Change Port 5900 to access Server through ARD at home

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Change Port 5900 to access Server through ARD at home

I have an XServe at my business running Mac OS X Server version 10.3.9 I have remote desktop 2.2 installed on it and also remote desktop 2.2 installed on my Powerbook laptop. I enabled all remote desktop sharing in the system preferences sharing part. I also have enabled the port 5900 and 3283 on the router. The firewall is also turned off on the server.

The problem is with this configuration it works fine from home when i connect but i can only use port 5900 for a few days then we have to give it back to someone at the office for there VNC so i will need to be on port 5901. How do i tell the ARD or Settings on the Mac OS X Server to use 5901 instead of 5900.

I know how to use 5901 if it is enabled on the router and on the laptop from home i just have to put :5901 after the IP but i dont know how to tell the server to use 5901 instead of the default 5900.

Posted on Sep 30, 2005 10:21 PM

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Answer 1

fahlman

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Oct 1, 2005 7:53 AM in response to Zane Mcelroy

ARD only operates on 5900 according to page 49 of Apple Remote Desktop 2.2 Admin Guide.

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Answer 2

Oct 4, 2005 11:53 PM in response to fahlman

Hi,
despite what the doc pretends, would someone know how it would be possible to tweak a little bit this one port limitation ?

I'd like to know how to control two servers which are in the same office behind a routeur. I can tell the routeur to forward my connection to different machines according to the connecting port (I can tell, if connecting on port 5900, forward to port 5900 on this machine, and if from 5901, forward to 5900 to this machine).

But is there any way to tell remote desktop to connect to the routeur to the 5901 port ?

Thanks for your help.

Michel

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Answer 3

varjak paw

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Oct 5, 2005 1:11 PM in response to Michel ROCHE

I don't believe that the ARD client itself can be set to listen on a different port, but you could run a third-party VNC server (such as OSXvnc) on the workstation, set that to listen on port 590x, and then follow these instructions to connect from the ARD administration app:

Remote Desktop 2: How to specify a port number for a VNC client

Hope this helps.

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Answer 4

Oct 5, 2005 1:34 PM in response to varjak paw

Hi and thanks for your update, that's what I tried indeed.
But my problem is that I have to join the same IP adress at two different ports, and ARD seems not to like so much having 2 times the same computer in its list.

Anyone to infirm this last assertion ?

Please 😉

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Answer 5

Nov 1, 2005 7:45 AM in response to Michel ROCHE

Unfortunately, I don't have any info to add, but I am keenly interested in finding out how to change the port numbers as well. My proxy at work will only allow specific ports--5900 is not one of them.

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