Can't access vncserver from TightVNC on WinXP

[Amichai Rotman]

It might be related to permissions - check out the hosts command

On 8/30/05, techranj-subs at yahoo.com <techranj-subs at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> got a bit of an issue. Have vncserver (V4.0-5) running on Fedora Core 2. 
> The box running Fedora is
> on a public IP with no firewall or NAT in front of it. Just an ADSL 
> modem/Router with Firewall/NAT
> turned off. "vncserver" starts up without errors except a few messages 
> about security policy file
> and font paths and stuff. When I use a local Remote Desktop Client from 
> KDE to VNC into it, it
> works without problems. But when I use WinXP (TightVNC Viewer), I get 
> "Failed to Connect to
> Server" error on the client side. The WinXP PC is on the same network 
> behind the same Router, same
> LAN etc. and is also on a Public IP.
> 
> On doing a Packet capture using ethereal, I see the WinXP PC sending a TCP 
> message to the
> vncserver machine and the vncserver machine responds with an ICMP message 
> of "Destination
> unreachable (Host administratively prohibited) i.e. Type 3, Code 10. I 
> have no idea what's going
> on.
> 
> Any ideas?
> TechRanj
> 
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