I can do a remote install when both computers are on the local network but when I try to do a remote install on a friend's computer the following occurs:

I remote login to his computer and setup /boot/grub2/grub.cfg for the remote install to go from F20 to F21.

menuentry 'Remote Install' {
set root='hd0,msdos1'
echo    'Loading Linux'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-remote repo=hd:sda3:/install/Fedora-Server-netinst-i386-21.iso noselinux ks.device=MAC_address ks=hd:sda3:/install/ks.cfg --noip6 vnc vncconnect=MY_IP vncpassword=PASSWORD ramdisk_size=8192 panic=30
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd  /boot/initrd-remote.img
}

I then issue the 2 commands:
grub2-reboot "Remote Install"
reboot

His computer reboots, highlights the 'Remote Install' entry and then boots.

When it gets to the part on connecting VNC it displays connected.

I  had started vncviewer --listen on my computer.
This is listening on port 5500. I also had port 5500 ACCEPTed in my iptables.

I get the password window type the password in, the window disappears and then NOTHING else happens.

I have tried the connect mode, direct mode, re-tested on a local computer to verify I have his computer setup correctly.
I have setup my firewall to ACCEPT all packets from his IP address.

I took out the vncpassword and I got the initial window and NOTHING else.

I assume that I am overlooking something on my side like a iptables entry but nothing is evident to me. The documentation on Anaconda indicates that I have the 2 computers setup correctly.

I know I am overlooking something but what?

Any help or pointers will be appreciated,

Thanks

David
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