Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:26:23 +0000 From: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> To: jaco@premsoft.co.za Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [4.9-R] Ip forwarding for internal VNC. Message-ID: <20031219192623.GA652@submonkey.net> In-Reply-To: <2063.196.39.12.116.1071861142.squirrel@webmail.premsoft.co.za> References: <2063.196.39.12.116.1071861142.squirrel@webmail.premsoft.co.za>
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On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 09:12:22PM +0200, jaco@premsoft.co.za wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I have the following setup: > > FreeBSD Server (4.9-R) > 2 NIC's > [xl0,Public Range IP, 196.xx.xx.xx] > [xl1,Private Range IP, 192.168.0.1] > > Windows 2k server > [Private IP, 192.168.0.2] > > The Windows 2000 server is running VNC and is serving as > an application server for windows software that is not-so-stable on > FreeBSD. :P (The windows machine is not connected directly to the > Internet for obvious reasons ;) ) > > What I want: I want to be able to connect to the VNC service > running on the Windows machine, via the Internet. > > Is it possible to set up port forwarding so that if I connect > to the FreeBSD machine on port 5800, the request be forwarded > to the Windows machine on port 5800? Do I need to set up the > FreeBSD machine in any specific way to accomplish this setup? Don't do that. Use ssh port forwarding; that way the tunnel only exists when you want it to, and you will be the only person who can use it. Check the ssh manpage for details; see the -L option. Ceri --
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