Connecting to VNC before loggin on

2009-03-27 Thread Pascal Rottier
Hi, I'm sure I'm missing something obvious. I have installed RealVNC (free version, version 4.1.2) in server mode. But when I restart my machine (Windows XP Professional), I cannot connect to VNC unless I log on first. The only way to make it work entirely remotely is to remove the password from t

RE: Connecting to VNC before loggin on

2009-03-31 Thread Pascal Rottier
I can't connect succesfully to VNC on the first attempt. When I try a second time, it works. This is weird, but at least it's workable. Regards, Pascal -Original Message- From: James Weatherall [mailto:j...@realvnc.com] Sent: dinsdag 31 maart 2009 15:16 To: 'Pascal

Re: problem with viewing pc movies over VNC

2009-04-10 Thread Pascal Rottier
Hi Peter, Yes, what Ricardo said. Why do you need VNC if your PC is linked to your TV? Anyway, video's are usually displayed differently from the other stuff that's on your screen. Rather than going through a windows API, your player streams it's output directly to your graphics card. That means,

Re: Disable Local Screen when logged on remotely?

2009-04-10 Thread Pascal Rottier
Hi, You don't need a viewer from the same vendor as the server. You can install TightVNC on the server with the "blank the screen" option enabled, while using the RealVNC viewer. Unless of course the "blank the screen" option is something that needs to be configured on the viewer as well. I don't

Re: Disable Local Screen when logged on remotely?

2009-04-10 Thread Pascal Rottier
ustin DeSantis < justindesan...@lavabit.com> wrote: > That's fine, but what about the encryption option? > TightVNC does not support encryption. > That is the biggest issue, I need encryption between the client and server. > > Pascal Rottier wrote: > >> Hi, >

Re: Unable to connect to VNC

2009-04-14 Thread Pascal Rottier
the VNC server using a VNC client running on the same machine. The effect will be funny. You will get window inside window inside window etc. etc. But at least you know it works. Good luck Pascal Rottier On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Roberto Meza wrote: > Dear James: > > > &