VNC

Whats VNC? I can control the XP desktop. But logging on to the XP pc from my iMac logs of user on the XP pc off. I want to be able to stay logged in on the pc while viewing the desktop of the xp pc on my iMac.

But you can do it using a VNC server on the WinXP box and a VNC client on the Mac. ...

I could see there could be a use to having a 'virtual desktop in a window,' sort of like a VNC session to a second desktop on the same computer, but this isn't what he wants, and besides, that's what VirtueDesktops does. ...

Call me stupid, but what you're saying doesn't make any sense to me. You want to have a duplicate desktop on top of the original? Or are you doing this for network use? Please explain in more detail As for a VNC Viewer, it doesn't see another desktop, it sees the original/normal desktop when you connect.

As I have mentioned in my post I want to develop a driver or an application which will create the Virtual Desktop on the same monitor. Its functionality like VNC which works on network or internet where VNCViewer can see the VNCServer Desktop. ...

btw; could it be that i'm only looking at tcp-packets, while the initial client-request uses another protocol? here's a sample from the server-log 22:02:06.562 OSXvnc-server Client gone 22:02:06.591 OSXvnc-server Waiting for clients 22:02:06.832 OSXvnc-server Protocol version 3.8 22:02:07.078 OSXvnc-server rfbProcessAuthVersion: Invalid Authorization Type from...

'is someone/-thing trying to hack my machine?' - no. '... is it actually MY VNCserver that's connecting?' - to verify, look into the 'Preferences' settings of your VNC server and / or Peer to Peer (if you use such) software.

for debugging purposes i had tcpflow running when i noticed some strange activity. every now and then the following sequence of packets would apear: 010.000.001.002.05900-084.041.069.121.03713: RFB 003.008 010.000.001.002.05900-084.041.069.121.03722: RFB 003.008 084.041.069.121.03722-010.000.001.002.05900: RFB 003.008 010.000.001.002.05900-084.041.069.121.03722: .....

I've tried this using the reset button to cause a boot to optical drive but I still don't see it. I am also unable to get my monitor to show any signal (this is using three adaptors though - mini vga to vga to dvi). I don't see it in the Server Assistant. I did see it using a VNC (Chicken). But now I don't after I tried to connect to it using this. It gave me an error about IP...

Have you enabled VNC use in Remote Desktop access? ...