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VNC works fine for me but I doubt I could set up the configuration to
boot to it without a local keyboard first.
There are only a few wifi dongles that are supported at this time.
ADAFRUIT is one vendor that offers a supported device.

On 6/29/2013 1:06 PM, John wrote:
> Will the raspberry pi work with vnc on a wifi dongle or must the RPi
> be connected via either net cable?

--
John Ferrell W8CCW
"The pessimist complains about the wind;
The optimist expects it to change;
The realist adjusts the sails."
William A. Ward

Everything I've done on the Pi has been performed remotely because I don't posses a suitable monitor. I gave the Pi a fixed IP address by reading/writing the SD card in another Linux machine (my primary operating system at home).

Initial setting up was with Ethernet to be able to "apt-get" the tools I needed to set up the wifi for the remote installation. I've had a number of installations (besides the Pi) where Network Manager has not allowed me to set up wifi so I automatically go to wicd these days. Wicd has the added advantage of a graphical interface in a console. The two usb dongles I've used are the TP-Link 721 and a Realtek 8189 copy. Both worked fine via a powered USB hub. I did have concerns about the wifi link failng for no apparent reason. - sometimes as soon as a few hours and sometimes as long as ten days. I implemented the "fixes" that were to be found on the Internet but nothing I did fixed the problem. If web pages are any guide I'm far from the only person with this issue. Because I needed 24/7/365 reliability I retired the Pi from aprs gateway service.

I may have had better reliability with Ethernet but I can't get a cable to where the Pi was located. I still think the Pi is a brilliant device but not in my application for it.

BTW, I did initially uses VNC, activated via a ssh link from Putty but for convenience I moved to xrdp. However, 99% of my interaction with the Pi was via a console.

Ray vk2tv