I am trying to push VNC but everyone here complains that it is a lot slower
than PCanywhere from their modem's at home.  The babies gotta have a
bazillion colors and all they do is look at code.  Doesn't make sense but,
alas, I am a lowly admin.  What do I know :-p

- Joel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Cranston" <ccranston@vistavdi.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: pcanywhere


> Joel   ,
> Just thought that i would let you know an even easier more secure way to
> accomplish the same task.
>
> I have been using VNC which is a cross platfrom pcanywhere on my
> window's box at home ..from my linux box at work for a couple months now
> ... until i got my linux ipchains firewall/NAT up ..then i got concerned
> about security ... so i looked into tunneling VNC over SSH ... it's
> really easy .. it's FREE ...which you just can't beat.
>
> So the skinny on how i did it ... for anyone out there trying to
> accomplish this task ..
>
> 1.  If you are on a linux box at work (which i hope you are all on :) go
> to www.freshmeat.net and search VNC .. get the VNC for windows part on
> yoru windows box installed as a service.
>
> 2. get the linux piece and install it ... install SSH .. (we want to
> encrypt it ) since you know that PCAnywhere is both expensive buggy and
> very insecure :)
>
> 3. From your linux box ssh to your firewall .. then run the vncviewer
> from your linux box ...
> bam !.. you have a remove window secured via ssh and it's FREE  !!.. and
> no more port forewarding ...
>
> If you have any questions or you do something even cooler .... please
> let me know
>
> Chad Cranston
> Network Admin
> ccranston@vistavdi.com
>
>
>
>
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