vnc/putty to vnc/ssh

[Michael Hipp]

Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> Has anyone done port forwarding of vnc over ssh?  What's the easiest way to 
> set it up for several newbies?
> 
> I'm trying to give some of our newer LUG members access to a Linux box prior 
> to their own, first installation.  I thought using vnc and putty on the 
> Windows side; and vnc and ssh on the Linux side might be the best way to 
> handle this.

I've never felt vnc-ssh to be particularly newbie friendly. I've used it 
quite a bit to admin remote Linux boxes and even a few Win boxes.

Here's a tutorial on the subject:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/sshvnc.html

Michael