You can also use PuTTY on windows with an X viewer. You then connect to the linux server via SSH with X-forwarding enabled.
On Monday 14 July 2003 02:19, Bryce wrote: > Thanks for the info, unfortinitly, i wasn't detailed enough about the > setup, its a windows viewer to a linux server. > > Sorry for the miscommunication. > > bryce > > On Monday 14 July 2003 07:00 am, Norberto BENSA wrote: > > Bryce wrote: > > > Has anyone tried setting up a VNC session through SSH, from a windows > > > box to a linux box? Can you point me to any good documentation and or > > > tips? > > > > Which one is the server? Windows or Linux? > > > > I did it with Windows being the server. > > > > Emerge (eerrrr... doble click) on OpenSSH setup program. Add the passwd > > and group. Setup winvnc to listen ONLY on loopback. > > > > Then on the Linux box (client) > > > > $ ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 windowsbox > > $ vncviewer -encondings tight localhost:0 > > (I'm using tightvnc) > > > > The other way around can't be that hard. I guess you can use PuTTY on > > Windows to open the tunnel, the rest is almost identical. > > > > HTH, > > Norberto > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
