Ok, finally I got VNC over SSH tunnel working on LAN, but the objective is to use it on Internet, so I'm a little worried about the open ports the server has. Scanning the ports, I can see these ports open: 22, 5900 and 6000.
The steps I've given so far are these:
Installation of 'vnc4server' on server.
Edit /etc/init/vnc-server.conf so it looks like this:
# vnc-server.conf start on runlevel [2345] stop on runlevel [016] post-start script su remote_user_name -c '/usr/bin/vnc4server :0 -geometry 1024x768' end script post-stop script su remote_user_name -c '/usr/bin/vnc4server -kill :0' end script #End of File
Set the VNC password by executing:
$ su remote_user_name -c 'vnc4server :0 -geometry 1024x768'
Edit xstartup so it looks like this:
#!/bin/sh [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & x-window-manager & gnome-session --session=gnome-classic &
Finally I restart the VNV server (start -vnc-server, stop -vnc-server).
On the client side, I'm using Remmina to make the connection, with this configuration on SSH tab:
Enable SSH tunnel <- checked Tunnel via loopback address <- unchecked SSH port: 22 (I'ts my mind to change it, but later) SSH Auth: Password (I know how to make it with Pub-key; I'll do it later)
Well... I want to have the server on a remote LAN, and I don't like having 5900 and 6000 ports open... Should I? Is that the way it must be configured?