Fedora Desktop not displaying

2005-08-10 Thread James
I am connecting Linux box from my laptop (fedora2) using vnc. I get connected but get blank window with X. I have edited my ~/.vnc/xstartup by uncommented the line exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc & Need some advice. I am a newcomer in Linux world. Thanks Jim

Re: Fedora Desktop not displaying

2005-08-12 Thread James
me. Thanks Jim On 8/12/05, B. Scott Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi James, > > Don't forget to CC the VNC list when replying, so all can benefit. > Actually, from those logs, it looks like everything is working. > You are getting a default twm window manag

Point of clarification

2008-03-05 Thread james
e internet from my g/f's PC at her place. Everything I try comes up as unable to connect. I can ping my IP address from her PC but connecting is a different story. Can anyone give me a clue as to how I go about getting this to work. Thanks James [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___

RE: Security Feature Suggestion: "Delete Password" on exit?

2004-08-25 Thread James Weatherall
Alex, If the password is specified on the command line to the VNC Server, (albeit in obfuscated hex format) then it won't be saved to the registry. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex K. Angelopoulos > Sent: 25

RE: Anonymous VNC

2004-08-25 Thread James Weatherall
This download omits any mention of the GPL. Please read the GPL for details of the requirements that ust be satisfied when redistributing GPL code. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Skarbet > Sent: 25 Aug

RE: how to change configuration settings/parameters when running winvnc server version 4 from command line?

2004-08-26 Thread James Weatherall
Yuris, For security, the Password parameter must be specified in the obfuscated hex form. The easiest way to do this is to use vncconfig to save a password to the registry, then copy the hex form of that password on to your command-line for -register. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Messag

RE: DoS attack VNC 4.0

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Benedict et al, Yes, there is a problem in the way that the current release of VNC Server 4 for Windows handles excessive connection attempts. Note that the free VNC release is not designed for use on untrusted networks - if you need to access a free VNC Server across the Internet then you should

RE: End of stream

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
VNC) on a local LAN from a Linus (RedHat 9) > client running vncviewer version 4. > > Joe Henley > > Last note on the site: Jim Weatherall from RealVNC posted > ------ > > End of stream 4.

RE: PestPatrol & RealVNC

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Srinivasan, Various virus-killer programs flag VNC Server as a potential threat, simply because it allows remote access to a machine. Unfortunately, virus-killers don't typically have enough intelligence to discern a "safe" VNC installation from an open one (e.g. one requiring no password), so th

RE: Cut/paste and mouse scrolling

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Michael, VNC Viewer 4.0 supports the scroll wheel, provided that the VNC Server you are connecting to supports it correctly. Which version of VNC Server are you running on the Linux machine? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
David, It sounds as though their server isn't handling locally-rendered cursors properly. To check what the viewer is seeing, you can try running your vncviewer with the command-line: vncviewer -console -log=*:stderr:100 to see whether it prints any messages regarding the cursor. Wez @ RealVN

RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Michael, What happens if you press and then release the Control key from within an active session to the problem server? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Chadwick > Sent: 30 August 2004 19:55 > To: [EMAIL

RE: dynamic desktop resizing

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Henning, Dynamic desktop resizing is where the viewer will resize if the server's display is resized, without requiring you to reconnect. Scaling is a separate feature. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > Hi all, > > I am new to the list. > > The VNC Viewer Version 4.0 has a feature called dynamic > deskt

RE: DoS attack VNC 4.0

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Mike, The DoS attack only affects VNC Server for Windows - you shouldn't therefore lose data as a consequence of an attack. There is no need to set up a firewall, only to use the LocalHost option to restrict connections to those originating from the local machine. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Ori

RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer

2004-08-31 Thread James Weatherall
Does pressing and releasing the Alt key help at all? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Chadwick > Sent: 31 August 2004 17:13 > To: James Weatherall; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Cur

RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination

2004-09-01 Thread James Weatherall
> Sent: 01 September 2004 13:55 > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'James Weatherall' > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > It prints this twice : > > CView: attempting to render invali

RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination

2004-09-01 Thread James Weatherall
> Sent: 01 September 2004 14:06 > To: 'David Balazic'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'James Weatherall' > Subject: RE: No cursor shown with VNC/UltraVNC1.00R18 combination > > I don't see it anywhere else. But if I connect to another > s

