Not really relevant, but I've been so delighted with https://libwebsockets.org/ in another context that I have to give it a small hat tip: there's at least one rather nicely written native websocket client lib out there! I get the impression that the embedded community has found themselves at the mercy of "web client first" APIs, producing a surprisngly rich ecosystem of C HTTP/HTTPS/websocket libs
-Seth On Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 3:05:06 PM UTC-10 DRC wrote: > I honestly don’t know if open source native WebSocket client code even > exists. WebSockets is intended for browser applications, so the only places > I’ve seen it in client form are JavaScript+HTML 5 and WebAssembly. One of > my former corporate employers had a similar type of restrictive firewall > and web proxy, but they provided a SOCKS proxy for tunneling arbitrary TCP > connections through it. That is the only solution of which I’m aware, other > than SSH tunneling. > > On May 30, 2021, at 2:44 PM, Seth Nickell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have an https proxy and an otherwise closed firewall+nat between my > turbovnc server and my viewer, so to reach the turbovnc server, the client > must use websocket/https. > > I need a native viewer which supports accessing the proxy by websocket on > a URL, which will then be proxied to turbovnc's port inside the firewall. > > I already use this setup, and have helped several other people with a > similar constraint. > > I'm using the novnc because it's the only vncviewer i know of with > websocket client support. I'd love to connect with a native client, hence > the question. 🤙 > > > > On Sun, May 30, 2021, 2:14 AM DRC <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don’t understand the limitation. The WebSocket protocol just wraps the >> RFB protocol, for compatibility with noVNC. Is still uses the RFB port. The >> RFB listener detects whether the connection is from a WebSocket-enabled >> viewer or a regular VNC viewer and automatically activates the WebSocket >> wrapper if necessary. >> >> If you cannot use the RFB port at all, then I don’t understand how you >> can use the WebSocket protocol. But you can always use the TurboVNC Viewer >> with SSH tunneling, which avoids any direct connections to the RFB port. If >> that isn’t an option, then you need to help me understand why. >> >> On May 29, 2021, at 10:21 PM, Seth Nickell <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Anyone know of reasonably performant native desktop clients >> (particularly for mac or windows) that support the new websocket mode of >> turbovnc? I generally use the noVNC viewer, but there are times I'd just >> like a little more performance, and connecting directly to an RFB port >> (i.e. without the HTTPS websocket) is a no-go in my situation. >> >> I also thought that perhaps there's a reverse version of `websockify` >> floating around I could use to proxy the websocket as a local socket? Not >> quite as slick, but any ideas in this direction appreciate too! >> >> any ideas appreciated! >> -Seth >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TurboVNC User Discussion/Support" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/0aa6de82-0843-4c15-8220-4c73a81a7ec3n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/0aa6de82-0843-4c15-8220-4c73a81a7ec3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "TurboVNC User Discussion/Support" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/turbovnc-users/076a-NaRl9E/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/763560F6-3C47-419F-B225-C162F9AA4FE2%40virtualgl.org >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/763560F6-3C47-419F-B225-C162F9AA4FE2%40virtualgl.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TurboVNC User Discussion/Support" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/CAPs6%2BdLuHHUMXJPXjqiBtKeV8D0UVkgG7eR2kgGxrwzjYiq5mQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/CAPs6%2BdLuHHUMXJPXjqiBtKeV8D0UVkgG7eR2kgGxrwzjYiq5mQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboVNC User Discussion/Support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/turbovnc-users/8058b5a8-eeb3-439a-b130-ffba755261c5n%40googlegroups.com.
