Virtual Network Computing Wikipedia ~ In computing Virtual Network Computing VNC is a graphical desktopsharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol RFB to remotely control another computer It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another relaying the graphicalscreen updates back in the other direction over a network

x11vnc Wikipedia ~ x11vnc is a Virtual Network Computing VNC server program It allows remote access from a remote client to a computer hosting an X Window session and the x11vnc software continuously polling citation needed the X servers frame buffer for changes

RFB protocol Wikipedia ~ RFB “remote framebuffer” is an open simple protocol for remote access to graphical user it works at the framebuffer level it is applicable to all windowing systems and applications including Microsoft Windows macOS and the X Window is the protocol used in Virtual Network Computing VNC and its derivatives

RealVNC Wikipedia ~ RealVNC is a company that provides remote access software The software consists of a server VNC Server and client VNC Viewer application for the Virtual Network Computing VNC protocol to control another computers screen remotely

Comparison of remote desktop software Wikipedia ~ This page is a comparison of remote desktop software available for various platforms

UltraVNC Wikipedia ~ UltraVNC allows the use of a remote computer as if the user were in front of it This is achieved by sending mouse movements and keypresses to the remote computer and replicating the remote computers display subject to differences in resolution locally in real time UltraVNC bears a strong resemblance to RealVNC Free Edition

Vino VNC server Wikipedia ~ Vino is the VNC server for the GNOME desktop environment Configuration up to version 380 was via the vinopreferences program This was removed from the packages after that version since the gnomecontrolcenter could then be used alternatively to control settings

TightVNC Wikipedia ~ In computing TightVNC is a crossplatform free and opensource remote desktop software application Constantin Kaplinsky developed TightVNC using and extending the RFB protocol of Virtual Network Computing VNC to allow endusers to control another computers screen remotely

TigerVNC Wikipedia ~ TigerVNC is VNC server and client software started as a fork of TightVNC in 2009 Red Hat Cendio AB and TurboVNC maintainers started this fork because RealVNC had focused on their enterprise nonopen VNC and no TightVNC update had appeared since 2006 The past few years however Cendio AB who use it for their product ThinLinc is the main contributor to the project

Virtual private network Wikipedia ~ A virtual private network VPN extends a private network across a public network and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network Applications running on a computing device a laptop desktop smartphone across a VPN may therefore benefit from the functionality security and