On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Bob Hoffman <bob at bobhoffman.com> wrote: [snip] > opened port 5902 in iptables, restarted iptables > |INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5902 -j ACCEPT [snip] > in putty I made a saved session called 'vnc to my server' > went to connections, ssh, tunnels in putty explorer > added source port, 5902 > destination I put in localhost:5902 > click add > then save the whole session (go back to session page) [snip] Note if you are exclusively using an SSH tunnel to access your VNC, you don't need to open a port for VNC in the firewall. In fact, not opening a direct port for VNC is a good way of enforcing the tunnel to secure the connection. -- William Hooper