C server. Is this a WinXP bug? Is there a work around?
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> 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 occ
ions from the local machine" selected and not
with WinXP VNC viewer leads me to the conclusion that this is a WinXP issue.
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The fact that I can connect fine to the WinXP VNC server with Linux krdc
client with "Only accept connections from the local machine" selected and not
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> > transmissions, then how did they manage to connect? It appears that
> > they were able to get the password.
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access rights to all executables and necessary directories rendering
virtually incapable of running much more than the "idiot software". The link
below gives some ideas (albeit in reverse) that may be worth looking into:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/libr
The reason I am trying
to disable the wallpaper is that the server's ISP (NTL in the UK) has very
high contention ratio and at busy times terribly poor speeds. A 2M adsl line
is performing as a dial up!
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> Hi Mick,
>
> If you're
", in which
> case it'll connect using Microsoft's Remote Desktop protocol, not using
> RFB...
>
> Which version of VNC server are you running on the Windows system?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL
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> Edition 4.1.2 - see the docs at http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1
> for details.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mick
> > Sen
> > attempting to
> >
> > >> connect
> > >> to from remote. Or you can put ::5907 after the name/ip address
> >
> > of the PC.
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> I am not sure on that as he noted that his system is XP, although I
> could miss something.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
> Mick wrote:
> > This appears to be Linux trojan:
> >
> > http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?
anyone tell me how
>to 1) establish remote control and 2) prevent this damage to her
>computer in the future? I am looking forward to the benefit of your
>experience. Thank You, Doug Boyd
This could be a hacker (script kiddie) playing stupid, or could be
e an IP/port conflict. What happens when you
stagger the port Nos (i.e. vnc server on 5900 and vnc viewer on 5901)?
> More rub- I can make the connection successfully from a windows box
> running putty and using vncviewer 4 on windows (using the
> my-address.no-ip.com.)
I am assumi
ions
for your router.
[1] http://www.realvnc.com/support/portforward.html
[2] http://www.portforward.com/
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through ssh tunnel, with secure key authentication and to my knowledge have
not had any compromised cases to date. The VNC documentation is the best
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locked down port 23 if
they are worth their salt). Also, just in case of your work's
firewall is blocking default ports, have you tried a different port to
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guidance on this. If your work's network has a fixed internet IP address
then use this in the Server configuration Connections tab to limit
connections to your home machine from only this address (additional
security).
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AppleMac, but "Google is your friend":
http://homepage.mac.com/kedoin/VNC/VNCViewer/
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> On Thursday 01 January 1970 01:00, Hopperdietzel, Ralph wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > i use on some Win-PCs the Free Edtion of Real VNC. Now i will use a
> > MacBook to view the VNCServer on the Win Pcs.
> >
> >
art VNC as a service, untick "user to confirm
connection" on the Connection tab of the server and perhaps restrict the
addresses that can connect to server by entering only 192.168.1.105 on the
allowed addresses field.
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if you would rather use a gui. Others may prefer to use VNC's file transfer
facility.
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listed. If you run the same with the following / then you will descend into
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on his work computer. Bring it in using a floppy/USB stick, or use Knoppix.
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> public computer (say in a library) where they do not have vncviewer and I
> do not have permission to install any software on that machine.
Couldn't you just run VNC viewer from a floppy/CD/USB stick? No need to
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I have not installed Xvnc on Linux so I don't know what the binary should be
run as. However, the error you mention is about /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
not /usr/bin/Xvnc.
So, if Xvnc does not exist in /usr/local/bin/ you may have to create a symlink
to /usr/bin/Xvnc.
Hope this helps.
e in a LAN behind a router which has not been set up
to forward the relevant port to the server PC (e.g. port 5900).
To overcome most of these problems you need to follow instructions in the
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> laptop to my house and try to gain access to my server
> it fails to connect. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks for your assistance,
> Tony
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> Windows XP remote administration features without the RealVNC Server
> software being installed on the XP computer.
You may want to use the latest version for security purposes:
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> It said timed out, but if i removed the programme from the
> laptop and then reinstalled it, it worked again.
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> Hope this help.
It would have helped more if you told us which machine (server or client) is
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Have you tried being a bit more detailed with the rule you create in Norton?
Specify ports, protocols, MAC addresses and IP addresses, from/to, to see if
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> name) in the connect dialog.
Unless you are forwarding local port(s) over ssh to the remote machine.
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> > > > with. These IP addresses cannot be pinged from a foreign subnet.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Javier
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> The message is always the same : Read: Connection aborted (10053)
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what's being dropped.
