Win VNC client not connecting to FC2 VNC server

[John DeCarlo]

Frank,

Frank Rehwinkel wrote:

> Found that if I disable the firewall completely, via
> 
>   system-config-securitylevel
> 
> the vncviewer from the WinXP box works.  Can someone
> point me to a description of the firewall features
> in FC2 (or at least for FC1) so I can see what needs
> to be done to keep open the vnc tcp ports (5900+)
> while
> having the firewall otherwise enabled?

I had the same problem.  Decided to edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables (after 
making a backup first).  I just duplicated the line for port 80 and 
changed the 80 to a 5901.  Now everything works just fine.

Of course it would be more secure to tunnel the VNC session over ssh, 
but if you aren't worried about security (all on your local LAN), this 
should help.

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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own