Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 433080
vino local_only binds only to ipv6 local interface
Last modified: 2013-03-05 22:54:43 EST
Description of problem: A gconf key exists to instruct vino to bind to the local interface instead of the public network interface. This can be useful in cases where vino is only accessed through a secure tunnel like SSH. In Fedora, this setting causes vino to bind only to the local ipv6 address, but not the ipv4 address. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): vino 2.18.0-1 in Fedora 8. How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install vino 2. Configure it in System --> Preferences --> Internet... --> Remote Desktop 3. Open gconf-edit and check desktop --> gnome --> remote_access --> local_only 4. As root, 'lsof -i | grep vino' Actual results: vino-serv is bound to localhost6.localdomain6:5900. Expected results: It should bind to localhost.localdomain:5900 or to both addresses, or something that allows ipv4 connectivity by default since lots of people still use it and expect it to work. Additional info: More info on the local_only option... http://www.bani.com.br/2007/04/25/hidden-features-of-vino-remote-desktop-access/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/54312 http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-518965.html http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-475839.html
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New bug #463782 was submitted for F10. So this is an old problem which is still relevant...
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