Tunnel VNC through SSH
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How to connect to a Mac VNC session through a tunnel using putty
Create a session profile
Use the IP address of the remote computer you are connecting to. The ssh port is 22 by default.
Enable compression to make the session faster
Setup the tunnel options
The default VNC port on Mac is 5900. The source port is a free and open port on your local machine. (You may need to open that port on your firewall or setup port forwarding on your router). The 'local' radio button should be selected. Click add, go back to sessions and save the session for next time:
Launch vncviewer
Select locahost:50005 (or whatever local port you use):
You will need the VNC server password, naturally. You'll need to ask someone who knows what it is!