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first make sure vnc is actually running and listening. when you start the |
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server, it should tell you what address and X display offset it's using. |
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Make sure with netstat -a that it really is listening there. Second, are you |
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running iptables on that box? as a quick test, if you are, shut down |
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iptables and see if you can see it. |
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On Sunday 23 October 2005 18:10, Mark wrote: |
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> I followed the instructions on the Gentoo wiki about configuring VNC |
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> server, but I am not able to connect either inside the LAN or from the |
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> outside, despite having port forwarding enabled for it on my firewall. I |
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> went through the instructions twice, and everything is as listed. Anybody |
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> know if there are some common mistakes made not mentioned in the article |
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> that I might check for? Alternatively, is there a better solution for |
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> remote access to my Gentoo box I should be looking at? Thanks! |
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> Mark |
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> [unwieldy legal disclaimer would go here - feel free to type your own] |
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