Is there any reason why this conversion can't be done in the code if you
specify a negative number?
Since there are no such thing as negative port numbers (pseudocode):
if (port < 0) then
port = (2^32)-(5900+(port))
endif
if (port < 0) then
port = (2^32)-(5900-abs(port)) # May be more readable
endif
Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Morton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: Changing port number on VNC Server for NT
> >I want to use a low number like 50 or something (I just pulled that out
of
> >the air without consulting my "standard port numbers" list). Since
that's
> >less than 5999, can I just use "50" as the registry value or should I use
> >(2^32)-5850 = 4,294,961,446?
>
> For everything under 100, you have to use the formula (otherwise it gets
> interpreted as a display number and VNC adds 5900 to it). For ports >=
100
> yoou should just be able to use the raw port number.
>
> I wonder when AT&T will take ChromiVNC's lead and build a proper GUI into
> WinVNC for setting this fundamental attribute. ChromiVNC allows the user
> to set either the display number or port number, and automatically
displays
> changes to one caused by changes to the other. It also supports negative
> numbers correctly. What's more, this feature was introduced way back in
> alpha-1, which I released sometime last year...
>
> Come to that, WinVNC's GUI leaves a lot to be desired in other areas as
> well. If I was *at all* interested in Win32 programming, I'd whip up a
> separate GUI which could set up the Registry entries and could control the
> WinVNC application and/or service. Maybe someone else would like to do
> that - I think VB should be "powerful" enough to handle this simple task.
>
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> The key to knowledge is not to rely on people to teach you it.
>
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