Why would it be a bad idea to open, say, 5801 to the internet? That's all I would need to open. I have realVNC running a mini http server that pops up a java applet to run vnc. This is nice because then I can run the remote desktop from anywhere that has a web browser with java. Another question: RH8 has a little program they call "Public file server" which, when you go to http://yourip:8001/, opens a html file directory. It displays the contents of a specific public file server folder that you specify. Are there any inherent risks to this? thanks justin waynej at dccmn.com wrote: > It's probably not a good idea to open 5800 or 5900 onto the internet. > > I would suggest you install ssh/sshd. From the remote PC, you can run > putty that can be configured to open a piggyback port. > > Example, I use putty at work to connect to my RH firewall at home. At the > same time, putty listens on port 5999 on my work pc. Any connection on > that port is mirrored to port 5900 on my laptop at home behind the > firewall. > > Much safer. > > >>Its not an answer to your question, but keep in mind that VNC also >>requires port 5900+display to work. The 5800+display port is only the >>applet viewer. >> >>Jay >> >> >>On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 23:54, Justin Haaheim wrote: >> >>>I'm trying to set up my firewall to allow incoming connections on port >>> 5801 (remote desktop stuff). In red hat 8, i've tried using the >>>"security" utility, but when I go to save and exit, it doesn't save >>>the information. I'll go back into the utility and it will all be >>>reset. Is there a file I can edit to change this information, or a >>>better way to go about this (or does anybody know if there's a fix >>>for this bug)? >>> >>>thanks >>>justin >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, >>>Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>>https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, >>Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list