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diff --git a/x11vnc/help.c b/x11vnc/help.c index 0b8e70c..e135d16 100644 --- a/x11vnc/help.c +++ b/x11vnc/help.c @@ -429,6 +429,46 @@ void print_help(int mode) { " Be careful about the location of this file if x11vnc\n" " is running as root (e.g. via gdm(1), etc).\n" "\n" +"\n" +" Repeater mode: Some services provide an intermediate\n" +" \"vnc repeater\": http://www.uvnc.com/addons/repeater.html\n" +" (and also http://koti.mbnet.fi/jtko/ for linux port)\n" +" that acts as a proxy / gateway. Modes like these require\n" +" an initial string to be sent for the reverse connection\n" +" before the VNC protocol is started. Here are the ways\n" +" to do this:\n" +"\n" +" -connect pre=some_string+host:port\n" +" -connect pre128=some_string+host:port\n" +" -connect repeater=ID:1234+host:port\n" +" -connect repeater=23.45.67.89::5501+host:port\n" +"\n" +" SSVNC notation is also supported:\n" +"\n" +" -connect repeater://host:port+ID:1234\n" +"\n" +" As with normal -connect usage, if the repeater port is\n" +" not supplied 5500 is assumed.\n" +"\n" +" The basic idea is between the special tag, e.g. \"pre=\"\n" +" and \"+\" is the pre-string to be sent. Note that in\n" +" this case host:port is the repeater server, NOT the\n" +" vnc viewer. Somehow the pre-string tells the repeater\n" +" server how to find the vnc viewer and connect you to it.\n" +"\n" +" In the case pre=some_string+host:port, \"some_string\"\n" +" is simply sent. In the case preNNN=some_string+host:port\n" +" \"some_string\" is sent in a null padded buffer of\n" +" length NNN. repeater= is the same as pre250=, this is\n" +" the ultravnc repeater buffer size.\n" +"\n" +" Strings like \"\\n\" and \"\\r\", etc. are expanded to\n" +" newline and carriage return. \"\\c\" is expanded to\n" +" \",\" since the connect string is comma separated.\n" +"\n" +" See also the -proxy option below for additional ways\n" +" to plumb reverse connections.\n" +"\n" "-connect_or_exit str As with -connect, except if none of the reverse\n" " connections succeed, then x11vnc shutdowns immediately.\n" "\n" @@ -896,6 +936,10 @@ void print_help(int mode) { " and so \"-ssl SAVE -redirect host:port\" can act as a\n" " replacement for stunnel(1).\n" "\n" +" This mode only allows one redirected connection.\n" +" The -forever option does not apply. Use -inetd or\n" +" -loop for persistant service.\n" +"\n" "-display WAIT:... A special usage mode for the normal -display option.\n" " Useful with -unixpw, but can be used independently\n" " of it. If the display string begins with WAIT: then\n" @@ -3075,8 +3119,8 @@ void print_help(int mode) { "-forcedpms If the system supports the DPMS (Display Power\n" " Management Signaling) extension, then try to keep the\n" " monitor in a powered off state. This is to prevent\n" -" nosey people at the physical display from viewing\n" -" what is on the screen. Be sure lock the screen before\n" +" nosey people at the physical display from viewing what\n" +" is on the screen. Be sure to lock the screen before\n" " disconnecting.\n" "\n" " This method is far from bullet proof, e.g. suppose\n" @@ -3151,7 +3195,11 @@ void print_help(int mode) { "\n" "-threads Whether or not to use the threaded libvncserver\n" "-nothreads algorithm [rfbRunEventLoop] if libpthread is available\n" -" Default: %s\n" +" Default: %s. NOTE: The -threads mode is now\n" +" disabled due to its unstable behavior. Not recommended,\n" +" but you can recompile with -DX11VNC_THREADED in\n" +" CPPFLAGS if you need to use it. You can also set the\n" +" env. variable X11VNC_THREADED=1\n" "\n" "-fs f If the fraction of changed tiles in a poll is greater\n" " than f, the whole screen is updated. Default: %.2f\n" |