Password

2001-08-06 Thread Bernaerts, Johan
Hi, I have this strange problem that I can not seem to fix. I have VNC on Windows NT Server 4.0 When I take overthe screen and go to theproperties of VNC and change the password, itworks with the new password as lobg as I do not log of on the server screen. When I log off, its again the old pa

Re: vnc is in startup scripts(change user and home directory?)

2001-08-06 Thread Barn Owl
how do you set up the vncserver file so that script can read it? Barn Owl > */ > > #!/bin/bash > # > # chkconfig: - 91 35 > # description: Starts and stops vncserver. \ > # used to provide remote X administration services. > > # Source function library. > . /etc/init.d/functions >

Help: CTRL-ALT-ESC isn't sent to client

2001-08-06 Thread Michael Milette
Hi there! I was wondering if any of you could tell me how I could possibly send a CTRL-ALT-ESC from a VNC Client running on a Windows 98 platform to a host running a VNC Client on a Windows NT 4.0 platform? Unlike CTRL-ALT-DEL, there doesn't appear to be any VNC menu item which would allow me

Re: New to MacVNC - command key and working with PPP connection

2001-08-06 Thread a . umpleby
> I just got MacVPC (AT&T distro, are there others?) Yes - check out ChromiVNC for a server and VNCThing for a client. Also, you may find my vncPatches68k could be worth a try with the ChromiVNC Server (even if you are using a PowerPC Mac). ChromiVNC Server: http://www.chromatix.uklinux.net/v

Re: "Connection Closed" error

2001-08-06 Thread Scott C. Best
Asa: Heya... > how do you change your VNC server's http port? From a few months back. Hope it helps! -Scott -- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:41:32 +0100 From: "Seth Kneller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Changing port number on VNC Server for NT Kev

New to MacVNC - command key and working with PPP connection

2001-08-06 Thread Jim Witte
Hi all, I just got MacVPC (AT&T distro, are there others?) installed on my two macs here (7100 running system 7.5.3, OT 1.1.1 and iMac running system 9.1) and have a couple of questions: How do I get the command key to work right? Is there a way to use (Apple) PPP and VNC over ethernet at the

VNC / Firewall

2001-08-06 Thread Zalman Margareten
What is the simple way to get out when only a limited amount of ports are open. I know that you set the port # on the server side but how do you go about setting the port on the viewer side ? Maybe a silly question. I'm not familiar. thanks -Original Message- From: Alain LaBonti [mailt

RE: ALT+TAB

2001-08-06 Thread Alain LaBonté 
A 10:43 2001-08-06 -0700, Sharma, Shashi a icrit : >Certainly. >right click on the title bar and select Alt Down >Press tab >Right click on the title bar and select Alt up. > >you can send any combination of key with this method. Although well in view in the menu, this doesn't work for me. My VNC

RE: ALT+TAB

2001-08-06 Thread Alain LaBonté 
A 14:43 2001-08-06 -0400, Glenn Mabbutt a icrit : >SHIFT+ALT+TAB may work - it works for other things like cntrl-alt-del. On my version of Win2000 (French version) none of those works. Alain LaBonti Quibec - To unsubscribe, send

Newbie Help

2001-08-06 Thread David Bishop
I'm just getting up to speed with networking and remote access. My office computer is a client on a server running Windows NT 4.0 The server is connected to the internet through a cable modem and my office computer gains access to the internet through a router. I would like to gain remote access t

RE: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Germain, Bob
You can connect to a share in a DOS window with the follwoing command: net use * \\servername\sharename. This will map the next available drive letter on your machine to the share on the server. You can do this on any server (with the proper permissions) regardless of VNC. >From there you can u

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread BugTraq Recipient
> 1. Run Server Manager and stop the VNC service on the remote machine. > 2. Map a drive to the location where the VNC programs are installed on the > remote machine. > 3. Copy the the TightVNC files over the original VNC files on the remote > machine. > 4. Re-start the VNC service (using Server M

build VNC for SCO

2001-08-06 Thread Phu Nguyen
Can some one tell me what I will need to build VNC for SCO/Unix? Thanks, Phu Nguyen - To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.

