9.2.2. Connecting the Installation System to a VNC Listener
vncviewer -listen
Firewall Reconfiguration Required
By default,
vncviewer
uses TCP port 5500 when in listening mode. To permit connections to this port from other systems, choose → → . Select
Other ports
, and
Add
. Enter
5500
in the
Port(s)
field, and specify
tcp
as the
Protocol
.
Once the listening client is active, start the installation system and set the VNC options at the boot:
prompt. In addition to vnc
and vncpassword
options, use the vncconnect
option to specify the name or IP address of the system that has the listening client. To specify the TCP port for the listener, add a colon and the port number to the name of the system.
For example, to connect to a VNC client on the system desktop.mydomain.com
on the port 5500, enter the following at the boot:
prompt:
linux vnc vncpassword=
qwerty
vncconnect=
desktop.mydomain.com:5500