Two installation options for TigerVNC:
The [WayBack] TigerVNC
viewer gives a bit more details on failing VNC connections than the stock OSX Screen Sharing.app
does: after performing the logon, the connection would just stall, but TigerVNC would should “write broken pipe (32)” after the logon. Most of the linked search results indicated the VNC server was having a state problem.
So I restarted the VNC server, after which connections could be made again in both tools.
I actually prefer the stock Screen Sharing.app
as:
- it has been there forever [WayBack] Access the VNC Client in Mac OS X & Create a Screen Sharing App Shortcut
- it integrates well with OS X
- it is accessible from the command line:
- try
open vnc://192.168.178.55:5900
if your VNC server is listening on192.168.178.55:5900
- or have the connection go over SSH (so you’re sure it’s secure), via [WayBack]Kristian Köhntopp – Google+:
TIL that Apple’s “Screen Sharing” app is command-line accessible.
ssh username@hostname -L5910:localhost:5900open
vnc://username:password@localhost:5910
- try
–jeroen