Now, you can confirm the VNC server is up again by executing netstat command:
If there is no auto-start setup, then do the manual ways as you’ve done:ġ) If the VNC server process stills exists, and it was started with DISPLAY:1, then kill it will command vncserver -kill :1Ģ) Start it again by executing vncserver :1 So what do you do if you actually want t. Other than network connection, you must able to remotely login the Linux server, be it the vulnerable telnet or secure SSH protocol.Īfter login to Linux command prompt (via telnet or SSH), just execute service vncserver restart, if the VNC server is configured to auto-start when Linux boots up / reboot. The Shutdown command is not available on the Start menu to shut down and restart, when you are using Remote Desktop. Restart VNC service of a remote computer running Red Hat Enterprise Linux From there, locate the VNC service on the right pane and restart it. Once you’ve connected the remote computer, click Services and applications node on the left pane of Computer Management window. Now, hopefully this step will be succeed. If you can’t remember the computer name, click Browse button follow by Advanced button and click Find Now to list all computers detected. This will open Computer Management window.Ģ) Right-click the Computer Management (Local), the top node on left pane, and select Connect to another computer….Īlternatively, click the Action menu to find the same option.ģ) In the Select Computer dialog box, opt for Another Computer and type the computer name in the text box.
Let say this is a Windows Vista Ultimate machine.ġ) Click the Vista Orb (Start button), right-click on Computer and select Manage option from the pop-up menu. You must do the following steps on a computer running Windows 2000 or above as well. Restart VNC service of a remote computer running Windows 2000 or above To apply this method, however, there must be network connection between you and the remote server.
OK, here are the tips and tricks for VNC server running in Windows or Linux machine. So, what could you do in order to get the VNC server back to work? Precisely, if you can’t VNC to the remote server, how could you attempt to restart the VNC service? Worst still, simply reboot the machine might not able restart the VNC server. Now, imagine that server is at few hundred miles away and nobody is there to restart that bloody machine. How difficult is to restart the VNC server or service? Well, there is certainly no difficulty at all, if you’re in front of the server.