> `telnet 127.0.0.1 5904` produces "Connecting To > 127.0.0.1...Could not open a connection to host on port 5904 > : Connect > failed". >
This suggests that you are executing "telnet 127.0.0.1 5904" on the PC. But you have to execute it on the unix_host! Regards, Miro > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tue, Jun 17, 2003 20:14 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: SSH and VNC > > > Hi, Glen, > > I'm not filtering anything. `telnet 127.0.0.1 5904` produces > "Connecting To > 127.0.0.1...Could not open a connection to host on port 5904 > : Connect > failed". > > I'll try downloading and installing a different SSH client. > I'm currently > using PuTTY, but I'll try TeraTerm or something. > > Thanks for taking the time to respond! > > Dave > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Glenn Lovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Dave T.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: SSH and VNC > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:04:57 -0500 > > Dave, > > Opps, forgot reply-all to post to list. Anyway, is your remote server > listening on port 5904? No firewall or other blocking > software in way of > SSH > connection. Form SSH shell (I use putty client on windows) > try: telnet > localhost 5904. If get response "RFB 003.003" your SSH > tunnel and VNC > server > config are fine. If not, tunneling from client side is > suspect or you may > be > filtering packets on Unix side for port 5904. Good luck. > > Glenn > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dave T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:17 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: SSH and VNC > > > > > >Hi, Glen, > > > >That didn't work. I got a VNC info dialog box that said, > >"Failed to connect > >to server." :( I tried using the IP address for localhost, > >too, and that > >produced the same error. > > > >Dave > > > > > > > > > >----Original Message Follows---- > >From: "Glenn Lovitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "'Dave T.'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: SSH and VNC > >Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:50:37 -0500 > > > >Your soooooo close... > > > >vcnviewer localhost:54 > > > >(or use I.P.=127.0.0.1 if localhost not defined in the > >%sysroot%\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file). > > > >Regards, > > > >Glenn Lovitz > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Behalf Of Dave T. > > > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:59 AM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: SSH and VNC > > > > > > > > >I've read a gazillion posts in the archives, but I haven't > > >found my answer. > > >Following is what I am doing from my Windows SSH client: > > > > > >ssh -L 5954:unix_host:5904 unix_host > > > > > >The UNIX host is an SSH server, and I get a connection. > > > > > >Then, on my PC, I have tried to run all of the following, with > > >no success: > > > > > >vncviewer unix_host:54 > > >vncviewer unix_host:4 > > >vncviewer unix_host:04 > > >vncviewer unix_host:1 > > > > > >My understanding was that the first one would work, but none > > >of these work. > > >What am I doing wrong? > > > > > >Dave > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > >_______________________________________________ > > >VNC-List mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To remove yourself from the list visit: > > >http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
