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Topic: can't set vnc password, can't set vnc password

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manishsadh Offline

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Posted: Mar. 29 2007,06:06

Hi Folks,

my system - dsl 3.2 frugal
extensions - vnc

i have been trying to set the vnc password with the command
vncpasswd. it accepts the password but when i access vnc it lets me in without prompting for password. i access my machine from office and vnc is just open for anyone to get in. please guide

Thanks.

lucky13

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Posted: Mar. 29 2007,06:41

VNC isn't secure. Can you use SSH instead? Or tunnel it through SSH? SSH is a lot more secure.

Edit: Just in case... here are a couple how-tos.
http://www-csit.phy.cam.ac.uk/cavendi....SSH.htm
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Tunnel_VNC_over_ssh

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