How can I work away from my office?

VNC: Usage

Start VNC server on remote system — e.g., office desktop or Man2e:

    man2e> vncserver -geometry 1280x1024

    New 'server.umist.ac.uk:2 (simonh)' desktop is server.umist.ac.uk:2

    Starting applications specified in /users/simonh/.vnc/xstartup
    Log file is /users/simonh/.vnc/server.umist.ac.uk:2.log

Prompted for VNC password first time.

Start VNC viewer on local system [optionally with compression]:

    local> vncviewer [-encoding tight] server.umist.ac.uk:2
        # ...note the ":2:" corresponding to message from server...

Prompted for VNC password.
Virtual desktop appears in window on local physical destop.

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How can I work away from my office?

VNC: Usage