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Since I use vnc through an ssh tunnel, is there any way I can block the open vnc port that the remote machine is listening on without it affecting my ability to use the ssh tunnel? Both machines are linux debian based.

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I use vncserver -localhost [other options here] when I start the vncserver on my debian boxes. This means VNC only accepts connections from the loopback of the remote machine.

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Thanks, this is the exact thing I needed. – Christopher Dorian May 23 '11 at 4:54
@Christopher, you're most welcome. – Mike Pennington May 23 '11 at 4:56
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Configure the VNC server to only accept connections from your IP.

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