To begin, I'm not quite as stupid as my question suggests; I'm in a
sticky situation here.

Becuase of network constraints, I have basically only one port
avaliable for forwarding (please, I know all about how to forward
ports, but trust me, I have only one avaliable). I am also trying to
set up a VNC server, but would like multiple instances of VNC on the
server at the same time (each with their own desktops).

Is there a way to run multiple instances of VNC on one computer that
uses a single port? It seems to me there would be software that can
encrypt the data going into the channel on one end such that software
at the other end can do the opposite and tell what "port" the data
packet was intended for, and route it accordingly.

In other words, the software would encrypt all data aimed towards
certain ports on a computer and encrypt it through a single port, and
then will on the other end unpackage the data and direct it to the
originally intended ports.

I'm probably hopelessly naiive, but has anyone heard of software that
can do this? Or does anyone know how to do this with SSH, or something
similar? My coding's a bit rusty, so I'd prefer finding something
already written before I dive into a project like this.

Thanks

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VNC controls "THE" desktop, and there is only one. If you want multiple
desktops then install a terminal server.

You can port VNC through SSH but you still only get one desktop.

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Bpodgursky@gmail.com wrote in news:1147925249.011077.320770
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Sounds like VPN. Have a look at Hamachi. <www.hamachi.cc>

Bpodgursky@gmail.com wrote:

If you want to control multiple *different* pcs behind a firewall
through one port you can use the repeater, but as previously mentioned
there is only one "desktop" that can be controlled per PC running the
VNC server. IF you want multiple desktops from one server you must use
terminal services, which requires rediculous licensing when not used in
administrative mode (admin mode limits the number of sessions to 3)

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I plan on using a Linux VNC service, which is much better than Windows
at running multiple instances at the same time; there are options for
terminal services. I looked at the Windows options, and decided they
were way overpriced.

Bpodgursky@gmail.com wrote:
Good show. Then look through your Linux VNC documentation. It should
handle multiple connections on different ports or on a port range. i.e
5900-5999 are VNC ports. Just setup your router to forward TCP on
those ports to the IP of your Linux box.


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