it's ok. We further guarantee insecurity by giving out the root password. I don't know how to tunnel x over ssh...yet. one day.
Ssh is available now, though. > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian A. Henning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 2:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Subject: RE: [TriLUG] requirements for classes... > > > [Jim Ray sez:] great idea. Vnc works over IP. Matt and I tinkered > with > it > > the other week. Me thinks I had the wrong port open on the router, > though. > > > TCP port [ 5900 + vncport ] So if your VNC session is session 1, you > open > > > port 5901. > > [Jim Ray sez:] cool. If anyone wants to try it tonight, lemme know. > > I remember hearing VNC wasn't safe to do in-the-clear on an unsecured > network... Or is that just X? At any rate, it would simplify your port > issues (at the router, at least) if you tunneled vnc through ssh anyhow.. > or will that be too much of a performance hit? Not that I know how to do > that.. just that it can be done. :-) > > ~Brian -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
