How to use PCHW Direct Connection with proxy?

[revnouz]

Hi,
I'm having a hard time configuring PCHW to Direct Connect with proxy on the server side only? (no repeater)


So what I intend to do is have the viewer on a public IP (not behind a corporate firewall/router) and the server can only access via proxy.

Server --> Proxy --> Viewer


I even tried compiling manually and adding "-proxy" on helpdesk.txt but it still does not use the proxy.

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-connect 10.19.1.17:443 -proxy -passwd ask

any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[YY]

PCHW doesn't support Direct Connection when using proxy.

In this mode, it will try to connect to a repeater at port 443 via the proxy.

So your helpdesk.txt will not create a workable .exe using the proxy. To connect to a repeater at https (443) via proxy, the syntax s/b something like this:

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-connect xx.xx.xx.xx:5500 -id 1234 -proxy -passwd ask

where xx.xx.xx.xx is the ip of the repeater

[revnouz]

Thanks for the reply YY. Would you know of a way to do this outside PCHW?

SC? I used SCBuilder 2009 but a dead end there also.

Thanks again

[YY]

The classic SC doesn't support proxy.
Neither the SCBuilder 2009, as it is based on the UVNC 1.0.5.3.

However, PcHelpWare is designed to be Working with the https proxy -- only it must be using a repeater too.

So why not stick with PcHelpWare, and setup the connection using a repeater?

[revnouz]

Thanks! I really appreciate it! I tried the repeater for https proxy for the Server. just kinda slow for my test connections.

Now, since the support PC (viewer) will eventually be on a dedicated line (need to be sized up), would you know of the optimal bandwidth requirement for using PCHW?


The next question would be since PCHW core is not open source, would you know of any vulnerailities of PCHW?

[YY]

I tried the repeater for https proxy for the Server. just kinda slow for my test connections.

I believe your test was done with the public repeater.
How about to have your own repeater?
Say, running the repeater on the same pc of the viewer, it should almost achieve the same speed as direct connection.


For 2nd & 3rd question.
Sorry, I havn't read any information regarding these.

[revnouz]

The repeater is fine and it's on the same pc. I'm just using a slooow wifi connection

quick question,

The classic SC doesn't support proxy.
Neither the SCBuilder 2009, as it is based on the UVNC 1.0.5.3.

Where is SC III based on? and can the viewer be on Linux?


Thanks!

[YY]

I'm not familiar with SC III.

For what I had read from SC III official page, it is derived from the classic SC with the support of SSL.

It features a Java Viewer on that page, so I suppose it can be running on a Linux system.