RealVNC server not connecting locally after update from 20.10 to 21.04

[Gilles Gravier]

Thanks, Karl!

On 26/04/2021 15:57, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Mon, 2021-04-26 at 15:09 +0200, Gilles Gravier wrote:
>> I can connect from cloud to my machine but when I connect to the
>> configured port from LAN, I get a connection refused. Even if I
>> telnet localhost 5900 ...
> "Connection refused" means nothing is listening on that port (or, less
> likely, that something is actively rejecting inbound packets to that
> port).
>
> You can check like this:
>
>    netstat -an | grep 5900
>
> Cloud connections are often initiated from the client. Clients set up
> an outbound connection, and don't listen for connections in the
> "normal" way. I say this from a position of ignorance about how VNC
> does things.


That returns nothing. Unlike if I use "22". :)


Gilles