On Sunday 23 September 2007, you wrote:
> Hello John,
>
> >>>>> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > vncserver -geometry 1024x768 -localhost
> > vncconfig -nowin
> >
> > and here's what I get when I do that:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] john_old]$ ./vserver
> >
> > New 'slave1:1 (john)' desktop is slave1:1
> >
> > Starting applications specified in /home/john/.vnc/xstartup
> > Log file is /home/john/.vnc/slave1:1.log
>
> It seems like Xvnc has started fine (see the log as well).
>
> > vncconfig: unable to open display ""
>
> I'm not familiar with the vncconfig utility syntax, TightVNC does not
> use it. :)
It's just a way to show the controls. :-)
>
> > I just tried telnetting to 127.0.0.1 5901 and didn't get anything,
> > which leads me to believe that 1) VNC is not running on the linux box
> > ("PS -aux" says it is) or 2)I didn't set my tunnel up right.
>
> If Xvnc is not running, then telnetting will result in "Connection
> refused". If it just times out, it would be a good idea to search for
> firewall settings (firewall is enabled by default in Fedora Code, but
> I'm not sure if it's enabled on the loopback interface as well).
>
Well, while SSH-ed into my linux box, I tried telnetting to 127.0.0.1 5901 and
it came up with the "RFB" prompt, so that tells me that XVNC is running. I
just tried again from my wife's PC on the same LAN, and it doesn't work
either, so I know it's not my router. :-)
Here's what the PuTTY log says:
2007-09-23 15:32:21 Looking up host "192.168.0.50"
2007-09-23 15:32:21 Connecting to 192.168.0.50 port 22
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Server version: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3
2007-09-23 15:32:22 We claim version: SSH-2.0-PuTTY_Release_0.59
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Using SSH protocol version 2
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Doing Diffie-Hellman group exchange
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-1
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Host key fingerprint is:
(SNIP)
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Initialised AES-256 SDCTR client->server encryption
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client->server MAC algorithm
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Initialised AES-256 SDCTR server->client encryption
2007-09-23 15:32:22 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server->client MAC algorithm
2007-09-23 15:32:26 Sent password
2007-09-23 15:32:27 Access denied
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Sent password
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Access granted
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Opened channel for session
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Local IPv4 port 5901 forwarding to localhost:5901
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Allocated pty (ospeed 38400bps, ispeed 38400bps)
2007-09-23 15:32:30 Started a shell/command
2007-09-23 15:33:26 Opening forwarded connection to localhost:5901
2007-09-23 15:33:26 Forwarded connection refused by server:
Administratively prohibited [open failed]
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