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Running from a web browser
Running as an application
Problems?

Running from a web browser

The VNC servers also contain a small web server. If you connect to this with a web browser, you can download the Java version of the viewer, and use this to view the server. You can then see your desktop from any Java-capable browser, unless you are using a proxy to connect to the web. The server listens for HTTP connections on port 5800+display number. So to view display 2 on machine 'snoopy', you would point your web browser at:
http://snoopy:5802/
The applet will prompt you for your password, and should then display the desktop.

Running as an application

You can run the viewer outside a browser using, for example:
java vncviewer HOST snoopy PORT 5902
Note that you need to specify the actual VNC port number and not the display number or the HTTP port number here! The precise command line will depend on your particular Java installation.

Problems?

For more details see the the documentation. The answers to some common questions can be found in the FAQ. There are also some pages to help with troubleshooting.

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