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This document contains instructions for setting up a connection from a Windows PC to a VNC session on a public linux host at SLAC.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE NOTE:
- Remote access with vnc works best when the server session is restarted every time you need to use it.
- Due to timeouts associated with things like afs tokens, kerberos tickets, vpn, and ssh tunnelling, vncserver sessions left running can become inaccessible to vnc clients, and need to be restarted. Troubleshooting section below has some possibilities for getting around the problem, but they are not always successful. So, please do not leave unsaved work in an inactive session
- The iris group of SCCS machines are equipped with fonts necessary for running edm displays like lclshome. Other machines like noric or yakut do not have these fonts
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