x11vnc on Debian problems, can't get it to allow connections
by MichRX7 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4Z0WG)
Hello, very newbie here and have gotten the newest build of Debian on an old dell laptop I had sitting around, but now trying to remote into it graphically using TightVNC on my windows PC and can't get it to work.
I have installed x11VNC, and every time I try to run it from the GUI I get "The x11vnc program failed to start! Maybe there is another VNC server already listening on port 5900? You will need to start over after you make sure x11vnc can start."
Ok, so how do I check? In the GUI I can open Task Manager, but I don't see any other VNC servers running in there. From the terminal I opened port 5900.
I've tried reading from about 1,000 websites that all tell me how easy this should be, except it isn't. Can anyone help?
I have installed x11VNC, and every time I try to run it from the GUI I get "The x11vnc program failed to start! Maybe there is another VNC server already listening on port 5900? You will need to start over after you make sure x11vnc can start."
Ok, so how do I check? In the GUI I can open Task Manager, but I don't see any other VNC servers running in there. From the terminal I opened port 5900.
I've tried reading from about 1,000 websites that all tell me how easy this should be, except it isn't. Can anyone help?