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 =====What is VNC?===== =====What is VNC?=====
 +**NOTE: VNC is deprecated.  For all remote desktop access, we ask that you use X2Go [[help:general_linux:x2go | (found here)]].**
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 VNC is a system for interacting with a computer display remotely, over a network. This technology was developed by AT&T Laboratories, and is now available for free over the internet (distributed under the GNU General Public License. Visit the [[http://realvnc.com/|RealVNC website]] for more information or follow the links below for information about the easiest way to use VNC on your computer. VNC is a system for interacting with a computer display remotely, over a network. This technology was developed by AT&T Laboratories, and is now available for free over the internet (distributed under the GNU General Public License. Visit the [[http://realvnc.com/|RealVNC website]] for more information or follow the links below for information about the easiest way to use VNC on your computer.
  
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 =====Why might I want to use VNC at Vassar?===== =====Why might I want to use VNC at Vassar?=====
-If you are a member of the Vassar Computer Science Department as a student or faculty member, you have access to a graphical Unix system by visiting the Asprey Adanvced Computation Laboratory or a remote textual login using ssh. By using VNC, you can access the same graphical Unix system that you find in the lab, over the network.+If you are a member of the Vassar Computer Science Department as a student or faculty member, you have access to a graphical Unix system by visiting the Asprey Advanced Computation Laboratory or a remote textual login using ssh. By using VNC, you can access the same graphical Unix system that you find in the lab, over the network.
  
 =====How do I setup and use a VNC client?===== =====How do I setup and use a VNC client?=====
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 ====Step-by-step directions are available by operating system:==== ====Step-by-step directions are available by operating system:====
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-[[sysnews:vnc:osx|Macintosh OS X]]+[[sysnews:vnc:osx|macOS]]
  
 [[sysnews:vnc:linux|Linux]] (or other Unix-like OS) [[sysnews:vnc:linux|Linux]] (or other Unix-like OS)
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 to Mac OS X because we have not found programs providing secure port to Mac OS X because we have not found programs providing secure port
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 =====Want to learn more?===== =====Want to learn more?=====
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 website, where there's [[http://realvnc.com/documentation.html|documentation]] and  website, where there's [[http://realvnc.com/documentation.html|documentation]] and 
 [[http://realvnc.com/troubleshooting.html|troubleshooting]] information. [[http://realvnc.com/troubleshooting.html|troubleshooting]] information.
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