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I have subscribed to a VPS service for the purpose of running some remote applications. To do this I'm going to need a remote desktop of one sort or another.
With this in mind it was suggested that I try Ubuntu. The installation that was prepared for me was Ubuntu 11.10 64 bit (Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 2.6.18-348.4.1.el5.028stab107.1 x86_64))
From here I used apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
which completed successfully. I rebooted the machine and reconnected via ssh.
When I attempt to connect from TightVNC on my Windows machine I get a message about the session being actively refused.
What should I do to confirm the service is running? Do I need to setup a firewall rule to allow the ports to pass through?
(I am a linux newb so explicitness is appreciated)
Try adding the session id to the target-ip. that should do it. – M.Bennett – 2013-11-12T20:48:56.267
@M.Bennett: How do I go about finding the session id and what format would I then use as the input for target ip? session-id@target-ip? – Stephen – 2013-11-12T20:51:43.983
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:sessionid, probably :1 – M.Bennett – 2013-11-12T20:53:03.053
@josten what do you mean by tainting? slowing it down? making it insecure? – barlop – 2013-11-13T03:06:12.867