VNC vs. X export

[gphillip at kaiser.aafp.org]

> Quoting gphillip at kaiser.aafp.org:
>
>> ... they have a java applet vnc client.  So all you need on the client
>
>> side is a browser.
>
> So this would establish a connection if you had to go through a firewall
that
> only passed HTML?  I got my clients from the TightVNC web site, where
can get
> more on this remote shell?
>

I also use TightVNC.  The browser version does not use port 80 by default,
but  is configurable.  You can set the server to use any port.  I have set
it to port 80 before to get through firewalls.

I guess the best place to find info is on on the tightvnc website.