How to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux system firewall to allow incoming VNC connections?

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Issue

  • Which ports are used by vncserver ?
  • How to check the port used by vncserver ?
  • How to configure the firewall (iptables) to allow incoming VNC connections ?
  • How to restrict VNC Access from specific host or Subnet ?
  • Facing issue while connecting with VNC server. Getting error: "Timed out waiting for a response from the host computer."
  • How to restrict VNC Access to a LAN subnet ?
  • Why I am getting error while trying to connect vnc server: "unable to connect to host: Connection timed out(10060)"?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

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