Thanks for the help... I will try it out today.

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retlak@go.com (Retlak) wrote in message news:<4e9c40c6.0410102247.76d65953@posting.google. com>...
> gary@vs-tech.com (Gary Vassalotti) wrote in message news:<18fbe61a.0410101745.3d02f617@posting.google. com>...
> > Hello,
> >
> ...
> > On my windows boxes, I have VNC set up as a service, so it loads
> > automaticly each time the system boots... but I don't know how to do
> > this with a linux box. Can some one tell me how you set up software
> > to start automaticly on boot up in the linux system?
>
> There's more than one way to do what you need, but a recommended way
> is to set it up as a service started by inetd, if you're running inetd
> (which you almost certainly are). To do this, you add a line like the
> following to /etc/services:
>
> vnc-1024x768x16 5950/tcp # VNC
>
> and a corresponding line to /etc/inetd.conf:
>
> vnc-1024x768x16 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
> Xvnc -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16
>
> (the above should be all on one line). Then, from your Windows
> machine, you access it on port 5950. The advantages of doing it this
> way are:
> 1. vnc doesn't run unless/until somebody tries to connect to it
> 2. If some of your Windows boxes have different screen resolutions,
> you can add different vnc services with different screen resolutions
> or color depths, just by adding another line to /etc/services and a
> corresponding line to /etc/inetd.conf. The above example assumes you
> want screen size 1024x1068 with 16-bit color, and it's set up to give
> that if somebody connects to port 5950. You can set up other screen
> sizes accessible on other ports.
> There's some stuff about all this in the VNC docs IIRC.
> ...
> > Any help would be appreciated. Please email suggestions to
> > gary@'remove'vs-tech.com Please delete the 'remove' part to email...
> > I don't want more spam from bots.
>
> Note that your email address still appears as the author of the
> message.
> Retlak