I have Linux workstations. I use VNC to access it. I only use terminal
windows and a simple text editors in linux.I never access linux from the
pc console. I only use VNC sessions. After a few weeks of operation I
eventually get in to a state where I cannot access it. I get:
Unable to connect t
[__ __] napisal(a):
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> Dave Dyer wrote:
> > Why do you think it will never happen? I think it's inevitable.
> > I pay for virus protection; there's real money to be made providing
> > a better service.
>
> I don't think you can, by any
As a newbie to all of this, I just want to say that I really appreciate this
discussion and have learned quite a bit (Its been quite entertaining as well).
I downloaded the free version of RealVNC but I have decided to upgrade and
purchase it so that I can receive the proper support and learn
Jaroslaw Rafa wrote:
Why?
What is different in running a VNC server exposed to the Internet from
running a SSH (or even a telnet!) server exposed to the Internet, for
example? And there are many such servers out there...
It's like any remote access service - you run it, if you need it. Of course,
On Tuesday 06 June 2006 16:40, Dave Dyer wrote:
> >> 2) word should have been passed to norton, mcaffee, etc so they
> >> could target vulnerable versions of vnc on behalf of their
> >> customers. I don't know if this mechanism exists, but it ought to.
> >
> >This one is never going to happen for c
On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Alex Pelts wrote:
IMHO, VNC people did all they could to fix the problem and post the
update. It is up to the users to make sure they are up to date. If you
do not like RealVNC security record you are always free to run any other
software. There are really many choices you ca
John Aldrich wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:11 PM:
Probably the way to protect people from doing stupid
things is to electrocute them any time they are clicking
on attachment to develop a reflex.
(BOFH Mode=ON)
Hmm... I *like* that idea.
(BOFH Mode=OFF)
see http:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:11 PM:
>
> It is simply impossible to protect a person from himself.
>[snip]
>
> Probably the way to protect people from doing stupid
> things is to electrocute them any time they are clicking
> on attachment to develop a reflex.
>
(BOFH Mode=O
Hi Paul,
You can upgrade over an active 4.1.1 installation.
Cheers,
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Bickley
> Sent: 07 June 2006 02:18
> To: vnc-list@realvnc.com
> Subject: Newbie question - new install v
Alex Pelts wrote:
It is simply impossible to protect a person from himself. At this time
pretty much anyone should know that clicking on attachments is bad yet
everyone still does it. With amount of scams going on you wold thing
that people would be suspicions of emails asking them to type in the
Well,
Let say if you pay money to Symantec why don't you ask them to protect
your pc? What is RealVNC has to do with it?
I pay money to RealVNC people for EE and I got my email notifying me
about security update. So I have no beef with RealVNC as they provide
the service I pay for.
I think 2) wil
> I don't think you can, by any means, compare your proposition to an
> antivirus solution. The complexities of protecting a person from
> protecting their own ignorance, not in a demeaning sense, are so
> multifaceted. It would literally be impossible to stay on top of every
> single threat, and t
Dave Dyer wrote:
Why do you think it will never happen? I think it's inevitable.
I pay for virus protection; there's real money to be made providing
a better service.
I don't think you can, by any means, compare your proposition to an
antivirus solution. The complexities of protecting a pers
To resolve the security vulnerability with 4.1.1 should I unistall it and
reinstall with 4.1.2 or will an upgrade over 4.1.1 fix it?
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Be quick, these Dell end of financial year deals cant last!
http://clk.atdmt.com/OMA/go/dau0100
>> 2) word should have been passed to norton, mcaffee, etc so they
>> could target vulnerable versions of vnc on behalf of their customers.
>> I don't know if this mechanism exists, but it ought to.
>
>This one is never going to happen for countless reasons. No company will
>make your box secure if
Dave Dyer wrote:
It's really not realistic or reasonable to expect every PC user to be
their own ever-vigilant security expert. I try to keep up on these things,
and I had barely noticed. I doubt that 10% of VNC users read either
slashdot or vnc-list, much less never miss anything important t
Alex Pelts napisal(a):
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>
> IMHO running VNC server exposed to the Internet is a bad idea in the
> first place.
Why?
What is different in running a VNC server exposed to the Internet from
running a SSH (or even a telnet!) server exposed to th
Can someone describe the "via" option? I find out about the via option
from a "vncviewer --help" (As shown below.) Is it similar to the via
option of tightvnc?
-Scott
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Dave Dyer wrote:
> 1) vnc should maintain it's own list, reserved for security flash
> alerts only, and strongly encourage anyone who installs vnc
> to sign up.
That is not such a bad idea but this security problem only happened once
since I started using VNC(as far as I recall), and I started usi
On Tuesday 06 June 2006 13:15, Dave Dyer wrote:
> It's really not realistic or reasonable to expect every PC user to be
> their own ever-vigilant security expert.
Yes and no. It depends on how important security is to you. As pointed
out, the flaw was posted on this list. I find that just re
Hi guys, I just had that experience. However, I have Zone Alarm
installed so when the intruder tried to download the trojan file, my
Zone Alarm blocked it. Still, the intruder caused certain programs not
to function correctly but I could just re install them. I signed up
Darkman wrote:
I let my norton expire for a few days, and noiced in my event viewer
anumber of connections to VNC from various other countries. however I
didn't notice the icon turning black as it would in a conneciton mode.
so I was wondering if I am being connected to, via some trojan. I did
Thanks for all your responses! I had feedback about three major topics:
#1 - color depth
connection (I had this issue with a connection recently). Try changing the
settings to low colours on the client (so it uses less bandwidth) and
connect again. Also, check that the server does not have a p
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