Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely

Christopher Nehren apeiron+usenet at coitusmentis.info
Tue Mar 22 12:58:52 PST 2005


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On 2005-03-22, daniel scribbled these
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> security note:
> vnc is *not* encrypted and is not generally considered secure.  any ports you 
> open/forward should be directed to your ip only.  even better, try a knocking 
> daemon.

This is why you set up an SSH tunnel between the two machines. The
Handbook (as always) shows how to do this, with examples.

Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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