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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / May 2008VNC server that locks/blanks out the screen?
Is there a VNC server that blanks out the local screen whenever the machine is being used remotely? There only seems to be three VNC servers; Vine Server, the Back to my Mac jobby built-in to OSX Leopard, and the abandoned CocoaVNC. Nne of them seem capable of doing this, unless I am missing something. -z-  Signature"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin zoara <me18@privacy.net>: > Is there a VNC server that blanks out the local screen whenever the > machine is being used remotely? > > There only seems to be three VNC servers; Vine Server, the Back to my > Mac jobby built-in to OSX Leopard, and the abandoned CocoaVNC. Nne of > them seem capable of doing this, unless I am missing something. ARD can do this. The icon has cutesy curtains on it. b. Signature<bas@bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> You make me lose my buttons, oh yeah, you make me spit, I don't like my clothes any more. On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:52:27 +0100, Ben Shimmin wrote > zoara <me18@privacy.net>: >> Is there a VNC server that blanks out the local screen whenever the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > ARD can do this. The icon has cutesy curtains on it. ...and puts a nice (user-definable) message on the remote screen in which you can explain why the screen has been curtained :-) > On Tue, 13 May 2008 18:52:27 +0100, Ben Shimmin wrote > > zoara <me18@privacy.net>: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > ...and puts a nice (user-definable) message on the remote screen in which you > can explain why the screen has been curtained :-) Hmm, a touch expensive for saving me turning the brightness down :) However, this implies that you can get the free ARD client to act as a VNC server: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20041013050458686&query=vnc I can't get it to work, though. The server refuses all connections I try over the network from Chicken of the VNC (I presume it starts a server on port 5900?). -zoara- Signature"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin > There only seems to be three VNC servers; Vine Server, the Back to my > Mac jobby built-in to OSX Leopard, and the abandoned CocoaVNC. Nne of > them seem capable of doing this, unless I am missing something. IIRC Vine Server operates in either Desktop or System mode, and it is possible to log into a different account than the current Mac console session which then opens a different remote desktop to the one showing in the console (local) display. I'm sure I've seen it done, but can't remember for the life of me which mode it is that you have to set up to enable the "remote log in but don't show the screen on the local console" option. > > There only seems to be three VNC servers; Vine Server, the Back to my > > Mac jobby built-in to OSX Leopard, and the abandoned CocoaVNC. Nne of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > enable the "remote log in but don't show the screen on the local > console" option. Oooh, that sounds like it could be worth investigating, ta. -zoara- Signature"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin > Is there a VNC server that blanks out the local screen whenever the > machine is being used remotely? Leopard? It's one of the hidden features in /System/Library/CoreServices/Screeni Sharing See: <http://www.macdeveloperjournal.com/article/131094/2007/12/screensharepo wer.html> Gwynne SignatureMy real email is net, not line. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > > Is there a VNC server that blanks out the local screen whenever the > > machine is being used remotely? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > <http://www.macdeveloperjournal.com/article/131094/2007/12/screensharepo > wer.html> Hmm, that's a client rather than a server, isn't it? I'll be accessing it from a PC, so won't be able to use that - but it does imply that a Secret Signal from the client will set the built-in server to put a lock on screen. I'll have a play later - I wonder what that signal is, and whether I can send it from a Windows client? -z- Signature"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin > Hmm, that's a client rather than a server, isn't it? And there I was thinking I was being so helpful, but you cut to the heart of the error. Still, I wonder which end this functionality is built into? Gwynne SignatureMy real email is net, not line. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** > > Hmm, that's a client rather than a server, isn't it? > > And there I was thinking I was being so helpful, but you cut to the > heart of the error. It was appreciated anyway. :) > Still, I wonder which end this functionality is built into? The server would have to support it, as the client can only 'read' the screen and 'write' mouse clicks and keypresses. I will be looking into it further but... not just now. -z- Signature"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge." - Charles Darwin |
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