I want to use tightVNC on my server so that I can do
remote graphical administration.

I can run the server.  Here is a screen log:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$ ps
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
24453 pts/1    00:00:00 bash
24601 pts/1    00:00:00 ps
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$ vncserver -name vistaserver

New 'vistaserver' desktop is poweredge.tmedgroup.com:2

Starting applications specified in
/home/kdt0p/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is
/home/kdt0p/.vnc/poweredge.tmedgroup.com:2.log

[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$ ps
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
24453 pts/1    00:00:00 bash
24610 pts/1    00:00:00 Xvnc
24630 pts/1    00:00:00 gconfd-2
24631 pts/1    00:00:00 ps
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]$

But when I try to connect with a tightVNC viewer from
another computer, I get an error "Failed to connect to
server."

I suspect that my iptables local firewall is blocking
the port.  But how do I determine what port to try to
open?  The TightVNC viewer allows one to specify the
port, but I don't see how to do that on the server
side.

Thanks
Kevin

P.S. is this a security risk?  To use this at home, I
would have to expose that port to the internet.

Kevin


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