[ale] VNC how to punch thru DSL modem

[Howard A Story]

Yeah,  there is a nameless cable company putting people on the Internet 
wide open in the Atlanta area.  And the pushing their software on you 
during the install.  I still don't know what the remote support service 
is doing running in the background.   But hey they are keeping me busy.  
I have to say that at least Bellsouth is putting out DSL modems that do 
NAT out of the box and that helps stops scanners right out of the box.

Adrin


James P. Kinney III wrote:
> Hi jt,
>
> VNC _usually_ uses ports 5800 and 5900 (or a bit higher on both
> depending on the screen number - windows uses the given ones by
> default). But it is easily changed in the setup by just specifing the
> listening port on Moms machine. You will need to know what port to talk
> to when you try and connect.
>
> Basically, if the modem is configurable as in having a firewall built in
> then allow incoming traffic on those tcp ports. From your machine try a
> traceroute to Moms machine IP address. Most modems don't have a firewall
> so they are wide open. 
>
> Which leads to the other issue: static IP address? Without it you will
> need to have Mom on a dynamic DNS service so you can access by name.
>
> On Thu, 2007-02-22 at 20:00 -0500, jtholmes wrote:
>   
>> My parents are in Florida, I am in Atl.
>>
>> One has XP the other Kubuntu.
>>
>> I set up the Kubuntu with TightVNC so I could take over Mom's machine
>> when she is having problems.
>>
>> However, I am sure I will have to set up the Bell South Modem
>> to allow some VNC port of my choosing so I can get to Her machine.
>> Not sure it makes a difference but they have the later Black 5 light
>> Bell South Supplied modem.
>>
>> Anyone know were there is a tutorial, or better yet someone on ALE
>> does this and has written it up. Either way is OK as I want to learn
>> as much about the process as possible.
>>
>> thanks
>> jt
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