Solaris

First you need to know that I'm 100% new to solaris/unix.

I'm trying to setup VNC on my sparc based server that I just installed solaris 10 on but when I type in vncserver to start it, I get "couldn't find "xauth" on your PATH"

What do I do so I can get a gui up and running remotely on my xp desktop? I already have TightVNC installed on the desktop but when I try to connect to the server it fails.

Thank you very much in advance!

Brendan

You are probably missing /usr/openwin/bin in your PATH.

you don't need VNC to run a remote desktop session. XDMCP is running by default (on a full installation) in solaris. all you need is a XDMCP client in windows to use the session.

Installing X11 on the windows side might be more complex than installing vncviewer. vncviewer has also several advantages compared to xdmcp.

the complexity depends on the used program... exceed for example is easy but not free. other solutions are maybe a little more complex. but the side effect is to learn something if you'll get it up and runnig.
also I prefer the build in solutions and avoid 3rd party products if possible. but that might only be me...

So what would you all recommend I do? I'm just trying to use the graphics on the desktop to generate the gui from the server (the server has no graphics card).

Is it possible that the server needs to be in front of the router instead of behind it? They are all on the same ethernet switch behind the router right now.

I still recommend what I did in post #2, i.e. fixing your PATH.