If you're looking for tunneling software (which you should be), try the free "stunnel". It uses SSL encryption and certificates to secure any ports. There is a HowTo called "How To Secure VNC With Stunnel" that I wrote and placed on the Fedora Forums at http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=186431
The HowTo is written for Windows stunnel/VNC Viewer (clients) going to a Fedora Server stunnel/VNC Server, but the server setup is simpler for a Windows machine. There are ample examples in the install files from http://www.stunnel.org/ too. I would definitely not recommend leaving ports 5900/5800 open to any network from the Internet. Port scanners check these and unscrupulous hackers try to exploit them. ./Cal On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 11:00 -0400, Kim Whaley wrote: > Nope. The machine is XP Pro sp 2. I'm not going anywhere near Vista until > I absolutely have to. I did yank IE 7 off the machine because I thought it > might be a problem but that didn't help either. > > I am willing try anything at this point. Part of the reason I do VNC is so > that I can connect to my work VNC computers as they are on a separate > network and my work's network blocks internal addresses from going to them. > > I'll let you know if the tunneling software works. > > Kim Whaley > > > On 5/15/08, Ryo Koyama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Kim > > > > Any chance that you're trying to connect to a Vista machine? That would > > exhibit the problem that you're having. > > > > If not, my company make a remote tunneling software package (free download) > > that works with VNC and eliminates the need for router config. If you want > > to give that a go, you can go to http://www.yoics.com to download and you > > can find information on VNC configuration here: > > http://help.yoics.com/xpvnc.php > > > > Ryo > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Kim Whaley > > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:42 AM > > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > Cc: Kim Whaley Gmail > > Subject: Free VNC Problems > > > > I've been looking for a reason for my problem in the archives and joined > > the > > list. I have tried the connection refused/connection timed out solutions > > but that doesn't seem to work. The only way I can get it to work, briefly, > > is to reboot my router and then it doesn't stay for me to try from > > work. It > > is an intermittent problem so I think I have a timeout somewhere in my > > network. I run Free VNC at home but connect via the Enterprise viewer > > because that is what I have for 4 machines at work. It worked until I had > > to change routers. The weird part is that it will work for a time, then > > quit working until I reboot the router. > > > > I got a new router (old one died a horrible death), a NETGEAR RangeMax > > Wireless router model WPN824v2, and this problem has been happening ever > > since. It's connected to AT&T DSL (6.0 MB highest they have in my area) > > via > > Westall 6600 Modem. Internet works but VNC to my machine is sporatic at > > best. Before I call the manufacturer of the router, (I already verified > > setup for the modem with AT&T), I wanted to make sure I have everything > > setup correctly. I have holes in the router for ports 5900 and 5800 to > > point to my machine that is on an internal address that I assigned by the > > router so that it is static. Internal VNC works from another machine but > > not external. I have run the test to make sure VNC is working from the > > server and it finds it. I have unistalled and reinstalled VNC Free > > edition. Turning on and off the Windows Firewall on my machine (Win XP SP2 > > Pro, the ports are allowed when it is on) doesn't make a difference. I've > > changed the setting in the router for an "open" firewall and that doesn't > > make a difference either. It seems like there is a timeout somewhere and I > > can find it in my router. If you have any clue where I can go to, that > > would be great. Right now, the machine I'm trying to connect is saying > > connection refused. > > > > Kim Whaley > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
