I've got a Mini running SL that and I need to remote control and it's behind a pretty slow link.
As such using VNC in full color is waaaaaaay too slow. I've used the logmein.com service and that offers a way to speed things up by only using essentially black and white for the remote window. I'd prefer not to use a 3rd party service and go with a direct connection. But I've not found a way to cajole VNC on the Mac to accept anything less than a full-color connection.
Is it possible? Can a remote VNC connection be made in black and white or less that the full color modes? While leaving the local desktop actually operating in full color?
If not by using the built-in VNC daemon, but with something else?
Secondly, has anyone else noticed how VNC connections just seem to 'die' sometimes? The session just seems to stop. This using RealVNC or TightVNC from Windows machines (XP and w2k8 server). I can reconnect immediately and start a new session and everything's fine.
And is there a way to have a VNC session stay connected through a log in? Right now if I remote to the box during a login screen it will disconnect. I can immediately reconnect and it'll work. I seem to recall it "used to" not have this probem. I could remote into a freshly rebooted machine, login and stay that way. What gives?
As such using VNC in full color is waaaaaaay too slow. I've used the logmein.com service and that offers a way to speed things up by only using essentially black and white for the remote window. I'd prefer not to use a 3rd party service and go with a direct connection. But I've not found a way to cajole VNC on the Mac to accept anything less than a full-color connection.
Is it possible? Can a remote VNC connection be made in black and white or less that the full color modes? While leaving the local desktop actually operating in full color?
If not by using the built-in VNC daemon, but with something else?
Secondly, has anyone else noticed how VNC connections just seem to 'die' sometimes? The session just seems to stop. This using RealVNC or TightVNC from Windows machines (XP and w2k8 server). I can reconnect immediately and start a new session and everything's fine.
And is there a way to have a VNC session stay connected through a log in? Right now if I remote to the box during a login screen it will disconnect. I can immediately reconnect and it'll work. I seem to recall it "used to" not have this probem. I could remote into a freshly rebooted machine, login and stay that way. What gives?