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Date:      Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:18:38 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Accessing Windows XP Desktop (Home Edition) remotely
Message-ID:  <slrnd40vji.k8r.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org>
References:  <20050322155438.GC89505@ns2.wananchi.com> <200503221102.48828.freebsd@danielquinn.org>

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On 2005-03-22, daniel scribbled these
curious markings:
> security note:
> vnc is *not* encrypted and is not generally considered secure.  any ports you 
> open/forward should be directed to your ip only.  even better, try a knocking 
> daemon.

This is why you set up an SSH tunnel between the two machines. The
Handbook (as always) shows how to do this, with examples.

Best Regards,
Christopher Nehren
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