[lug] /redhat 8.0/ vncserver issues

[Peter Hutnick]

r ms said:
>
> Trying to access my linux box on a local LAN using vncviewer from
> a win32 box....used the Perl script vncserver, and tells me that
> it is on localhost.localdomain:1. Looking at the log says that it's
> listening on port 5901, and http on port 5801. It's local address
> on the lan is 192.168.1.104. From the viewer, that address is entered,
> and it responds with a failed to connect to server. Any thoughts? Thx

VNC, in normal UNIX fasion, supports multiple instances.  You have to tell
the viewer /which/ vncserver at .104 you want to look at.  Try
"192.168.1.104:1".

-Peter