> Mick wrote:
> > On Tuesday 23 January 2007 17:48, David L White wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> We are running a Redhat vncserver and trying to connect through a client
> >>
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>
> Port below 1024: I read somewhere that some providers, at least in France,
> tend to squeeze ports above 1024 for traffic control reasons, thus I tried
> doing so to avoid being sqeezed.
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see when you telnet into your internet (not LAN) IP address at
port 5900 from another computer on the Internet?
If you can do the same from another machine on your LAN but this time connect
to the LAN IP address.
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with a fixed IP address, use this to edit the firewall rule on
your daughter's PC and limit allowed incoming connections from your IP
address only (for security purposes). Finally check what response you get
when you telnet into your daughters IP address on the VNC port number
(typically 59
re or WINE then you should be able
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terms.
In conclusion, you can set up your sshd and Cygwin installation to manipulate
your Windows OS, but I wouldn't readily recommend it. On the other hand, I
would always recommend to use VNC over ssh, unless you are using the paid for
VNC versions, which offer encrypted authenti
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you are running VNC as a service you can try to reconnect a bit later.
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> >Any help and suggestions cheerfully received!
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> >Thanks,
> >Mark
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> Do you have winsock installed?
> Windows file sharing does not require that ;-)
>
> it also could sound like a routing issue so further network information
> is required
e It wouldnot work
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> ALSA lib conf.c:3961:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device
> ALSA lib pcm.c:2111:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
> Cannot open client
> auto_sink: Could not load oss
> auto_sink: Could not load sun
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try connecting via the
> View and Web Brower. When he tried to connect he gets a "time out"
> message.
If you still get this after the firewall at the AppleMac has been set up
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Unix-shell command or what? The problem is
> that my VNC server runs on three physical machines, only one of which
> is Unix-based (actually Linux) and so I doubt that netstat would help
> very much on the Windows platforms.
>
> Mick, you will be getting a chat gmail invite from me,
umber.
>
> Is their a VNC manual in PDF or other type format that I can download.
Perhaps you have missed the xvnc man page on the link provided by WEZ?
There's an option you could pass to xvnc if you want to change the port from
default:
"-rfbport port
Specifies the TCP port on whic
you have, have you
followed this link: http://www.portforward.com/ when you were checking
through the FAQs http://www.realvnc.com/support/portforward.html in the Real
VNC website?
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> Yeah, the problem I had with two NATs and everything?
> I fixed it myself.
> GG.
Thanks for sharing with us, so that all these people who may have the same
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forwarding connections at your router from your client's IP address only, not
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tried to telnet from the laptop to the desktop, port 5092? What are you
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lient and server are on the same network. I actually have a
> number of networks at home, so that wouldn't always work.
>
> It would be nice if I could tell the DHCP server to recognize the laptop
> (by MAC address?) and always assign the same IP. But I don't see how to do
> that
version
of VNC, or use ssh tunnelling (preferably with no password but secure key
authentication). CopSSH and PuTTY are the easiest way to set this up.
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> Also, should there be specific ports set in the server information on the
> connections tab? And if so, what should they be?
Oops! I forgot to answer this!
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Come back with specific errors in response to your specific actions and we may
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e computer name resolution is taking place at the
router (most likely) then he may just need to switch off the ADSL router for
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I don't know how the vncserver.conf is created, but if it copies your
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> Is there anyway to obtain screenshots of applications that are opened in
> VNC?
Also try this one: vncrec
I'm afraid this is a Linux one too.
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Unless your router is switched off the above address is probably not valid - I
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If not, uninstall and reinstall the VNC server as a service, set up a password
and reboot the machine and check that it has been registered and started as a
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Have you allowed incoming connections at the AppleMac firewall on port 5900?
> I tried to telnet port 5900 from my mac and it was unreachable. Im pretty
> new to this, so does that mean that 5900 is disabled? If so, how do I
> re-enable it?
How did you specif
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> My Mac firewall is off completely. I specified the address as follows:
>
> jhignett-mac:~ jhignett$ telnet 172.16.233.13 5900
> Trying 172.16.233.13...
> Connected to 172.16.233.13.
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> I have to missing some setting somewhere. Can anyone tell me what it is?
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computer running the VNC server is blocking incoming connections on the
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a preference to adjust the taskbar hotzone, but
couldn't find one.
Anybody out there got any suggestions regarding this?
Thanks,
Mick
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password, being able to connect while I'm not present and this timed approval
is great for that. However, anybody connecting with TightVNC crashes every time
I approve the connection when this approval setup is in place.
Regards,
Mick
On Mar 14, 11, at 10:44 , Dale Eshelman wrote
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