

2: Physically go to the system and log on to the linux system

    There are ways to achieve this remotely but for now a trip to server room is good idea

3: Open terminal window and type # x11vnc -display :0

     you can also run this command from ssh connection to the linux system

4: Look for lines like

   .

   .

   13/05/2004 14:59:54 Autoprobing selected port 5900

   13/05/2004 14:59:54 screen setup finished.

   13/05/2004 14:59:54

   13/05/2004 14:59:54 The VNC desktop is far-away:0

   PORT=5900 

   

   This means we can use any vncviewer to connect to linux machine on display 0

   If Vino is running (Default Remote Desktop Server of GNOME, Ships with RedHat EL 4 and above) above port will be 5901 so in this case we can connect with client to display 1

 

 5: From Windows System start vncviewer (any RealVNC, or TightVNC viewer will work)

     Enter ip address of linux system:0 and click ok

   That's it you are connected to graphical desktop of linux machine.

   There are many more things you can do and can find out at above link.