VNC costs

2004-09-01 Thread Rhys James
for me before I go ahead and install. Cheers Rhys James IT Support Analyst London campus IT Team 3rd Floor Howland House Tel: +44 207 7554237 Mob: +44 7795337116 ___ Electronic mail

RE: Mouse Pointer at server end

2004-09-03 Thread James Weatherall
Mark, The next release will address this. It's an artefact of the way in which VNC Server 4 ensures that it captures alpha-blended windows and some other special effects. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark W

RE: Can't get rid of "RFB 003.008 " message

2004-09-03 Thread James Weatherall
Robert, You are directing your browser to connect to the VNC port, not the HTTP/Java Viewer) port. Please see the docs for more details. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 September

RE: Serious bug with X forwarding?

2004-09-03 Thread James Weatherall
Daniel, You state that you are disconnecting either by kill -9'ing the vncviewer (which is overkill and not necessary in all but extreme cases) or by using Exit from the F8 menu. Are you sure that the user is not actually disconnecting by selecting Logout from their window manager on the server?

RE: Mac OS-X to VNC

2004-09-03 Thread James Weatherall
John, Are you connecting by name or IP address? If connecting by name, bear in mind that Windows machines will use NetBIOS name resolution for names that aren't found in DNS, so they may know each other's names even though your Mac doesn't... Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- >

RE: Mac OS-X to VNC

2004-09-03 Thread James Weatherall
> I seem to recall I had some > problems connecting to Windoze machines, and turning off ZRLE > encoding in the default profile cured it. Doesn't sound like something you'd have seen with VNC 4. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. ___ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROT

RE: Mac OS-X to VNC

2004-09-06 Thread James Weatherall
n > Sent: 06 September 2004 09:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Mac OS-X to VNC > > At 4:02 pm +0100 3/9/04, James Weatherall wrote: > > > I seem to recall I had some > >> problems connecting to Windoze machines, and turning off ZRLE > >> encoding

RE: Mac OS-X to VNC

2004-09-06 Thread James Weatherall
ailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Simon Hobson > Sent: 06 September 2004 11:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Mac OS-X to VNC > > James Weatherall wrote: > > >VNC 4 and VNC 3 are protocol-compatible - their viewers and > servers can > >be used int

RE: VNC V4 - VIEWER - Control/Break

2004-09-07 Thread James Weatherall
John, Are you using VNC Viewer 4 for Windows or VNC Viewer 4 for Java to access your servers? Which platforms are your servers running? Which platforms are your viewers running? Ctrl+Break verifiably works (by just pressing Ctrl+break in the viewer) when viewing a Windows NT 4 box from another

RE: (no subject)

2004-09-07 Thread James Weatherall
Check that you are running VNC as a service, and that Fast User Switching or Remote Desktop have not been used on the machine. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Monte Krebsbach > Sent: 07 September 2004 16

RE: VNC V4 - VIEWER - Control/Break

2004-09-08 Thread James Weatherall
g if you tick the Ctrl in F8 and only press the > break key is this not a PAUSE just a thought but really > instructions don't say whether to press the Ctrl key after > ticking in F8 menu or not but have tried both ways to no avail. > > Regards. > > John > > >

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-09-08 Thread James Weatherall
> So far I'm quietly watching the progress of topics like this > in this discussion list as well as several other discussion > forums and what I read is frightening, which to me states > that Microsoft is right regarding automatically turning on > the firewall on XP's service pack 2. What I d

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-09-08 Thread James Weatherall
> What's the point in having a firewall built into Windows. > Unless it's possible to block access to that API. Hmmm The same point that there is in having ipchains/iptables in Linux - it allows an Administrator to restrict access to only those services that are actually required, so that po

Setting VNC to different Ports

2004-09-09 Thread James Walker
hi, i have tried setting the ports for VNC to ports 80 and 808 respectfuly, i can access these from my lan but if i use a PC outside the LAN it can not access my machine. i know these ports are for IE but with being at college the ports that go out are limited and these seamed the logical ports as

RE: VNC4 Does not work on Windows XP but VNC 3.3.7 Works Fine

2004-09-09 Thread James Weatherall
JB, You need to go to Connections and click on "Add", then select "Allow" and press Ok. VNC 4 refuses connections unless their IP matches a rule in the Hosts rules list - if you empty the list then no connections will be accepted. Can I ask why you deleted the (default) "accept all" rule in th

