I was just wondering if any virus generators, etc., might know about this
port and try to gain access into my PC that way. Is that a security risk?
After all, I do have a workaround where I disable NPF, connect to VNC, and
then immediately re-enable NPF. That leaves me unprotected for maybe ten
seconds maximum. Maybe I should leave well enough alone?
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From: Seth Kneller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 9:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: WinVNC and Norton Personal Firewall 2001
Mickey Ferguson writes:
>I've just installed Norton Personal Firewall 2001 (version 3.0?)
>on my PC at
>home. I have WinVNC Host installed on my PC at work. I connect
>to our work
>network using Virtual Private Network. Before installing NPF, I could
>connect (using WinVNC Client) to my work PC with no problems. After
>installing NPF, the only way I can connect is if I disable NPF. Any
>suggestions on how to adjust NPF so that I can connect to my work
>PC without
>completely disabling NPF?
You need to allow port 5800 or 5900 (if you use a web browser & Java to use
VNC) to accept incoming connections. Refer to your documentation for Norton
Personal Firewall because I have never used it.
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