Re: VNC Tunneling problems through SSH

From: Samjack (device_at_null.com)
Date: 03/25/04


Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:23:49 -0600

sounds like you lost the localloopback registry settings for VNC.

"inbead" <femba2001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c8e20e1f.0403241513.5d22c078@posting.google.com...
> I have been using VNC through SSH (Putty GUI) for a while to access my
> home computer (Server) from work.
>
> Recently I changed internet service and now I can log into SSH from
> Putty but can't establish a vnc connection. Here is my configuration:
>
> On putty in the SSH Tunnels tab I have setup up:
>
> Source Port: 5905
> Destination: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5900 (Port 5900 is blocked at my work)
> with local tab checked. So the config is:
>
> L5905 xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5900
>
> After establishing connection to my home through Putty I open up VNC
>
> On VNC I type
>
> localhost:5
> also tried localhost:5905
>
> The error message I am getting is :
>
> "Loopback connections disabled"
>
> Any Ideas, what I am doing wrong?
>
> Thanks



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