RE: VNC4 Does not work on Windows XP but VNC 3.3.7 Works Fine

2004-09-09 Thread James Weatherall
Kenton, There's no record of you ever having reported VNC 4 to not work on the list, which would have been the first logical step if it didn't. Did you have problem with the viewer or the server? I notice from previous posts that you're using ZoneAlarm - be aware that certain old versions of Zon

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-09-09 Thread James Weatherall
Hi, Assuming there isn't something fundamentally broken in your Windows XP installation's TCP stack, there will be messages other than "unknown network event for listener" in the application log. They will be flagged as errors. This also assumes that you are connecting to the correct port in the

RE: vnc viewer disappears

2004-09-09 Thread James Weatherall
Dirk, The log output you sent was from the server - you can run the viewer with logging enabled and that may provide more useful information as to why it isn't successfully connecting. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beha

RE: Version 4 and multiple displays under Windows XP

2004-09-10 Thread James Weatherall
Robert, I'm a little confused. VNC provides remote access to desktops and you seem to be complaining about it doing just that. Making the whole desktop available remotely is precisely what it should do! If the problem is really the sheer scale of the total desktop, can't you simply move the mon

RE: Strange viewer behaviour - black non resizable screen - WinXP SP2?

2004-09-10 Thread James Weatherall
Frank, Had you been using Fast User Switching or Remote Desktop beforehand? Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Hamersley > Sent: 10 September 2004 01:22 > To: VNC List (E-mail) > Subject: Strange vi

VNC on Port 80

2004-09-10 Thread James Walker
Hi, I cant get vnc to work on this port at all i set up my firewall on router right but it still will not work i know that the port is usually used for Internet explorer and wish to use this port as i am at college and do not allow the other default ports to go out any help much appreaciated

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-10 Thread James Walker
IL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Walker > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: VNC on Port 80 > > Hi, > > I cant get vnc to work on this port at all i set up my firewall on > router right but it still will not

RE: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-10 Thread James Weatherall
r 2004 22:39 > To: 'James Walker'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC on Port 80 > > > On your viewer what are you setting it to?? Remember you > would need to set > the server to port 80 and the viewer to -5820. 80 minus 5900 . > > -Original Message-

RE: Strange viewer behaviour - black non resizable screen - WinXP SP2?

2004-09-11 Thread James Weatherall
To: VNC List (E-mail) > Subject: RE: Strange viewer behaviour - black non resizable > screen - WinXP SP2? > > James, > > FUS is in use on the machine but I'm not sure if any profiles > were in use at the time. Certainly the screen-save timeout > had occurred be

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Walker
Remember you would need to set > the server to port 80 and the viewer to -5820. 80 minus 5900 . > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Walker > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:07 AM > To: [EMAIL

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Walker
the server is set to port 80 and the viewer set to port 8080 as i know these are the ports that go out to the net ihave tried verious ways to get it to work but no do On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:15:34 +0100, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not if you're using VNC 4 - t

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Walker
2 colons either way works, 2 colons > is easier . Then you don't have to do any math haha > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Weatherall > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:16 PM > To:

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Walker
ing it to?? Remember you would need to set > the server to port 80 and the viewer to -5820. 80 minus 5900 . > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James Walker > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:07 AM > To: [EMAIL

RE: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Weatherall
James, The server runs on a particular port, and the viewer must be told that port. If you "set the viewer port" to something different to what the server is listening for connections, then the server won't receive those connections. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original M

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-11 Thread James Walker
i ask me mate to try that an it still did not work!! On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:55:21 +0800, Wall, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi James, > > Have you missed the clue > > HOST::80 > > Double Colon as mentioned below. > > John > > > --

RE: windows xp sp2

2004-09-11 Thread James Weatherall
Vince, What are the instructions you gave intended to achieve? The problem that Mark is seeing is probably that SP2 has the firewall on by default - he either needs to disable the firewall or add an exception for the VNC port (usually 5900). Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message-

Re: VNC on Port 80

2004-09-12 Thread James Walker
i meant to put that the viwer is the sam as the server on port 80, acenetly pressed 80 twice > Message: 1 > From: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'James Walker'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject

RE: local host vs local address,

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
Max(?), Have you checked that you don't have "Only accept connections from the local machine" ticked in the Connections tab of the VNC Server (Service-Mode) Options panel? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Big Ma

RE: local host vs local address,

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
Max, Can you explain precisely what you mean by "takes the right IP"? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Big Max Leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:32 > To: 'James Weatherall'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subjec

