> -----Original Message----- > From: ad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Seth and Steve, thank you so much for your advice. We > still havent been able to connect to the Linux VNC > server from our Win client. When attempting to > connect, I specified the IP address of the Linux > server in our LAN (e.g., 192.168.0.10:1), but the > dialog box still just disappears.
Does the box disappear before or after the password question? If after the question, it is an vnc issue (like badd password or such) If it is before the question, try the telnet trick: `telnet linuxbox 5901`. Have you tried to get access from the console (:0.0) to the local Xvnc (like `vncviewer :1` or `telnet localhost 5901`)? If this gives proper results and remote connections don't, it's the security settings in your linux box that trouble you. Try to find the firewall and security settings in your distro and open port 5901 for remote access. > > As suggested, I downloaded Ethereal and captured the > network messages and have made sure that the > /etc/hosts file in the Linux has the IP address and > name of the Win Client. I couldnt find anything out > of the ordinary (of course I am not exactly sure what > to look for). The captures did not look significantly > different from the log of the successful attempt to > connect to another Win2K Vnc Server, except that the > captures for the attempt to connect to the Linux VNC > server were cut off short. Again the Linux VNC > server logs (/home/user/.vnc/hostname) show Refused > connection from client. This can still be a security issue. Are both machines in the same IP domain (same netmask, similar IP address). > > I would appreciate any advice. What appears to be > wrong? The DNS server settings?, Access permissions?. > Also, would any of the followings be the source of > the problem? I don't think the network is an issue here: The viewer machine gets at the server machine since it appears in the log. > Best to start at the firewall settings. > 1./etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny settings (of > the Linux box) > 2./etc/hosts settings (of the Linux box) > 3.PAM auth. (of the Linux box) > 4.DNS (ours is on a Win2K machine) > 5.router settings > > Also, this may or may not be relevant, but we are > having trouble with our Samba connection to the Linux > machine. Although we can see the Linux files/folders, > we cannot copy files into the Linux folders from a > Windows machines, although we are asked for user and > passwords (we can do the reverse copy). I bet if you solve one, you solve the other. CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