RE: ALT+TAB

2001-08-06 Thread Glenn Mabbutt
SHIFT+ALT+TAB may work - it works for other things like cntrl-alt-del. -Original Message- From: MotorPsyko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ALT+TAB Hello, I'm curious if there is a way to send ALT+TAB though VNC for windows

RE: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Germain, Bob
Sure you can (in Windows)... 1. Run Server Manager and stop the VNC service on the remote machine. 2. Map a drive to the location where the VNC programs are installed on the remote machine. 3. Copy the the TightVNC files over the original VNC files on the remote machine. 4. Re-start the VNC servic

Problem when I build VNC for SCO

2001-08-06 Thread Phu Nguyen
Can any one tell me what I did wrong when I try to build Xvnc in SCO by look at the error below? Im appreciate youre your help. I hope you checked the configuration parameters in ./config/cf to see if you need to pass BOOTSTRAPCFLAGS. Mon Aug 6 10:45:32 EDT 2001 cd ./config/imake && mak

Re: VNC mystery

2001-08-06 Thread Yan Seiner
Ha! that got it. Now for more mysteries: The performance really sucks. Window redraws are visibly slow, even on teh local machine. I am running twm, then starting vncviewer in full-screen mode. Any ideas on better performance? Also, my fonts are hosed. I use ISO8859-2 (central european) a

RE: ALT+TAB

2001-08-06 Thread Sharma, Shashi
Certainly. right click on the title bar and select Alt Down Press tab Right click on the title bar and select Alt up. you can send any combination of key with this method. -Original Message- From: MotorPsyko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:33 AM To: [EMAIL P

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Matt Neimeyer
>If you're running WinNT... hmm... aren't there ways to start/stop services >from the command-line? (i can't think of them right now) In such a case, >you could remotely text-edit a batch file to: At the machine itself use the NET STOP and NET START commands... like... NET STOP winvnc do stuff

ALT+TAB

2001-08-06 Thread MotorPsyko
Hello, I'm curious if there is a way to send ALT+TAB though VNC for windows applications that happen to take up the full screen. Thanks - To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See

RE: ConnectPriority - can't share Windows NT VNC server

2001-08-06 Thread Sharma, Shashi
Its in HKLM\Software\ORL\WinVnc3 Not in HKLM\Software\ORL\WinVnc3\Default -Original Message- From: Chris de Vidal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 7:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ConnectPriority - can't share Windows NT VNC server I can't seem to get Con

Re: VNC mystery

2001-08-06 Thread Tim Waugh
On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 11:03:02AM -0400, Yan Seiner wrote: > Here's how I start the whole thing: > > /usr/bin/vncserver :1 -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24 -deferupdate 50 > /usr/bin/vncviewer -shared -fullscreen -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24 > -encodings "raw" localhost:1 > > I've tried this with

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread A. John Peters
If you want to do a service, the registry entry is runservices or runservice. For NT you have to have special characteristics to run as a service. At 10:47 AM 8/6/01 -0500, you wrote: >In the registry, there is a setting named runonce. It runs right abter a >reboot. Set this item to the com

RE: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Peters, A John (MN27)
Set the runonce entry in the registry to the setup command. Reboot and it should run. For VNC you man need a bat file or script to set the settings. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ryan Casey Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:17 AM

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread root
Everyone send me options on what you would like to see on an automated setup, and I will take a guestimate on how much time it would take me. If it doesn't take much time I will set something up and make available at my demo web site. (Just setting up demos now). At 11:17 AM 8/6/01 -0400, you

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread A. John Peters
In the registry, there is a setting named runonce. It runs right abter a reboot. Set this item to the command line script that sets up VNC. If may need to include a second run once to make the settings work correctly. If I have time, I will create an executable for Windows 9x, 2k and NT.

