bvnc
Browse for VNC servers on the local network
TLDR
Browse for VNC servers on local network
$ bvnc
Browse in specific domain$ bvnc --domain [.local]
Force VNC server browsing only$ bvnc --vnc
Browse both SSH and VNC servers$ bvnc --shell
SYNOPSIS
bvnc [options]
DESCRIPTION
bvnc is an Avahi service browser that discovers VNC servers on the local network using mDNS/DNS-SD (Zeroconf). It displays found servers in a GUI and launches vncviewer when a server is selected.The tool is part of the Avahi Zeroconf suite for service discovery.
PARAMETERS
-v, --vnc
Browse for VNC servers only-s, --ssh
Browse for SSH servers only-S, --shell
Browse for both SSH and VNC servers-d, --domain domain
Browse in specified domain (default: .local)-h, --help
Show help
RELATED BINARIES
bvnc
Browse VNC servers (default behavior)bssh
Browse SSH serversbshell
Browse both VNC and SSH servers
REQUIREMENTS
Requires Avahi daemon running and gtk3, python-dbus, python-gobject dependencies. UDP port 5353 must be open for mDNS.
PUBLISHING VNC SERVICE
To advertise your VNC server, create a service file in /etc/avahi/services/ with service type _rfb._tcp and your VNC port number.
INSTALL
sudo apt install avahi-ui-utils
sudo dnf install avahi-ui-tools
sudo apk add avahi-ui-tools
CAVEATS
Only discovers services advertised via mDNS on local network. Requires GUI environment and vncviewer installed.
SEE ALSO
avahi-browse(1), bssh(1), vncviewer(1), avahi-daemon(8)
