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   Paulo da Silva to All   
   Re: vnc/firewall   
   08 Feb 17 17:36:44   
   
   From: p_s_d_a_s_i_l_v_a_ns@netcabo.pt   
      
   Ă€s 02:58 de 08-02-2017, Paulo da Silva escreveu:   
   > Hi!   
   >   
   > I have managed to set a vnc connection to local (192.168.1.x).   
   > Everything runs fine if I turnoff the firewall on the server side.   
   > /sbin/SuSEfirewall2 off   
   >   
   > How do I tell the firewall to enable the vnc service?   
   >   
   ...   
      
   Enabling VNC in "External zone" works.   
   OK, but what does "External zone" mean? I don't want vnc outside my   
   local network.   
   I thought "Internal zone" refers to local network, but I read (in help)   
   everything is enabled by default. So, it should work and it didn't.   
      
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