Access VNC Server Through A Web Browser

Access VNC Server Through A Web Browser (Doc ID 1555696.1)

APPLIES TO:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.4 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.39] and later
Generic Linux

GOAL

This document describes how to access VNC server which is already installed and configured on Oracle Linux:

vnc-server for Oracle Linux 5
tigervnc-server for Oracle Linux 6

Before starting, it is assumed that the access the VNC console via vncviewer is possible:

# vncviewer <Server IP>:5901
But the below message is received when tried to access using URL: http://<Server IP>:5901 over web broswer:

RFB 003.008

SOLUTION

VNC for HTTP access use a port number other then the default VNC port begin from 5900.

To access VNC using HTTP:
1) For Oracle Linux 6,  make sure tigervnc-server-applet is installed:

# rpm -q tigervnc-server-applet
tigervnc-server-applet-1.0.90-0.17.20110314svn4359.el6.noarch
Use this command to install it if not done yet:

# yum install tigervnc-server-applet
2) Access VNC from the URL http://<Server IP>:<5800 + VNC Number>

e.g.  http://192.168.1.2:5801

3) It is possible to access using vncviewer at the same time

# vncviewer <Server IP>:<5900 + VNC Number>
 e.g.

# vncviewer 192.168.1.2:5901