Well, it does not work although I get validated by ssh and get a prompt.
I sent to the list the verbose listing on what happens when I try to login.
SSH is saying the port is forwarded. When I try to use it, there is always the
mention why it failed ("reason: bla bla" bit) but no one seem to know
anything about it.
Serge.
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, you wrote: > "Erdely, Michael" wrote:
> >
> > Well... I have to be honest with you, I haven't worked with the Linux
> > version of VNC Server for a while. And not with SSH. Maybe it is enabled
> > by default. Then, I'm not sure why it isn't working.
> >
> > -ME
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Serge Dutremble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: VNC and SSH
> >
> > > I know how to do this with the Windows server but I have not found a
> > switch on
> > > the Linux server to cover that. Can you expand on how to do this?
> > >
> > > As Jay Freeman suggested to me privately, my problem is not restricted to
> > > VNC port forwarding. No other ports seem to work either. I agree with
> > him on
> > > this one and will pursue the issue on an SSH list.
> > >
> > > For the list:
> > >
> > > 1. I suspect it may be a conflict with my older Linux Mandrake
> > > configuration although I do not think so. Such conflicts would have been
> > > reported long ago.
> > >
> > > 2. Another possibility is that my firewall (ipchains on the
> > > Linux server) stops the forwarding. Does anyone have any
> > > ideas on which ipchain rule must be enabled (on not
> > > disabled) to ensure the ssh port forwarding works? I have checked the
> > obvious
> > > 58xx and 59xx series but all this work directly anyway. Anyone know if
> > ssh
> > > uses some other ports for redirection?
>
> If you get logged in via SSH using the -L blah:blah:blah argument,
> then the forwarding connection has been set up. Since SSH
> multiplexes the forwarded connections over the port-22
> channel, it is not necessary for either firewall to know
> anything about the ports being forwarded. If you can log in to
> the remote host and get an SSH prompt, then forwarding
> should work fine.
>
> -- Joe
>
> > >
> > > 3. The suggestion from Michael to check for
> > > loopback is also possible. Once I figure out how to allow loopback on the
> > > linux server, I will report to the list with the results.
> > >
> > > Serge.
> > >
>
> -- Joe Knapka
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