Re: vnc server

[ilaiy <ilaiy.e () gmail com>]

VNC sessions are not encryted.

Try tunneling the traffic through a ssh session or a VPN connection
and you should be good.

./thanks
ilaiy

On 1/22/06, Jared Lyvers <jared () lewiscommunications com> wrote:
> First off, sorry Simon.  I ment to send this to the list but sent it to
> only you instead.
>
> Now, on to my real question.
>
> I'm looking to use VNC on my windows machine for remote logins.  Currently
> I only have the following open ports:
>
> 25/tcp   open   smtp
> 80/tcp   open   http
> 113/tcp  closed auth
> 1352/tcp open   lotusnotes
> 5902/tcp open   vnc-2
> 5903/tcp open   vnc-3
> 8080/tcp open   http-proxy
>
> Are there any security problems that I may be over looking by using VNC on
> my machine?
>
> Regards,
>
> JL
>
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