'java.net:NoRouteTohost Operation timed out' problem (again)

[George Cordahi]

Hi VNC users:

I am trying to connect from a remote VNC client at my office to the VNC
server on my home computers.  The problem is that when I use the browser on
the client to connect, I get the error "java.net:NoRouteTohost Operation
timed out".

I have no problem connecting to the same two servers using the native vnc
viewer. And I have no problem viewing the two machines from each other
within my home network using the browsers and the java applets.

Here are some details:

The two machines at home are networked to each other and connected to the
intenet via a SMC router (SMC7004AWBR). The public ports are redirected to
private ports in the router as such:

For machine 1: WinXP
Public Port    Private IP     Private Port
5905  192.168.2.5   5900
5805  192.168.2.5   5800

For machine 2:  Win98
5910  192.168.2.10   5900
5810  192.168.2.10   5800


ZoneAlarm 4.5 runs on both machines: Java.exe and javaws.exe are given
permissions to run as servers in the Trusted and internet zones.

My ip is dynamic, and is reached through a dynamic dns server. Lets call it
public.net

Here then are my results:

Client: Machine 1, Server: Machine 2

Using VNC viewer, Enter 192.168.2.10            Works
Using browser,    http://192.168.2.10:5800/     works


Similarly:

Client: Machine 2, Server: Machine 1

Using VNC viewer, Enter 192.168.2.5             Works
Using browser,    http://192.168.2.5:5800/      works



Now from the remote machine


Client: Remote machine, Server: Machine 1

Using VNC viewer, Enter public.net:5905/        works
Using browser,    http://public.net:5805/       I get the VNC authentication
view, but then after entering the password, I get
"java.net:noRouteTo:host.ExceptionError: Operation timed out"

Same results on machine 2 after replacing '05' with '10'

Any help is appreciated

gc