In 9/2003 I was having a mighty struggle with VNC and at the end I wrote up a document describing the solution to my problems. I am sending it to you in hopes it helps. Since it has been 2 years, the problems may be totally different, but one can hope ...
Both VNC and TIght VNC are security risks - or were, but this document includes port forwarding instructions for Windows to Linux. On Friday 25 March 2005 08:16 pm, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > Mark, > > Is tightVNC also a security risk? Does it use the > same port? I think i may have been runing vnc server, > and tightvnc viewer. I assume these are different? > > Of note, when I ran the apt-get, the first thing it > did was to uninstall my "obsolete" vnc. > > I have done X forwarding before, and it was quite > painful. In kate, I would press Ctrl-F for find, and > then wait 10-15 seconds for the dialog box to draw. > And I have high-speed internet on both ends. > > Also, I was hoping to use my desktop with all its > icons etc. and also the startmenu. I hate having to > remember the path and name of all the apps I want to > run. > > Kevin > > --- Mark Street <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > vncserver listens on 5901 > > > > That would be vncviewer poweredge.tmedgroup.com:2 > > supply the password for the server and boom. > > Instant INSECURE access. > > > > but why..... when you have a secure way of running > > graphical applications > > tunneled through ssh. > > > > ssh -Xf [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/bin/k3b > > > > You only need 1 hole (port 22) through the firewall > > with that command, pure > > ssh baby. We could use port forwarding with SSH to > > secure VNC...... how > > about we save that for another day. > > > > On Friday 25 March 2005 14:47, Kevin Toppenberg > > > > wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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