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RealVNC http://www.realvnc.com is fully cross-platform, so a desktop
running on a Linux machine may be displayed on a Windows PC, on a Solaris
machine, or on any number of other architectures. There is a Windows
server, allowing you to view the desktop of a remote Windows machine on
any of these platforms using exactly the same viewer. RealVNC was founded
by members of the AT&T team who originally developed VNC.
TightVNC http://www.tightvnc.com is an enhanced version of VNC. It has
added features such as file transfer, performance improvements, and read-
only password support. They have just recently included a video drive much
like UltraVNC. TightVNC is still free, cross-platform (Windows Unix and Linux)
and compatible with the standard (Real) VNC.
UltraVNC http://ultravnc.com is easy to use, fast and free VNC software that
has pioneered and perfected features that the other flavors have consistently
refused or been very slow to implement for cross platform and minimalist
reasons. UltraVNC runs under Windows operating systems (95, 98, Me, NT4,
2000, XP, 2003) Download UltraVNC from Sourceforge's UltraVNC file list
B. For Linux servers (and clients):
Most Linux distributions now include VNC Servers and Viewers and they are generally can be launched from the
(Gnome/KDE etc) front end e.g. with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 there’s VNC Server software and a choice of
Viewer client software, and to launch:

Select the Remote Desktop entry in the Main Menu: Preferences menu
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Click the
Allow other users…
checkbox to allow remote users to view and control your desktop
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To set up a persistent VNC server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:
o
Set a password using vncpasswd
o
Edit /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
o
Enable the service with chkconfig vncserver on
o
Start the service with service vncserver start
o
Edit /home/ username /.vnc/xstartup if you want a more advanced session than just twm and an xterm
C. For Macintosh servers (and clients):
OSXvnc http://www.redstonesoftware.com/vnc.html is a robust, full-featured VNC server for Mac OS X that allows any
VNC client to remotely view and/or control the Mac OS X machine. OSXvnc is supported by Redstone Software