On 2004-10-19 09:07:13 -0400, "Scot L. Harris" <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
Stopping iptables using the command suggested allowed me to log in! But the only window I had was a terminal window and it didn't look anything like the desktop looks like. Isn't this what VNC is supposed to do is make it so I have the desktop remotely?
There are a couple of things that could be a problem.
1. Make sure iptables is not blocking port 5901 (default port). To do a quick test just disable iptables temporarily by running the command: service iptables stop
I don't know how to let port 5901 through. Can someone give me a command I can use to start this?
If this works then you will need to configure iptables to let port 5901 through.
I have run the vncserver command and initiated a password.
2. vncserver is not running. You need to make sure you have set a
password for vnc. If you have not vncserver will not run. There is a
vncpasswd command. You need to run that as the user you run vncserver
as. It will create a directory and some files under you home account. (set this up under a regular user account not root, you can use su to
get root permissions when needed)
3. If using the vncviewer from windows make sure you append :1 to the IP address you use for the system you are connecting to.
Thanks, Jeremy
