RE: Connecting through a D-Link router

[Bob M. <rvm@CBORD.com>]

From: P Stern
> 
> I can connect from outside to my home computer using tightVNC if I 
> bypass my home router, no problem.  However with the router in place
it 
> seems impossible to connect.  I have set up the 'virtual server' 
> settings in my router (D-Link-604) to direct all port 5800 and 5900
data 
> to the right PC, but it simply isn't working.  Both the server and 
> viewer are set to use the default (5800 and 5900) ports by the way.
> 
> Any ideas much appreciated.

Well, first of all, you don't really want to be running a raw VNC
connection over the Internet. You need to provide a secure pipe to pass
it through. I am not familiar with that particular router, but many have
the option to set up a VPN or SSH server that will allow you to tunnel
the VNC connection inside the encrypted socket. I use a PPTP VPN
connection into my home firewall (m0n0wll), and there is a New
Connection wizard that sets up MS-Windows as the client. I simply tell
it I want to log into the office.

Bob McConnell