vnc problem with linux firewall

[paulo]

Em Terga, 19 de Abril de 2005 06:54, o QUINN MCKINSEY escreveu:
> I'm not sure if you guys could help because I am using tightvnc on linux
> mandrake 10.1.  Anyway the problem is that when I turned on the firewall
> and opened the ports vnc server uses, namely 5900 and 5800, I couldn't
> connect.  Keep in mind I was able to connect before.  So, then I turned off
> the firewall, but now it still doesn't work.  I'm thinking that tightvnc
> changed the port number that it use when it saw the firewall was on and
> didn't change back when I turned it off or that this is a major bug.  I'm
> not sure which.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Try to open port 5901 and 5801 assuming you are using vncserver in desktop 1.
port                  desktop
5900                    0
5901                     1
5902                     2
               .                         
               .
               .
               .
and so on.....

Best Reagads.....
Paulo Martins