I downloaded, built, and installed the latest RealVNC...but still no go (btw...I needed to symlink /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts to /usr/share/X11 to get this to work).
Although I hadn't installed a firewall (that I was aware of), this seemed more and more like a port blocking issue (even though iptables indicated no rules being applied). So, I installed webmin and it's iptables firewall module and fought fire with fire...I turned on that firewall and explicitly ALLOW'ed all incoming traffic. VOILA. I can now connect to my vncserver from other boxes. (Now time to tighten down that firewall). There are scattered reports of other Ubuntu users having problems like this, while others seem to have no problems. So it remains unclear how I did this to my machine, or whether it was something the installer did when I first installed Ubuntu Breezy Badger. But had it not been for these problems, I would not have gotten the latest vnc server, webmin, or firewall! Thanks for all your help, Eric -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of John Aldrich Sent: Mon 12/5/2005 3:32 PM To: Kort, Eric Cc: RealVNC List (E-mail) Subject: RE: Can't connect to vncserver running on Ubuntu Linux box Hmm... that would appear to be a problem on the Ubuntu box. What version of VNC is running on that box? Can you install RealVNC on that one instead of whatever's on there currently? -----Original Message----- From: Kort, Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:32 PM To: John Aldrich Subject: RE: Can't connect to vncserver running on Ubuntu Linux box Plus...I have the same problem trying to access the vncserver from another linux box. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Aldrich Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 2:27 PM To: Kort, Eric; [email protected] Subject: RE: Can't connect to vncserver running on Ubuntu Linux box Do you have the XP firewall running? If so, try putting in an exception for the VNC Executable... even if it's not running, enable it, put in the exception and disable it. There is anecdotal evidence that the XP firewall can block things, even if it's not "enabled." Also, any other firewall/antivirus/security software on the XP box? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kort, Eric Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 1:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Can't connect to vncserver running on Ubuntu Linux box I am running vncserver on my Ubuntu Linux box (fresh install, Breezy Badger), and trying to connect to it from my windows XP box, but have not been able to (I can connect to other linux and windows-based VNC servers from this box on my network). I CAN connect to this server from the localhost. From my windows box, however, I do not even get a log-in prompt. Vncviewer 3.x states "Failed to connect to server" and vncviewer 4 (set to use only 3.3 protocol) states "unable to connect to host: Connection refused (10061)". I can find no trace of VNC errors in the system log. Here are the responses to the troubleshooting steps: >Can you "ping" the VNC Server from the Viewer machine? YES, and vice-versa >Are the Viewer and Server on the same LAN? YES >Are you sure the VNC Server is running? YES. telnet-ing my vncserver on port 5900 yields response of RFB 003.003 >Can you get to the VNC password prompt? No. >Is the VNC Server restricting connections? No. Can someone advise me what to try next? Thank you, -Eric Kort This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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