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread BugTraq Recipient
One could have the new files for the update in a temporary directory, then write a batch file that will: 1) copy the files into the VNC directory 2) delete the temp directory 3) delete itself You could call this batch file from the autoexec.bat if you're running Win9x. Just edit autoexec and perf

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Chris Wolfe
Actually I've done that a few times. All that's needed is a way to run the TightVNC program after a delay period. Start the timer, then close VNC. As long as nothing goes wrong the new server comes up. Having someone at the other end who's capable of running VNC is a nice safety blanket :) Chris

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Ryan Casey
This is a problem for me, too. A number of our machines I control through VNC (Linux, Solaris, Win*). For Windows, I still have some running ORL VNC 3.3.3r9, some running TightVNC release and some TightVNC Preview. I would like to upgrade them all to TightVNC preview or 1.2 when it comes out, b

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Andre Tertling
Hmm, that shouldn't be much of a problem. Just create a script that replaces the files in question during boot time. Windows supplies all needed mechanisms off-the-shelf, just read the docs, *nix shouldn't be a problem anyway. David Brodbeck wrote: > > My biggest problem is that the machine that

VNC mystery

2001-08-06 Thread Yan Seiner
OK i have a VNC mystery. I am running a RedHat 7.0 workstation, XFree 4.1, and beta tight VNC. I am trying to set up a "loopback" where I connect to the VNC server via a viewer running on the same machine. As long as I start X, then start vncserver, then start vncviewer, everything works fine

Re: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Yan Seiner
Only if it's a windows box No prob w/ linux. :-) --Yan David Brodbeck wrote: > My biggest problem is that the machine that it'd be most useful on is one > that we've shipped off to a site 1200 miles away, and something tells me > that I can't upgrade to a newer VNC while operating the mac

RE: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread David Brodbeck
My biggest problem is that the machine that it'd be most useful on is one that we've shipped off to a site 1200 miles away, and something tells me that I can't upgrade to a newer VNC while operating the machine via VNC. ;) -Original Message- From: Edric Bulalacao [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: TightVNC vs regular VNC

2001-08-06 Thread Edric Bulalacao
My findings were based on the latest preview source code of Tight VNC...downloaded from www.tightvnc.com. Indeed, if bandwidth is your main concern, then go with Tight VNC and play around with the Custom and JPEG compression levels and the mouse cursor thingie. But in addition, you'll need to co

VNC for Pocket PC : Help!

2001-08-06 Thread Lee Allen
I didn't get any responses to this post the first time around (last week). Maybe I intimidated everyone with too many questions, or maybe they are too WinCE specific. But I could really, REALLY use a hand with problem #1. Pretty please? +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- I

Re. Compiling tightvnc

2001-08-06 Thread Quek Hong Cheang
The problem actually lies with my system (I think). When I use xmkmf, it kept complaining not being able to exec this file called cpp. I thought that it just needed a compiler so I made a link between this cpp and my gcc compiler. Now when I run xmkmf, lots of error messages came out. For ex

No Subject

2001-08-06 Thread Quek Hong Cheang
The problem actually lies with my system (I think). When I use xmkmf, it kept complaining not being able to exec this file called cpp. I thought that it just needed a compiler so I made a link between this cpp and my gcc compiler. Now when I run xmkmf, lots of error messages came out. For ex

Re: VNC Crypto

2001-08-06 Thread Dr. Ernst Molitor
Hi Steve, maybe you should look into installing Cygwin on the Windows-xx-boxes - it will allow you to use OpenSSH even on those systems. The www.redhat.com web site used to have a link about it, and the OpenSSH port for Windows has been written by Corinna Vinschen, Redhat, if my memory doesn't f

Benefits of TightVNC over Standard

2001-08-06 Thread Rehl, Tom
What would be the presentable benefits of TightVNC over the standard distribution? We've been using VNC for over a year now and I've recently learned of the Tight version. Any comments are appreciated. - To unsubscribe, send a me

ConnectPriority - can't share Windows NT VNC server

2001-08-06 Thread Chris de Vidal
I can't seem to get Connect Priority working like intended. To quote the documentation: ConnectPriority indicates what WinVNC should do when a non-shared connection is received: 0 = Disconnect all existing connections. 1 = Don't disconnect any existing connections. 2 = Refuse the new connection.