first make sure vnc is actually running and listening. when you start the server, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using. Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there. Second, are you running iptables on that box? as a quick test, if you are, shut down iptables and see if you can see it. On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote: > I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC > server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the > outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I > went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody > know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article > that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for > remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! > > -- > Mark > [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own]
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