RE: Emulation of Sun Keyboard Specific Keys

2003-01-10 Thread "Beerse, Corné"
> -Original Message- > From: Sean Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I'm wondering if there is a way to emulate the Sun > Keyboard keys (such as COPY PASTE OPEN FIND FRONT) > when running a vncviewer on the PC (WIN2K > specifically) There is an app called `xkeycaps` in which you get a wi

OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Stefan Ebert
Hi, I hope I'm not OT: I'm using VNC in a wide spread, low bandwith network with lotsa M$-based workstations for 'bout 3 years. 3 weeks ago our worker's commitee decided that vnc might not be law-conform for users could be audited w/o notice and is checking if the software should be forbidden. F

RE: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread William Hooper
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stefan Ebert > Hi, [snip] > VNC is installed on each WS as service and to be started > manual by an admin > using script or strcm. I chosed this way to disallow illegal > access. The > problem here i

Runtime error 429

2003-01-10 Thread Peter Joslin
Hi Group, I have been running VNC on many of my machines for the past year, and never had a problem. recently I have installed the VNC admin console on both my home PC's one running windows 2000, which works fine, and the other running Windows 98SE which when I try and run the admin console it pro

Re: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Tony
Stick it in their start up group.. Or if you cant trust them, their login script.. Or id say screw the so-called restriction, and make them sign an agreement that they are subject to monitoring with out notice. business use only, bla bla bla. That's how *any* company I have ever worked for cover

Re: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Frank Pikelner
Stefan, {stuff removed} >To my question: Is there a way to start VNC as service AFTER user logon to >WS and ensuring that the helper icon will appear? >Or is anyone planning an option in any VNC release that gives an user the >opportunity to decide whether an admin may access the WS or not, par >

RE: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread William Hooper
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Tony > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT? -> VNC as Service > > [rant snipped] > If you want to be kind, they can also just watch for the icon to > chan

RE: Unable to connect

2003-01-10 Thread Gabriel Matthews
Well, I wish this was the fix for the problem, but it isn't. Thanks for the attempt though. Gabriel On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Steve Palocz wrote: > I really wish ppl would search the list. We can only answer the question > so many times till we get sick of answering the same file the same way. > > It

AW: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Stefan Ebert
William, thanks for reply. [snipalot] > > Or is anyone planning an option in any VNC release that gives > > an user the > > opportunity to decide whether an admin may access the WS or > > not, par example > > by displaying a popup window like "Your WS is about to be > > remote controled > > by

W98 shutdown that works!

2003-01-10 Thread John Mc Adam
I have seen a number of postings here where folks are having hassles rebooting a W9x machine remotely without it hanging up on the 'wait/end task'. Here is a link to a website for a free download that REALLY works. http://fundin.f2g.net/download.html ___

RE: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread William Hooper
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Stefan Ebert > William, > > > thanks for reply. > > [snipalot] > > > > Or is anyone planning an option in any VNC release that gives > > > an user the > > > opportunity to decide whether an admin m

RE: Keys & mouse misbehave?

2003-01-10 Thread Michael Salem
I wrote (trimmed) > > Sometimes when running RealVNC on an NT4 machine and viewing from a > > Win98SE machine, clicking on an icon in a Window highlights all the > > icons to the left and above it as well. > > In the same session, sometimes the keyboard becomes unresponsive: > > keypresses are i

Confusing output from Xvnc using pseudocolor

2003-01-10 Thread geck O
Hi I'm using VNC to run an application called XWinNMR on a SGI. As I got it, accessing applications from a SGI requires 8 bit color. My local RH8.0 laptop runs with 24 bpp. Using the "vncserver -depth 8 -cc 3" options should get Xvnc going with 8 bpp with Pseudocolor. Many on this maili

[Feature] Using MS Windows as window manager

2003-01-10 Thread Don Geddis
To use Linux/X from my Windows PC desktop, I recently converted from Hummingbird Exceed's PC X server to VNC. I love almost everything about it, including secure tunneling through SSH (PuTTY), easy recovery when my network goes down, cheap price (!), etc. But I greatly miss one feature from Excee

Problem...win95 to winXP

2003-01-10 Thread Marco
I report this problem: vncviewer client = win95 ver c vncviewer server 3.3.6 = windowsXP SP1 After i connect to windows xp, i get the windowsXP "welcome screen" where i have to choose one user to logon; i click on the button but after some seconds vnc's window become black an there is nothing i ca

Re: [Feature] Using MS Windows as window manager

2003-01-10 Thread Greg Breland
VNC can't do this because it deals with the screen at the framebuffer level and not the window level. For a poor mans version of what you are wanting to do just edit your ~/.vnc/xstartup file and instead of launching a desktop such as twm, kde or gnome, just start your application with a -geometry

XP to Win 2K

2003-01-10 Thread ERIC PIETY
I have vnc set up on several systems. All work fine. Except one. I am running win 2k pro and am trying to connect to XP. I know the server on the XP machine is open because I can scan for it and see the open port. My brother on the XP machine also reports a flicker when I try to connect. I get no e

Re: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Carl
Well stated! Carl - Original Message - From: "Tony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:02 AM Subject: Re: OT? -> VNC as Service > Stick it in their start up group.. > > Or if you cant trust them, their login script.. > > Or id say screw the s

Problems running vncserver on Solaris 2.5

2003-01-10 Thread Richard Shinn
I've been able to successfully run vncserver on my solaris 2.5 machine and run a viewer on my windows NT machine but I only see a very simple X desktop. I'd like to be able to see my CDE desktop but have not been able to figure out what file I neet to point .vnc/xstartup to. Also, when I kill the

Re: Confusing output from Xvnc using pseudocolor

2003-01-10 Thread Grant McDorman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On January 10, 2003 05:04 am, geck O wrote: > Hi > > I'm using VNC to run an application called XWinNMR > on a SGI. [snip] > My local RH8.0 laptop runs with 24 bpp. > Using the "vncserver -depth 8 -cc 3" options should > get Xvnc going with 8 b

Re: Problems running vncserver on Solaris 2.5

2003-01-10 Thread Grant McDorman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On January 10, 2003 06:31 pm, Richard Shinn wrote: > I've been able to successfully run vncserver on my solaris 2.5 machine > and run a viewer on my windows NT machine but I only see a very > simple X desktop. I'd like to be able to see my CDE desktop

Re: OT? -> VNC as Service

2003-01-10 Thread Paul M. Young
It is not always that simple. The laws in some countries require certain rights/restrictions of programs that can be used to monitor workers. Also, many union contracts put limits on what can be done. Like it or not, IT departments have to operate within the confines of company policy and loc