Newbie question

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.vpn (More info?)

"Arno R" <arracomn_o_s_p_a_m@tiscali.nl> wrote in message news:<40b63558$0$41752$5fc3050@dreader2.news.tiscali.nl>...
> Hi there
>
> Is this the group to ask questions about setting up VNC-server behind a firewall?
> If so: I can't get it to work.
> I did spend a whole day to figure it out but no joy ...
> I know I have to do port-forwarding to my local network, so I did.
>
> I point to the WAN-IP-adress on port 5800
> Still no response from the VNC-server

Easiest way is to set up a VPN connection to the remote
network (see, this is a good group to ask after all).
That will give you a LAN IP, i.e. you'll be participating
in the remote network. Then you can point your VNC viewer
to the local IP, e.g. 192.168.1.X. No port-forwarding, no
"pinholes" in the firewall, just smooth sailing.