changing default ports 5800 & 5900 ??

[Robert Dahlem]

Thomas,

On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:18:06 +0100, punktvissupport wrote:

>Just  a thought,
>anyone knowing if its possible to set the VNC server 
>to listen on ports other than defaulted 5800 & 5900...

Don't let the server choose the display number automatically: this will typically 
end up with port <display_number>+5900.

>It would become at least a 'little' harder for any
>malicious port abuser if he doesnt have these pre-set
>ports to auto-target on a network scan..

If I were malicious and I were searching for VNC I were scanning at least from 
5900 up to 5999 ...

Hasta la vista,
               Robert

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