RE: local host vs local address,

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
Max, What precisely do you mean by "takes 127.0.0.1" and "takes 192.168.0.100"? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Big Max Leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:50 > To: 'James Weatherall'; [EMAIL PROT

RE: local host vs local address,

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
00 and > RealVNC works fine. > I like to use it as a service, as I never know in advance > when I need to reach my machine ... > > -Message d'origine- > De : James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyi : lundi > 13 septembre 2004 12:59 @ : 'Big Ma

RE: iPAQ connection

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
Jim, The log indicates that there is already a program running on port 5900. Are you sure you haven't left the VNC 3 server running at the same time as the VNC 4 server? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim > S

RE: iPAQ connection

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
Jim, I'm confused - you say below that "I can connect by WiFi using another PC to the XP machine using VNC 4 which would further imply that port 5900 is not being used by anyone else". But earlier you said that you couldn't connect to the server. Are you actually saying that VNC 4 server works f

RE: Re[2]: iPAQ connection

2004-09-13 Thread James Weatherall
> There is a screen that flashes by when I initiate the viewer on the > iPAQ but it goes to quickly to read. Jim, The chances are that the viewer you are using on the CE machine just isn't fully compatible with VNC. You may find that it will work if you select "Use protocol 3.3" in the Legacy pa

RE: SelectObject to CompatibleDC failed: The operation completed successfully. (0)

2004-09-14 Thread James Weatherall
Guys, Is Alan's prognosis correct, in suggesting that the prior use of Remote Desktop or Fast User Switching has caused that behaviour? If so then we'll look into providing a more useful error response in this situation, until full XP compatibility is complete. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -

RE: updating DynDNS

2004-09-14 Thread James Weatherall
Ian, I use the No-Ip dynamic DNS client and have found it to work flawlessly. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. (aka James N. Weatherall) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian D. Weatherall > Sent: 14 September 2004 05:41

RE: iPAQ connection

2004-09-14 Thread James Weatherall
Jim, No problem. We have plans for a VNC Viewer for Windows CE in the not to distant future although I'm afraid we can't provide any more details at this stage. :( Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > The chances are that the viewer you are using on the CE > machine just > > isn't fully compatible with V

RE: Not accepting connections

2004-09-14 Thread James Weatherall
Erhaps a stupid question, but have you tried uninstalling & reinstalling the network card & TCP stack? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DILATED_ONE > Sent: 14 September 2004 16:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL

RE: Windows CE server...

2004-09-16 Thread James Weatherall
ealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Vince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 September 2004 05:46 > To: James Weatherall; 'VNC' > Subject: Windows CE server... > Importance: High > > Is there any SERVER for Windows CE? (SH3, HP Palmtop PC) > >

RE: DI 624 problems

2004-09-17 Thread James Weatherall
Have you installed any updates to your D-Link drivers? Have you checked that your D-Link network is actually "up" on the home machine, before the D-Link AirPlus application has run? Under Windows 2000, we have found that the latest D-Link drivers seem to not connect until the D-Link AirPlus applic

RE: connecting through a linksys router

2004-09-19 Thread James Weatherall
Geof & Wez, I think Geof is a little confused. Incoming connections to VNC Server for Windows are by default made to port 5900, and the Java viewer is served on port 5800. Under Unix platforms, the Xvnc servers will accept connections on 5901, 5902, etc. All "clients" (i.e. VNC Viewers) connect

RE: New To VNC - and lost

2004-09-19 Thread James Weatherall
The first thing to specify is whether or not you have a firewall enabled (either on the host machine or elsewhere on your network, between the viewer and server machines). Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL P

RE: x0rfbserver or x11vnc?

2004-09-20 Thread James Weatherall
Grant & Ssnia, To remote the local X11 display, you can either use x0vncserver, which is a standard X application that acts as a VNC server or, for better performance, you can use the VNC module for X11, assuming that your X server supports loadable modules. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original

RE: VNC Licensing Terms

2004-09-21 Thread James Weatherall
Tim, I'm afraid that's not true. It depends on the nature of the commercial product with which VNC is to be bundled, in particular whether it is classed as a "derived work". It is not clear in this case whether the commercial product is "aggregated" or "combined" with VNC (i.e. classed as "deriv

