Connecting from Windows¶
On your workstation:
Go to System - Preferences - Remote Desktop
Check “Allow other users to view your desktop”
![../_images/vnc-1.png](../_images/vnc-1.png)
Click the advanced tab
Check “Only allow local connections”
![../_images/vnc-2.png](../_images/vnc-2.png)
From your laptop (client machine):
Make sure VNC and Putty are installed
Enter “workstation”.oden.utexas.edu for your session on port 22
![../_images/putty1.png](../_images/putty1.png)
Click on Connections - SSH - Tunnels
In the box labeled “Source Port”, type 5902
In the destination box, type: localhost:5901
![../_images/putty2.png](../_images/putty2.png)
WARNING: Do not leave an open VNC connection running for anything other than local connections. VNC, on its own, is insecure. VNC should always be forwarded through an SSH connections if possible.