> -----Original Message----- > From: Jomy Vellian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I have a Solaris machine running VNC server, If people need > to come in and > use vnc from outside , which ports should I open in the > firewall for this machine?
What do you want... > > currently I started a vnc section for a user, it is running > on machinename:2 > > How can this person can come in from outside? For vnc uses 3 ports, based on the display number. rfb (== vnc) communication: port = 5900 + displaynumber X11 (Xvnc only) communication: port = 6000 + displaynumber webserver communication: port = 5800 + display number. For external communicaiton, the rfb port is the only one that is realy needed. With Xvnc (unix vncserver) you can use any other port by using the proper options (see `Xvnc -help`). HOWEVER: the viewer does access by display number, so port numbers outside the 5900 - 5999 range are hard to access. On the other hand, since you mention a firewall, think about ssh tunneling, since there is no encription in the rfb protocol (just compression) CBee _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
