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Old 09-05-2011, 03:07 AM   #1
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Why does vncviewer use ssh -L?


After studying ssh -L, why does vncviewer use ssh -L to foward a local port to connect instead of vncviewer just uing a normal ssh name@server?
 
Old 09-05-2011, 04:42 AM   #2
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becuase -L is how you forward a port. just sshing directly won't help, unless you're thinking about X forward and the likes, which is not what this is about. this is for generic TCP tunneling for security.
 
  


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