VNC

我们在windows中，如果想远程操作另外一个windows机器，就用windows自带的远程桌面就可以了。

但如果远程操作的机器不是windows，而是linux或unix，则不能使用windows的远程桌面。

此时需要使用VNC。

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol (remote framebuffer) to remotely control another computer.

更简单一点的定义：VNC is a protocol (或标准) that allows a desktop to be viewed and controlled remotely over the Internet.

If you're connecting to a client behind a firewall, you may need to use Reverse VNC instead.

 

VNC是平台无关的，也就是说我们用它来远程控制windows，linux，unxi等各类操作系统都可以。

A VNC system consists of a client, a server, and a communication protocol

• The VNC server is the program on the machine that shares its screen. The server passively allows the client to take control of it.
• The VNC client (or viewer) is the program that watches, controls, and interacts with the server. The client controls the server.
• The VNC protocol (RFB) is very simple, based on one graphic primitive from server to client ("Put a rectangle of pixel data at the specified X,Y position") and event messages from client to server.

也就是说，如果我想从windows远程控制linux，我需要：

1， 在linux上安装VNC server。对于一些比较成熟的linux来说默认已经安装了vnc server。例如ubuntu的Desktop Sharing。

2， 在windows上安装VNC client (或叫VNC viewer)。一般安装server也会附带有一个client工具。

如果是在互联网上远程控制，为了安全应该和ssh结合着使用。

 

常用工具有realVNC等(有免费版，但是功能有限)。这有一个Comparison of remote desktop software：

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software