VNC server using port 8080

Ridzuan1990 · 07-23-2009, 09:25 AM

Hi guys got a question...

If i have a VNC server installed on the server computer, can i remotely administer the server through a java-capable web browser of a client computer using port 8080. if yes why? and no why?

xc1024 · 07-23-2009, 01:07 PM

I think it is possible. The easiest way to do this would be to install package providing the Java VNC client applet. The applet would be displayed on port 5800 or 5900, don't remember which one. Once you know it, just forward the applet port as port 8080.
Other way would be to mess around with VNC configuration, but I never really felt the need to break stuff there, so I didn't try it.

Good luck.

TB0ne · 07-23-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridzuan1990

Hi guys got a question...

If i have a VNC server installed on the server computer, can i remotely administer the server through a java-capable web browser of a client computer using port 8080. if yes why? and no why?

A quick Google search turns up lots on this. Short answer is no, because you need a VNC viewer to use VNC. Something like windows remote desktop, or KRDP. Longer answer is yes, if you load the vnc-java program, and get it configured. Don't know about port 8080, that may be configurable, but I'd suggest against it. 8080 is often used by proxy servers, or other types of services....

dickdunbar · 08-06-2009, 02:59 AM

I use vnc for some administrative tasks, but usually I install webmin
on all the unix boxes I manage. You learn one way to navigate around,
and Webmin translates that to the commands that work on the *nix distro.

First post, and URL's are banned ... find it here www(dot)webmin(dot)com