[TriLUG] requirements for classes...

[Jim Ray]

it's ok.  We further guarantee insecurity by giving out the root password.

I don't know how to tunnel x over ssh...yet.  one day.

Ssh is available now, though.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian A. Henning [mailto:lugmail at cheetah.dynip.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 2:23 PM
> To: jim at neuse.net; Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] requirements for classes...
> 
> > [Jim Ray sez:] great idea.  Vnc works over IP.  Matt and I  tinkered
> with
> it
> > the other week.  Me thinks I had the wrong port open on the router,
> though.
> > > TCP port [ 5900 + vncport ] So if your VNC session is session 1, you
> open
> > > port 5901.
> > [Jim Ray sez:] cool.  If anyone wants to try it tonight, lemme know.
> 
> I remember hearing VNC wasn't safe to do in-the-clear on an unsecured
> network...  Or is that just X?  At any rate, it would simplify your port
> issues (at the router, at least) if you tunneled vnc through ssh anyhow..
> or will that be too much of a performance hit?  Not that I know how to do
> that..  just that it can be done. :-)
> 
> ~Brian