I found that manually establishing a ssh tunnel via terminal and then logging in to localhost DOES work so, this is definitely a problem with vinagre.
Yet another example of the frequent regressions that happen in GNOME packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994395 Title: cannot do a VNC connection over an ssh tunnel in precise To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vinagre/+bug/994395/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs