nostracosa

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Hello
i've configured an vnc server at my home which i want to access from my work place. but the port's 5800's are blocked so i can't access by the ip: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5801 using the browser or a vnc client .... i would like to know if is there any command for vncserver in fedora core 4 so i can connect to my vnc server by the browser using another port for exemple the 80. so i could use the 80 port that is unblocked giving me the possibility to access to the server.
waiting for a answer befeore going to work. =)
ty for the attention

rose_bud4201

vncserver is a wrapper for Xvnc, and the Xvnc man page says this in the options section:
-httpPort port
Specifies the port on which the mini-HTTP server runs. Default is 5800 plus the display number.

So, I assume that you could run vncserver with the same option, and give it 80.

Edit: as a matter of fact, I know you can. From the vncserver man page:

NAME
vncserver - a wrapper to launch an X server for VNC.

SYNOPSIS
vncserver [:display] [-geometry widthxheight] [-depth depth] [-pixelformat rgbNNN|bgrNNN] [-name desktop-name] [Xvnc-options...]

So yes, `vncserver :0 -httpPort 80` - plus whatever other options you use - ought to do the trick.

xnomad

Check

man Xvnc

there should be an option to set the port, although port 80 is reserved and only root is allowed to host services on this port so you would have to run your server as root which is not a good idea.

Alternatively do the following:

If ssh is open at your work then you can port forward to your VNC server.

If you are using windows then just download putty, its free there is an option for tunneling that you can configure.

So basically you log into your ssh server using putty, from work, and then tunnel the VNC traffic through it. Putty needs to be configured to listen for requests from the VNC client on your work machine.

Make sure that port forwarding is enabled in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.

nostracosa

ty for the replies.
they answered my questions and solved the difficulty... =)
now working will be much more easier because of u!

nostracosa

just one more question.. can i limit the access to a ip range for exemple: 154.28.0.0 - 154.28.0.0 ? how would i configure this? using vnc without ssh tunneling?

Hangdog42

You're much better off running VNC over an SSH tunnel. It really isn't hard to set up (there are a number of threads here at LQ that give step-by-step instructions). VNC doesn't do any encryption, so all of your traffic is out there in plain text just waiting for someone to pick it up. However, if you really want to run without an SSH tunnel, then your firewall is probably the best way to restrict access by IP address.

nostracosa

i'll try to set up with ssh ty for the answers