VNC Server perl script and C++ Code

[James Weatherall]

Hi Paresh,

On Unix platforms:
"vncviewer" is the stand-alone VNC Viewer.
"vncserver" is the command users run to start a VNC Server.
"Xvnc" is the actual VNC Server.

--
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of PARESH MASANI
> Sent: 25 January 2008 05:06
> To: James Weatherall
> Cc: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Re: VNC Server perl script and C++ Code
> 
> Hmmmm...Great..Got it..Thanks James.
> 
> The "vncserver" program is actually a
> wrapper around "Xvnc",
> > I also read that there are so many Xvnc available in
> real 
> > vnc.What is that all about in brief.
> 
> >>Sorry, I'm afraid I don't know
> what you mean by that!
> 
> I mean to say, Only on Xvnc is there or more? 
> I knows
> about vnc server and vnc viewer are the main part of real vnc 
> then what is the purpose of Xvnc?
> 
> Thanks,
> Paresh
> 
> 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: James
> Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com>
> To: PARESH MASANI <masaniparesh "at" yahoo.co.in>
> Cc:
> vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Sent: Thursday, 24 January, 2008 11:39:59 PM
> Subject: RE:
> VNC Server perl script and C++ Code
> 
> Hi Paresh,
> 
> > >>through from 1..1000
> >
> should work,
> > But i saw that in C++ code in hostandport.h and some
> >
> vncExt.cc file, this same check is there to return a port 
> > number. Will it
> not make any difference?
> 
> I think the code you're referring to is used when Xvnc is 
> launched from inetd & therefore can't rely on vncserver 
> having allocated a display for it.
> 
> > >> numbers with each block being
> > >>300 ports
> apart, e.g.
> > 1..99,300..399,600..699 and so on
> > Why ports are 300 aparts. is
> any particular reason there?
> 
> The RFB ports start from 5900, the HTTP java viewer ports 
> from 5800, and the
> X11 ports from 6000.  It's therefore necessary to "skip" by 
> 300 ports such that the next 100 VNC servers use ports 6100+ 
> for HTTP, 6200+ for RFB, 6300+ for X11 and so-on.
> 
> > >> The "vncserver" program is
> actually a wrapper around "Xvnc",
> > I also read that there are so many Xvnc
> available in real 
> > vnc.What is that all about in brief.
> 
> Sorry, I'm afraid I
> don't know what you mean by that!
> 
> Regards,
> 
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> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
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