RE: Experiencing a problem with VNC

2004-09-21 Thread James Weatherall
Keith, I'm afraid that VNC in its present form is not in general suitable for use by visually-impaired users via screen-reader techniques. VNC uses the Remote Framebuffer Protocol, which transfers pixel data from the server computer to the viewer, without any actual understanding of what those pix

RE: "server closed connection unexpectedly"

2004-09-21 Thread James Weatherall
Matt, Server closed connection unexpectedly Often means things like: - VNC was running as an application , but on a locked workstation - Something went horribly wrong internally and the server had to close the connection. You can look for the actual reason by looking in the Applications event lo

RE: Starting vnc with ipv6

2004-09-21 Thread James Weatherall
Dimitri, IPv6 is not supported in the current release. We do have IPv6 support for Enterprise Edition in development. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dimitri berbanov > Sent: 21 September 2004 11:32 >

RE: VNC viewer problem

2004-09-21 Thread James Weatherall
Philippe, When you say "I always get a timeout error", is that at the point of downloading the Java viewer, or at the point of trying to connect back to the server? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philippe Guitt

RE: VNC viewer problem

2004-09-22 Thread James Weatherall
Philippe, Are you changing the contents of the Server specification box in the viewer, when it appears? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Philippe Guittard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 September 2004 08:04 > To: James Weatherall > Cc: [EMAIL PROTE

VNC setup

2004-09-22 Thread James Hanchard
I need help with the following questions: 1. what changes do I have to make with VNC server after installation? I am trying to connect to a system that is not on my network. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN M

RE: VNC through firewall

2004-09-23 Thread James Weatherall
Jimmy, In general that's not advisable with the GPL release, which doesn't encrypt network traffic. You should either access your VNC systems via a secure tunnel such as SSH, or look at the new VNC Enterprise Edition (http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise), to be released shortly... :) Use

RE: Installation of VNC x86 Options/Switches

2004-09-23 Thread James Weatherall
Brian, We're using InnoSetup for the installer, so the /silent and /verysilent flags will work & will do a default (server + viewer) install. You can then separately apply registry settings to configure the server, if required. Alternatively VNC Enterprise Edition (http://www.realvnc.com/product

RE: ZRLE error (space issue?)

2004-09-23 Thread James Weatherall
Scott, The original post on the subject remains valid - the ZRLE encoder includes a sanity check to prevent excessive resource usage by the Zlib algorithm and unfortunately the current release tries to be a little *too* sane, preventing very large desktops from working correctly. If you are feeli

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
On the other hand I > can see a Win 2003 server running VNC Server 4 and a Win XP > pro running VNC Server 3.3.7, both from the same machine Win > XP Pro SP2 running VNC Server Service 4 and VNC Viewer 4. > > Thanks in advance, > > Sergio Del Pino > Argentina > ser

RE: local host vs local address

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
e > tray icon > > contents > > > are out of date and reflect a point in time before the network > > interfaces > > > had come up. This tray icon behaviour is a known bug. It could > > > cause a Service-Mode server to show "Not accepting > conn

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
ning VNC Server > Service 3.3.7 on the same office network. > > Where is the problem? > > Thanks in advance, > > Sergio Del Pino > > Argentina > > > From: "James Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Sergio Del Pino'&q

RE: Help please

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
Nick, Please try to give a more descriptive subject line in future posts - tracking down previous posts with titles like "Help please" isn't very easy! For your system it may be better to start by running x0vncserver as an application within your X session, and then try connecting to that. Once

RE: Help please

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
ROTECTED] > Sent: 24 September 2004 15:03 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: RE: Help please > > Wez, > > Sorry bout the subject, I have got x0vncserver running and it > seems to work > > Nick > > --On Friday, September 24, 2004 14:56:26 +0100 James > Weat

RE: Help please

2004-09-24 Thread James Weatherall
--Original Message- > From: Nick Bruton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 September 2004 15:45 > To: James Weatherall; 'Nick Bruton' > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Help please > > OK, > > Well it loads the module and then later on it gets di

RE: remove popped up dos window

2004-10-12 Thread James Weatherall
Yuris, WinVNC4.exe has the -noconsole command-line option. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yuris > Sent: 12 October 2004 08:21 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: remove popped up dos window > > Hi, > > > >

RE: User Interaction/Authorization

2004-10-12 Thread James Weatherall
Jason, Both of the features you describe exist in the current release. Please read the documentation at http://www.realvnc.com/v4/winvnc.html, and see the output from "winvnc4 --help". Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: How to track use of VNC

2004-10-12 Thread James Weatherall
Daniel, That depends on which version of VNC Server you are running, and what level of access (Administrator, etc), the "nefarious" user may have had to those machines. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PR

RE: STL and standard C++ library in realvnc code?

