Lesser of 2 evils in absence of ssh

[David Smith]

>Hello,
>
>Without ssh, is it better to
>connect from a PC veiwer to
>a solaris server over the
>internet, or the following:
>start the solaris server
>with -localhost, telnet into
>the sun box and use vncconnect
>to make the server connect to
>your remote PC viewer.

I would say the first is more secure.  Regularly changing your 
password would also be a good idea since the VNC password chat is not 
exceptionally strong, but it is much better than passing your login 
and password in the clear.

Luck.
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David A. Smith
<smithd@blkbox.com>
The box said: "Needs Windows 98 or better," so I bought a Macintosh.