Run vglclient so it accepts connections from localhost only?
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stacktracer
Jul 28, 2020, 4:53:59 PM7/28/20
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Is it possible to run vglclient in such a way that it only accepts connections from localhost -- e.g. by having vglclient listen on the loopback interface?
Context: Hoping to avoid opening port 4242 to the LAN, for security reasons.
DRC
Jul 28, 2020, 7:02:26 PM7/28/20
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No, it listens on all interfaces. However, if you run a firewall on
your client machine (which is the default on most modern O/S's), Port
4242 won't be opened to the LAN unless you specifically want it to be.
You can use SSH tunneling (vglconnect -s) to establish a connection with
the VirtualGL Server without opening that port.
your client machine (which is the default on most modern O/S's), Port
4242 won't be opened to the LAN unless you specifically want it to be.
You can use SSH tunneling (vglconnect -s) to establish a connection with
the VirtualGL Server without opening that port.
stacktracer
Jul 29, 2020, 9:14:31 AM7/29/20
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Understood -- thanks. Great project, btw.
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