Java console not working

[peter]

I'm running PVE 1.0 and when I click on the "Open VNC Console" link, I get a browser popup, but the contents are empty. I get the same behaviour with FF3 and IE7 on Windows.

I should also mention that I'm connecting via an ssh tunnel to port 443 on the PVE server. I have read the thread related to my issue, but I don't get a connection refused message in the VNC console, I just get a blank page.

 

[tom]

I'm running PVE 1.0 and when I click on the "Open VNC Console" link, I get a browser popup, but the contents are empty. I get the same behaviour with FF3 and IE7 on Windows.

I should also mention that I'm connecting via an ssh tunnel to port 443 on the PVE server. I have read the thread related to my issue, but I don't get a connection refused message in the VNC console, I just get a blank page.

1. make sure you installed the latest sun java plugin in your browser.
2. allow ports from 5900 to 6000

does this work for you?

 

[peter]

Where are you supposed to allow ports 5900-6000 on? Those ports are enabled on my firewall and there is no firewall at the end of the ssh tunnel.

Is VNC supposed to be running on each of the VPS's? I can't see anything running on those ports.

In FF3, I have Java Plugin 1.6.0_07 for Netscape Navigator.
In IE7, when try to open the console, it dies with a runtime error.

I don't really understand the interaction between the VNC ports and the Java applet.

Are you able to explain fully how it does the connection?

 

[dietmar]

Where are you supposed to allow ports 5900-6000 on? Those ports are enabled on my firewall and there is no firewall at the end of the ssh tunnel.

You need to tunnel those ports too.

Is VNC supposed to be running on each of the VPS's? I can't see anything running on those ports.

It is started dynamically when you connect.

In FF3, I have Java Plugin 1.6.0_07 for Netscape Navigator.
In IE7, when try to open the console, it dies with a runtime error.

What runtime error?

I don't really understand the interaction between the VNC ports and the Java applet.

The java applett is a VNC client. It simply connects to the server using the VNC protocol, using port 5900-6000.

- Dietmar