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VNC over SSH

Prerequisities
Server
SSH
VNC Server

Client
Putty
VNC Client

Network
Open firewall port 22 for SSH

Putty
Setup
Launch PuTTY
Configuration: Connection -> SSH -> Tunnels
Set Source Port: "5901"
Set Destination: localhost:5901 OR purcell-linux:5901
Choose a port forward for "Local"
Click Add

Connect
  1. Open a PuTTY session and logon to Linux box's SSH server.
  2. Launch VNC Viewer and enter localhost:1 as the VNC Server.
  3. Your SSH session will be forwarded to the Linux box. You should get prompted for the VNC Password setup on the VNC server on Linux.
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Created by john. Last Modification: Monday 17 of October, 2005 06:44:16 MDT by john.