Hi there,
I want to administrate a network from my home computer. Suppose this infrastructure:
HOME: Opensuse 12.1
MOUSEHOLE: Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS
REMOTE: Opensuse 11.4
Only MOUSEHOLE can be reached via the internet, so I ssh-pipe the connection:
ssh -C -L 5901:localhost:5901 ME@MOUSEHOLE
and there:
ssh -C -L 5901:localhost:5901 ME@REMOTE
With that connection, I open a second console and start
vncviewer localhost::5901
and get to the KDE-Login on REMOTE … but when I login, the connection suddenly closes.
Console log:
Connected to RFB server, using protocol version 3.7
Enabling TightVNC protocol extensions
No authentication needed
Desktop name "nobody's x11 desktop (REMOTE:1)"
VNC server default format:
16 bits per pixel.
Least significant byte first in each pixel.
True colour: max red 31 green 63 blue 31, shift red 11 green 5 blue 0
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*" to type FontStruct
Using default colormap which is TrueColor. Pixel format:
32 bits per pixel.
Least significant byte first in each pixel.
True colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0
ShmCleanup called
Using shared memory PutImage
Same machine: preferring raw encoding
vncviewer: VNC server closed connection
ShmCleanup called
What’s the problem?
Btw: VNC is enabled via YaST on HOME and REMOTE. “vncviewer localhost::5901” (ie VNC from HOME to HOME) works.