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hello im using Ubuntu and i need help dose anyone know how i can get remote desktop to work on a outside Internet connection i can get it to work ...
  1. 09-17-2010 #1
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    hello im using Ubuntu and i need help dose anyone know how i can get remote desktop to work on a outside Internet connection i can get it to work on my router but my brother cant access it from his pc i have vnc view on his pc but ever time i try to connect from his pc it keep saying cant connect any idea how i would fix this i have the firewall on my Linux system turned off
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    Hi tdm333 and welcome to the forums.

    Is the VNC server behind a router? If so, you'll need to configure it to forward the proper ports to the server machine. If the machine is (for example) at 192.168.1.1, then you'd configure your router to forward ports 5801 and 5901 to 192.168.1.1. Ports 590* is for VNC and 580* is for Java. That way, he can access your VNC server through his java enabled web browser. Let's say (as another example) your network IP as given by your ISP is 123.45.678.9. Open the web browser and put in the address window:
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    http://123.45.678.9:5801
    That would get you connected to the VNC server from outside the network.
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    how would i change the port setting on the router and i so far can only accest the remote desktop only from the other pc in the house im try to get it to connect from my brother house in the moring and see if it working now but atm it not letting me connect from his house to mine
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    Viewing the server's desktop is slightly more involved. Here's a good "how to."

    Share your Ubuntu Desktop Using Remote Desktop|Ubuntu Geek
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