[K12OSN] how to VNC into 4.2.0 server?

[Petre Scheie]

Angus Carr wrote:
> richard ingalls wrote:
> 
>> --- Ron Freidel <rfreidel at computergeex.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> When I need to see a desktop on a remote server I do
>>> it via ssh
>>>
>>> ssh -C -l ronf hostname.k12.mt.us -L
>>> 5900:127.0.0.1:5900
>>>
>>> that forwards the correct ports for a vnc
>>> connection. Then on my laptop I do a
>>>
>>> vncviewer localhost
>>> and the remote desktop loads via the ssh connection.
>>>
>>> No need to open any additional ports other than 22
>>> for the ssh connection.
>>>
>>> richard ingalls (aslansreturn at yahoo.com) wrote:
>>>   
>>>
>>>> how can i VNC into a 4.2.0 server?  what do i need
>>>>     
>>>
>>> to
>>>   
>>>
>>>> open up in the firewall to make this happen?  i'm
>>>> assuming the problem is in the firewall... is this
>>>>     
>>>
>>> correct?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> that's a cool trick!
>>
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> Cooler yet:
> vncviewer -via my.host.here.ca localhost:0
> 
> the -via parameter sets up a ssh session to deal with the tunnelling. If 
> you have keys and so on set up, then this produces a vncviewer window 
> with minimal user intervention.
> 
> Angus.
> 
Note that this works only with TightVNC's vncviewer.  RealVNC does not 
support the -via parameter.

Petre