VNC problems? Why does my remote connection look like this?

I just started messing around with VNC using tightvnc, and I was disappointed to see that the remote connection window looks like the attached image. (I am using the TightVNC Windows client to connect to my Ubuntu machine running the TightVNC server.) Compared to Windows Remote Desktop, this is disappointing. Where are my menu bars, icons, etc.? Is this not supported over VNC, do I need a different server/client, or what?



Also, I am very confused about tunneling VNC through SSH. First of all, is there any point to making the connection secure if I'm only using this on my small home network? I don't really plan to connect externally over the internet.

What command are you using to start the VNC server in the Ubuntu box?

Oops I forgot to update this thread. I was using "tightvncserver" to start the VNC server. I ended up using vnc4server instead with UltraVNC viewer on the Windows machine, and it works fine.