Hi Wez, Interestingly enough, this is the case at the viewer end (i.e. that there is a transparent web proxy). So there is no way to change this then? Oh well, thanks for the support and info so far! Cheers Astan
James Weatherall wrote: > Astan, > > Given that the problem occurs with port 80 and not with port 8080, it's most > likely that you're using some sort of transparent web proxy at the viewer > end, through which all port 80 traffic passes. This won't work for the main > VNC connection, which uses RFB, not HTTP. > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astan Chee >> Sent: 30 November 2006 04:37 >> To: James Weatherall >> Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Simple question of making VNC accessible in web browser >> >> Hi, >> The "one-port" option that was suggested doesnt seem to work >> on port 80. >> The following error occured when trying to view via internet >> explorer a >> VNC server (enterprise edition version 4.2.7 i think) with >> both java and >> main connection set to port 80: >> rfb.Exception: reading version failed: not an RFB server >> This ofcourse happens before the password prompt (but after >> the server >> selection) in the java applet. >> Im not sure what is causing this. Any ideas or workarounds for this >> problem? >> Despite this, putting both to port 8080 seems to work fine. Just >> wondering what is the deal with port 80. >> Also I noticed something strange in that although the server >> is 4.2.7, >> the client in the java applet says it is vnc viewer 4.2.6 . >> not sure if >> this is the issue or not. >> Thanks again for all your help. >> Cheers >> Stan >> >> James Weatherall wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> VNC Enterprise Edition supports "One-Port" operation, >>> >> allowing VNC Viewer >> >>> for Java to be served via HTTP on the same port as VNC >>> >> connections will use. >> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astan Chee >>>> Sent: 21 November 2006 05:41 >>>> To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: Re: Simple question of making VNC accessible in >>>> >> web browser >> >>>> Sorry to bring this up again but two things, firstly thank >>>> you very much >>>> for the information, it worked fine. >>>> Secondly, I havent tested this yet but instead of forwarding >>>> port 5900 >>>> to my pc, change the VNC (and the java) port 80 and only >>>> forward port 80 >>>> from my router. Will this work? or cause conflict since >>>> >> both the java >> >>>> http port and the vnc port is 80. >>>> Also no, im using VNC enterprise edition also security is not >>>> really an >>>> issue. >>>> Thanks again for your help. >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> S. I. Becker wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> To remove the need for ":xxxx" at the end, you need to have >>>>> >>>>> >>>> the java >>>> >>>> >>>>> viewer being served on the standard http port, which is port 80. >>>>> >>>>> There are two basic ways of doing this >>>>> >>>>> Either: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Forward port 80 on your router to port 5800 on your computer, >>>>> >>>>> Or (e.g. if your router does not support changing the >>>>> >> port, or you >> >>>>> want to omit :5800 while _inside_ your LAN). >>>>> >>>>> 2) Forward port 80 on your router to port 80 on your >>>>> >> computer, and >> >>>>> change the VNC java port to 80. >>>>> >>>>> Port forwarding is needed because your ip address to the outside >>>>> world, is actually your IP address of your router. It then >>>>> >>>>> >>>> needs to >>>> >>>> >>>>> know what to do with connections on each port - whether to >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ignore them >>>> >>>> >>>>> (probably the default). >>>>> >>>>> In either case, you will also need to forward port 5900 on >>>>> >>>>> >>>> your router >>>> >>>> >>>>> to your PC. >>>>> >>>>> NOTE: IF YOU ARE USING REALVNC FREE EDITION, THE ABOVE IS >>>>> >>>>> >>>> NOT SECURE. >>>> >>>> >>>>> IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO TUNNEL VNC THROUGH SOME OTHER SECURE >>>>> CHANNEL, SUCH AS SSH OR VPN. (The Personal and >>>>> >> Enterprise editions >> >>>>> are more secure, or take a look at VeNCrypt - >>>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/vencrypt/ ). >>>>> >>>>> You don't need Apache - Apache is for actual web-sites >>>>> >> servers, not >> >>>>> other services that also use the http protocol. Indeed >>>>> >> if you have >> >>>>> Apache on your system and try to change the java port to >>>>> >> 80, one or >> >>>>> other will fail, because you can only have one thing >>>>> >>>>> >>>> listening to port >>>> >>>> >>>>> 80. If you do have Apache (or any other web-server), you can >>>>> configure it to work in harmony with VNC, by setting up a >>>>> >>>>> >>>> page in it >>>> >>>> >>>>> just like the one VNC serves, but from your e-mail I'm >>>>> >>>>> >>>> assuming that >>>> >>>> >>>>> you don't have Apache, and so don't need to do this. >>>>> >>>>> HTH, >>>>> >>>>> Stewart >>>>> >>>>> Astan Chee wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I dont understand how port forwarding (due to my lack of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> knowledge in >>>> >>>> >>>>>> it) can solve it. >>>>>> Even if i forward port 5900 and 5800 in my router does >>>>>> >> that mean i >> >>>>>> can access the vnc server simply by typing http://<ip address> >>>>>> instead of http://<ip address>:5800 ? >>>>>> Sorry but im not all that familiar with port forwarding and had >>>>>> several accidents with it in the past. >>>>>> Thanks for you for your help! >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Israel A. Martmnez Ibarra wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> you don't need apache; the only thing to do is to >>>>>>> >> forwar the port >> >>>>>>> 5900 and >>>>>>> 5800 in your router/modem to see your vnc server from the >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> WAN side. >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> for more help to do forwarding go to http://www.portforward.com >>>>>>> cheers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Astan Chee" >>>>>>> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:47 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Simple question of making VNC accessible in web browser >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> I have a winXP machnine running with a VNC server on it. >>>>>>>> What Im trying to do is access said machine from the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> outside world >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> via >>>>>>>> a web browser. I can do it fine if I type http://<ip >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> address>:5800 in >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> the URL where <ip address> is the ip of my computer. >>>>>>>> Now what Im trying to do is get access when I dont have >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> access to port >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> 5800. This means that when I type http://<ip address> in >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> the URL the >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> same should happen. I searched and read in a few places >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> saying that I >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> needed apache installed on my machine and that I >>>>>>>> >> needed to change >> >>>>>>>> settings in both VNC and apache. What Im asking is how do I do >>>>>>>> this? Are >>>>>>>> there any tutorials that shows how I can do this? >>>>>>>> Similar to IBM's BladeCenter management module (the >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> remote control >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> section) for those who have used/seen it before. >>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> VNC-List mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>>>>>>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> VNC-List mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>>>>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> VNC-List mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>>>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> VNC-List mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> VNC-List mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To remove yourself from the list visit: >>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> VNC-List mailing list >> [email protected] >> To remove yourself from the list visit: >> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
