SSH and VNC

[Glenn Lovitz]

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:davidlt77@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:17 PM
>To: lovitzg@pogo-hou.pogoproducing.com
>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" <lovitzg@pogoproducing.com>
>To: "'Dave T.'" <davidlt77@hotmail.com>
>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: vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com
>[mailto:vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com]On
> >Behalf Of Dave T.
>
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:59 AM
> >To: vnc-list@realvnc.com
> >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
> >
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