main: unable to connect to host: Connection timed out (110)

[William Hooper]

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Robert Van Overmeiren wrote:
> Well, as user 'rvanovermeiren', I start vncserver:
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> $ vncserver (works OK)
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> Then, I test viewer from localhost
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> $ vncviewer :1 (works OK. I can get a textual or graphic desktop)

This tells you nothing of the status of any firewalls on 10.3.1.194, though.

> I connect to the SSH gateway, and invoke viewer on an associates IP:
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> $ ssh -X rvanovermeiren "at" merrimack
> $ vncviewer 10.3.1.78:1 (invokes the VNCauth box OK)
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> I try to connect with vncviewer to my IP:
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> $ vncviewer 10.3.1.194:1 (connection times out)

I assume this is after you have used SSH to connect to the gateway machine?

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> If I knew what log to view, I might find why its not working. I know
> port forwarding is working

None of your examples use port forwarding, only a remote X tunnel from SSH.

> and I doubt the admins are blocking my specific
> IP.

Is there a firewall on your machine blocking connections, though.  Another
troubleshooting step would be to use telnet to verify you can connect to
the machine:

 $ telnet 10.3.1.194 5901

And see if you get a response.

-- 
William Hooper