On 5/7/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Does anyone know much about the remote desktop stuff in Ubuntu? system > > preferences > remote desktop > > It's basically a app to control VNC isn't it? > > I wanted to be able to offer remote support to a friend across the > internet, but don't want to compromise the security of his computer > adversely. Hence I didn't want it to run on a default port etc... > > Does anyone know how to shore this up a little? > > Thanks as always > > Chris > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
Hi Chris, You are right, it is a VNC server called vino-server, and you can change the default port. - Open up gconf-editor (Alt+F2, run gconf-editor). - Browse to the key /desktop/gnome/remote_access/use_alternative_port and check the checkbox. - Modify the value of the alternative_port key. - Restart vino with the remote desktop config dialog. There is also a key "require_encryption", which you can check to allow only TLS-encrypted connections into the server. I don't know of any VNC clients offhand that support TLS encryption, however. It may be easier though, to keep the existing port on VNC/vino, and specify on your friends route to forward router connections, port 6789 to machine, port 5900 (default VNC port). Cheers, Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