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
Anon, The STL is used in a number of places within the code. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anon Sricharoenchai > Sent: 13 October 2004 05:16 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: STL and standard C++ library in

RE: Problem with RealVNC 4.0 on Guests of VMWare ESX

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
Salvatore, We have never had such a bug reported to us, I'm afraid. Can you provide a description of the actual behaviour you are seeing? Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 1

RE: Problem with RealVNC 4.0 on Guests of VMWare ESX

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
G_SZ under HKLM/Software/RealVNC/WinVNC4 and setting it to "*:file:100". This will create a verbose log file in "C:\temp\WinVNC4.log" on the host machine. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Problem with RealVNC 4.0 on Guests of VMWare ESX

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
; [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 13 October 2004 14:31 > To: James Weatherall > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Problem with RealVNC 4.0 on Guests of VMWare ESX > > > OK, here's a clarification: Unlike the other versions of > VMWare, with VMWare ESX the Virtual

RE: How to track use of VNC

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
John & John, TightVNC is based on the old VNC 3 codebase, which didn't log to the system event log, so you won't get those log events if you're using TightVNC. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > S

RE: Problem with RealVNC 4.0 on Guests of VMWare ESX

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
> > I will test it. > It's strange that I can shutdown the VM without problems > pefore the installation of VNC. > > Cheers > > Salvatore Cagliari > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Bechtle IT-Systemhaus Basel > Switzerland > > > > >

RE: How to track use of VNC

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
Guys, Yes, file transfer is something we plan to support, in a future release. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wall, John > Sent: 13 October 2004 15:06 > To: 'John'; Wall, John; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sub

RE: Pocket PC versions??

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
Yes, there is. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > is there any plan to make a Windows Pocket PC version of the > software?? ___ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list

RE: safety

2004-10-13 Thread James Weatherall
> The quickest and easiest solution would probably be vnc enterprise > which should be available soon. (right Wez?) Yes. Very soon indeed. :) Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. ___ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http:

RE: server closed connection unexpectedly

2004-10-14 Thread James Weatherall
Stephane, Are you running VNC as a service or an application? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stiphane > Seignovert [FXM] > Sent: 14 October 2004 09:45 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: server closed connecti

RE: Problems with RealVNC and PalmVNC

2004-10-14 Thread James Weatherall
Alvaro, You may wish to upgrade to VNC 4, both because it's easier to get debug output from VNC Server 4, in order to diagnose the problem, and because VNC 4 supports the Protocol3.3 option, which can help with compatibility with some poorly behaved VNC Viewers. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Origi

RE: RealVNC Bug? "Rect Too Big", "ZRLE: not enough space for first line?", client update freeze

2004-10-14 Thread James Weatherall
Max, The ZRLE issue is a known problem with the current release, which is fixed in VNC Enterprise Edition (http://www.realvnc.com/products/enterprise) and will be fixed in the next GPL release. The workaround for multi-monitor systems is to explicitely set the server to use Hextile, by the way.

RE: KVM unit that supports VNC

2004-10-14 Thread James Weatherall
Did you try this page: http://www.realvnc.com/products/KVM-via-IP/ ? :) Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cool Dude > Sent: 14 October 2004 21:29 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: KVM unit that supports VNC > >

RE: RealVNC server and binary clipboard

2004-10-15 Thread James Weatherall
Feico, The current VNC release supports only ASCII clipboard data. Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Feico de Boer (ML) > Sent: 14 October 2004 09:40 > To: VNC-list > Subject: RealVNC server and binary clipboard >

RE: VNC Server Command Line Options

2004-10-15 Thread James Weatherall
Andrew, Re Hosts, see http://www.realvnc.com/v4/winvnc.html#5 -register is used by the installer to install the VNC Server service. The VNC Password is specified as a 3DES-encrypted binary value. There are various third-party tools for creating these values, or you can simply use the vncconfig

RE: (no subject)

2004-10-15 Thread James Weatherall
Ken, Was there anything in the Event Log on the server machine? Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Korshin > Sent: 10 October 2004 17:50 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: (no subject) > > I had VNC running f

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