Verify my Connection
B. Scott Smith
scott "at" smithdomain.com
Sat Jul 23 04:13:01 2005
You're very welcome. I'm CC'ing to the list for future searches.
Bob Cohen wrote:
> It works! Thanks for all your help!
>
> Bob Cohen <jamokebob "at" yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> OK. Thanks. I guess I'll reconfigure from your earlier email below
> and try again. How do I confirm that I'm using the tunnel once all
> is setup correctly.
>
> "B. Scott Smith" <scott "at" smithdomain.com> wrote:
>
> No, it can not be setup that way.
> With SSH, only the data traveling between the client (the
> PuTTY computer
> in the case) and the SSH server machine is encrypted. So, in
> order to
> encrypt the data between the home computer and the remote one
> is to
> either run an SSH server on the remote computer (or some other
> computer
> on the same local network as the remote computer), or to
> initiate the
> tunnel from PuTTY on the remote computer to your home
> computer's SSH
> server using what is called a "reverse tunnel".
>
> Sorry if I've confused you even more...
>
> Bob Cohen wrote:
>
> > Hi Scott,
> >
> > Thanks for the quickreply. If you look at my detailed setup
> once more,
> > you will see that I am running the SSH server on the home
> computer,
> > not the remote which is running the VNC server. I then also
> have Putty
> > on the home computer which I want to connect to the remote.
> Is it not
> > possible to set it up this way?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > "B. Scott Smith" wrote:
> >
> > You are probably NOT using the SSH tunnel.
> > First, although putty points to the remote IP to connect,
> the tunnel
> > should not. If the SSH server is running on the same box as
> the VNC
> > server, the tunnel should refer to "localhost", so it should be
> > 5800:localhost:5800.
> > Also, in order to user the Java Viewer, you will also need
> to setup a
> > tunnel for 5900:localhost:5900 as well.
> >
> > Then, to use the tunnel, you should be pointing your browser to
> > http://localhost:5800
> > NOT to the remote IP.
> >
> > Bob Cohen wrote:
> >
> > >Hello,
> > >I'm a newbee with SSH tunneling. I've read reams of
> documentation
> > but I'd like someone to verify if my setup is OK. Here's
> what I've
> > got:
> > >
> > >Home computer - Windows 2000, CYGWIN server, VNC Java Viewer,
> > Putty, Netgear router with port 22 forwarded to the home
> computer
> > address.
> > >
> > >Remote Computer - Windows XP, VNC Server, Linksys router with
> > ports 5800 & 5900 forwarded to the remote IP address.
> > >
> > >Putty is setup with the host name of the remote computer. The
> > tunnel is set up with port 5800 and the ip address of the remote
> > computer and port 5800.
> > >
> > >I am connecting from the home to the remote. I start putty
> and I
> > get a login prompt. I login with my home computer Windows
> 2000 ID
> > and password (I'm an administrator). I get a $ prompt. I then
> > start the VNC JAVA viewer and am able to connect to the remote
> > which is has the VNC server started as a service.
> > >
> > >My question is am I really connected though the tunnel or just
> > being fooled because I setup incorrectly? How can I tell?
> When I'm
> > in the middle of a connection, I can close putty (SSH) and still
> > continuing working with the remote machine. I would think I
> would
> > lose the connection.
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance!!!
> > >Bob
> > >
> > >
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