[olug] Remote view/control of Windows XP...

[Bill Eberly]

You can forward 5900 though a SSH tunnel, and you'll get a nice, secure
connection.

On 6/3/08, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us> wrote:
>
> Great idea, except for the port 5900 part.
>
> These days VNC is like SSH - lots and lots of bots out there trying to
> brute-force your passwords. Depending on your VNC implementation
> (RealVNC in particular is well known for being easy to bypass), you're
> opening yourself up for a quick hack.
>
> Luke -Jr wrote:
> > Uh... Forward port 5900 to your PC and use VNC directly?
>
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>
> Phil Brutsche
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