question about VNC and Linksys

William Hooper whooper@freeshell.org
Fri Dec 27 16:23:00 2002


> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Brian S
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: vnc-list@realvnc.com
> Subject: question about VNC and Linksys
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
[snip]
> I have opened Port 5800 on my Linksys Router and have forwarded 
> it to my internal IP.    I am using www.no-ip.com to get to my 
> site.  So I have been typing.   XXXXX.no-ip.com:5800
[snip]
> What other ports do I need to open or does anyone have any 
> suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!

You need to also forward port 5900 so that the java viewer can connect.
Port 5800 only serves the applet, the applet still communicates over port
5900.

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William Hooper