At 11:41 PM 2/16/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>Eric:
> Two quick questions for ya:
>
>1. Have you ever gotten the LinkSys box to forward any ports?
> I mean, not just for VNC, for anything. Sometimes you have
> to specify *opening* the port, as well as specifiying that
> you want to *forward* it; two-steps.
Yes, several times.
>2. Next time you've got the port-forwarding setup for your
> VNC box, try connecting to it with telnet. So, telnet to
> 209.172.152.101:5900 and report how it fails. It if drops
> quickly, the firewall is likely still blocking the port.
> If it lingers...it may be that your LAN machine is having
> difficulty getting packets *out* of the firewall.
Now, why didn't I think of that ;-) Great idea. I will give it a shot.
> Good luck!
>
>-Scott
>
>PS: Alternative: get a firewall with a *lot* more support -- see
> leaf.sourceforge.net. Great project. :)
Thanks for the help, and the tip. I will check it out.
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