[CentOS] Unablce to open VNC

[Theo Band]

Todd Cary wrote:
> He is what I would like to do:
>
> Using Putty, log onto the server.  Then type in
>
> vncviewer server:1
>
> and "see" the Desktop of the server *without* having the vnc ports 
> open on the server; instead have the vnc data transferred via the SSH 
> connection.
>
> Todd
Start the vncserver and verify that it works locally by doing a 
vncviewer server:1 on the same machine (this should give a nice picture 
in picture in picture..). This is what already works, right?
 From a windows machine setup the a putty session by having a tunnel 
forwarding local port 5901 to server:5901. Then start a vncviewer on 
Windows (Realvnc/Tightvnc) and go to localhost:1 (so not to server:1) 
(You tried to start vncviewer in the putty shell? This will not work)

Theo