Supplement to Using remote desktops on Casper with VNC
The output from your vncmgr command includes a line in this format. (Each x is a number.)
ssh -l username -L xxxx:localhost4:xxxx casperxx.ucar.edu "bash .vnctunnel-default"
Follow these steps to copy and paste the necessary information from that command into the PuTTY interface for Windows.
- Load a PuTTY session with casperxx.ucar.edu as the hostname.
- Select Connection, then SSH. Display screen image.
- Enter the following in the Remote command field.
bash .vnctunnel-default
- Under SSH, select Tunnels. Display screen image.
- Paste the first four digits from the ssh command above into the Source port field.
- Paste the "localhost4:xxxx" into the Destination field.
- Click Add.
- Click Open, then log in.
- Follow the instructions provided in your terminal window to start your VNC client. Example instructions:
Starting SSH tunnel to the VNC server... Now load VNC on your local computer and connect to: localhost:xxxx VNC will ask for a one-time password. Use the following: xxxxxxxx This terminal session will hang until the tunnel is killed. To kill the tunnel, simply type C-c/Control-C. Make sure you close VNC before you kill the tunnel!