The instructions out linked to has a type-o at the end says to connect to ip:5801 should be 5901. If your using a vnc client uvnc, tightvnc.. try using just the ip without the :port part or :1 for the 5901. Try lsof -i -P | grep -i "listen" To see what ports are listening... Terre -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Martell Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 6:05 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: VNC On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 3:42 PM, Terre Porter <tporter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Try this, iptables dump from my fresh install, with ssh allow and the > vnc you referenced. > > Terre > > # Generated by iptables-save v1.4.7 on Fri Oct 11 17:39:52 2013 > *filter :INPUT ACCEPT [0:0] :FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0] :OUTPUT ACCEPT > [45:7091] -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT -A > INPUT -p icmp -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -p tcp -m > state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT -A INPUT -m state > --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -m multiport --dports > 5901:5903,6001:6003 -j ACCEPT > -A INPUT -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited -A FORWARD -j > REJECT --reject-with icmp-host-prohibited COMMIT # Completed on Fri > Oct 11 17:39:52 2013 > > OK, with this file I'm getting connection timed out - before I was getting connection refused so I guess that's some progress. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Larry Martell > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 5:36 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: VNC > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Earl Ramirez <earlaramirez@xxxxxxxxx > >wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 15:18 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > > > I'm trying to set up a VNC server using the instructions at > > > > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/linux-101-eas > > y- > > vnc-server-setup/ > > > . > > > > > > I am up to step 6: > > > > > > Step 6: Edit iptables > > > > > > In order for the VNC connections to get through, you must allow > > > them with iptables. To do this, open up the file > > > /etc/sysconfig/iptables and add > > the > > > line: > > > > > > -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -m multiport --dports > > > 5901:5903,6001:6003 -j ACCEPT > > > > > > Save the file and restart iptables with the command: > > > > > > service iptables restart > > > > > > When I issue the restart command I get: > > > > > > iptables: Applying firewall rules: iptables-restore: line 1 failed > > > > > > [FAILED] > > > > > > Note that I did not have an iptables file before but there is an > > > iptables-config file. > > > > > > Can someone help me complete this configuration. > > > > Can you post the content of the file, I just edit the config file > > and I didn't get any errors when I issue the command > > > > $ sudo /sbin/service iptables restart > > > > > As I wrote, there was no iptables file. I created one with just that > one > line: > > -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp -m multiport --dports > 5901:5903,6001:6003 -j ACCEPT > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos