Are you sure you are connection to the right port?
'cause you are probably connecting to some other server than the vnc
server...
regards,
sam,
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From: "danidani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:24 PM
Subject: "reading version failed: not an R
Hi All,
Perhaps this has been answered before, but I couldn't find the answer
in the ML. I am unable to connect to a WinXP VNC server box on my
LAN, from a second WinXP box. This problem occurs *only* when I
select "connect to local ports only" to stop it listening to ports on
the Internet. I
You know that when you tunneling you actually have to connect to the
localhost instead of remote machine?
What is exact procedure that you follow when you tunneling?
Regards,
Alex
Mick wrote:
Hi All,
Perhaps this has been answered before, but I couldn't find the answer
in the ML. I am unab
On 11/10/06, Alex Pelts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Mick wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Perhaps this has been answered before, but I couldn't find the answer
> in the ML. I am unable to connect to a WinXP VNC server box on my
> LAN, from a second WinXP box. This problem occurs *only* when I
> select "con
Use netstat and see if ssh is listening on local host on the right port.
default vnc port is 5900 by the way. 5800 is the one that java client is
served on.
You need to connect to localhost:5802. In general you can use telnet to
test the connection. It will print RFB ##, where ## is a
i dont use RDP or Fast-User switching and I was encountering the
"SelectObject to CompatibleDC Failed: The operation completed successfully"
message connecting to a vnc server.
it was determined that someone alt-entered/fullscreened an ms-dos prompt and
left it in that state on that particular v
I was able to full-screen a dos prompt and vnc stopped working although
did not disconnect. Then I blindly pressed alt-enter and vnc came back.
So you can get out of the situation of accidentally pressing alt-enter.
I did not try to disconnect and reconnect as I am working remotely now
and coul
