IT: The Basics
VLAB shared sessions
VLAB sessions are typically unshareable. That is, only the user who started a session can see the VLAB session/desktop and it isn't possible to share the ses…
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How it works
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5991 (size = 640 x 480)
OR
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5992 (size = 800 x 600)
OR
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5993 (size = 1024 x 768)
OR
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5994 (size = 1280 x 800)
OR
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5995 (size = 1680 x 1050)
OR
vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au:5996 (size = 1920 x 1080)
To activate sharing
- Password plus confirm. This is a combination of the above so connectees need to know a password and also then need to be accepted each time they try to connect.
Notes
- The TigerVNC client supports all sharing modes.
- A small number of VNC client programs don't support either of the confirm sharing modes. However, password-only mode will work with all clients.
- The first client of a session, the one which created the session by connecting to vlabshare.cse.unsw.edu.au, is the master client. When this client disconnects, the session shuts down immediately, regardless of whether any other users are sharing it.
- When you share your session, the people you allow in will be operating the session AS YOU. Thus, they'll have access to all your files and can run programs as you so, from a security point of view, don't walk away while there's anyone sharing your session.