Accessing multiple VNC servers using only one SSH port?

[Jerry Westrick]

On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 22:39, William Hooper wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com 
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Atherton
> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:12 PM
> > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com
> > Subject: Accessing multiple VNC servers using only one SSH port?
> > 
> > 
> > I've gone through the FAQ and mailing list looking for an 
> > answer to this 
> > problem, but so far I haven't seen anything relevant. Sorry if I just 
> > missed it.
> > 
> > I'm trying to figure out a way to use a single open port on a 
> > firewall to 
> > connect to one of several VNC servers. Something like this 
> > (apologies to 
> > the proportional font crowd):
> > 
> >                                              -- VNC Server 1
> >                                              |
> >    Client -> Internet -> Firewall -> SSH  ---|- VNC Server 2
> >                          port 22    Server   |
> >                                              -- VNC Server 3
> > 
> [snip]
> 
> You don't mention what operating systems are involved, but I believe
> this is answered on the "Using VNC with SSH" page (
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html ) under "more advanced
> use".  All communication over the Internet is handled by SSH port
> forwarding.
> 
The theory is nice, in practise it's quite easy:
"vncviewer -via Firewall VNC_Server_2:0"



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> William Hooper
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