VNC port redirection

sqn · 11-14-2003, 05:15 AM

I have a small home network, connected to the internet through a server...
To one of the compuers from the network i have to connect with vnc from the internet...

I don't know how to redirect the port so when a connection is made on the server on one special port to be redirected to my windows compuer

Thx in advance

AltF4 · 11-14-2003, 09:09 AM

xinetd can do this for you

man xinetd.conf:
redirect Allows a tcp service to be redirected to another host. When xinetd receives a tcp connection on ...

sqn · 11-16-2003, 01:45 PM

THX... there is only one problem... I use slackware and i don't have xinetd...

I heard that I can do it with iptables, but i don't know the port VNC uses...
The problem is half solved, now i only need the port

THX again

AltF4 · 11-16-2003, 04:18 PM

the default port is 5900 (+ display number - 0 = Display:0 , etc. )

sqn · 11-17-2003, 02:41 AM

thx a lot...
tyhe problem is solved

AltF4 · 11-18-2003, 09:38 PM

no problem :-)