Windows 7 Remote Access to Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop using X11VNC

This tutorial shows how to remote access Ubuntu desktop from Windows 7 using x11vnc server.

In Ubuntu install and setup x11vnc server:

Open up a terminal from the dash or press Ctrl+Alt+T.

• 1. Install x11vnc in ubuntu via command:

  sudo apt-get install x11vnc

• 2. Set vnc password and it’ll be encrypted and saved in ~/.vnc/passwd:

  x11vnc -storepasswd

• 3. Start vnc server:

  x11vnc -forever -shared -rfbauth ~/.vnc/passwd

NOTE: If you connect from outside local network, get the Ubuntu’s global ip, and on your router, setup your connection via DMZ. Once you are able to establish a connection, put on all the security like firewalls.

If you want this VNC Server auto-start at login, do following steps:

• 1. Copy and paste password file to /etc/ directory:

  sudo cp ~/.vnc/passwd /etc/x11vnc.pass

• 2. create and edit file /etc/init/x11vnc.conf via

  sudo gedit /etc/init/x11vnc.conf

  copy and paste following and save the file.

  start on login-session-startscriptx11vnc -display :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -forever -bg -o /var/log/x11vnc.log -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -rfbport 5900 end script

• 3. reboot.

In Windows 7 remote connect to Ubuntu Desktop:

Install Real VNC viewer, then start it:

Input remote Ubuntu’s IP address or hostname, click connect.

Enter the password you set in Ubuntu host and access remote desktop.