disabled background????

2001-08-24 Thread Norberto Bensa
Hello, I've upgraded to TightVNC 1.2 just a few minutes ago, and now the background on the server machines is disabled while I'm connected. Is there any option (registry setting) to disable that *feature*? While it's a nice security and speed-gain feature, it took me *hours* to find the backgrou

rough FAQ entry for starting VNC at boot

2001-08-24 Thread Barn Owl
Hey guys- Well here is an RFC( Request For Comment for those who don't know) submisson on my FAQ entry for Starting VNC at boot up on *nix platform. If it meets the with an opkay from the powers that be powers that be, I would like to get it add to the FAQ page. Evan Starting VNC at boot-up

Re: Need help: VNCviewer exits on startup when tunneled via SSH

2001-08-24 Thread Scott C. Best
Markus: Hello! Try this: 1. Turn off SSH compression (the -C switch). Better/same/worse? 2. Instead of connecting with the vncviewer, telnet into localhost:5901. Does it connect to an "RFB" prompt? 3. What version of viewer are you using? Might want to try the Tridia or the TightVN

Compiling the VNC Source

2001-08-24 Thread He Ha
Hi All, I am new in programing and I am trying to compile the source code of VNC win32 version. I just open the code in Visual C++ 6.0 and then compile it, I got error message even I have set the "No-Corba" configuration. The compile result is at the end of this message. The Source I am compili

Re: Port Scanner

2001-08-24 Thread Steven Stringham
I had a similar need. I developed a script using NMAP on a linux box. It could be made much prettier, and more efficient I am sure, but... it works. It scans my network every 5 minutes and publishes a web page with the DNS names and IP addresses of stations with port 5800 open. Good luck Steve

New verion of VNC

2001-08-24 Thread Anouk Kuiling
When does coming a new version of AT&T's VNC? The latest version is 3.3.3 R9. I do like a VNC version that same the features as TightVNC. Anouk. - To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread Tim Waugh
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 09:40:56AM -0700, SI Reasoning wrote: > Is it only available through Roswell? Well, you can get the package on its own from the FTP site. Tim. */ [demime 0.97b removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature] -

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread SI Reasoning
Is it only available through Roswell? --- Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:48:01AM -0700, SI > Reasoning wrote: > > > When did redhat compile in tight? I could never > get it > > to work in the past. > > Since Roswell (the current beta). > > Tim. > */ > > [dem

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread Tim Waugh
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 08:48:01AM -0700, SI Reasoning wrote: > When did redhat compile in tight? I could never get it > to work in the past. Since Roswell (the current beta). Tim. */ [demime 0.97b removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature] ---

RE: RE: Re: Resetting Xvnc using xdm

2001-08-24 Thread davidwestbury
Oh yes! I'm a happy man! Thank you: * Evan - for introducing me to the -inetd -once options. This got me the connect behavior I've been looking for. Thanks again man. * Steve and egb - for clueing me in on -fp option. I've been looking at VNC (off and on) for months but couldn't

Silent Installation of WinVNC problem...

2001-08-24 Thread TURNER Chris
Hi, I'm trying to remotely install WinVNC to Windows NT 4.0 workstations via a DOS login script. I've managed to generate a silent install response file (setup.iss) by running the Installshield program with the -r switch, then using the response file to do the silent install, i.e.: \setup.exe /S

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread SI Reasoning
you might be right on the windows desktop. I have someone working on full screen mode all the time without problems. --- Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I > > can't recall off hand if I have the same problems > on > > windows desktops but I suspect I do. > > I would be very interested to

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread SI Reasoning
When did redhat compile in tight? I could never get it to work in the past. --- Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 04:29:47PM -0700, SI > Reasoning wrote: > > > I use Mandrake's vncviewer and Xvnc since they > compile to i586 and > > include tight encoding. I also use

Re: Running Xvnc on Linux without XServer

2001-08-24 Thread Barn Owl
THe machine in question does not have to actually run X just have it installed so that VNC can get at the files it needs that is with the -inetd option. The redhat script just lauches a normal VNC session for specfic user. Have you tried looking in to that yet? Marc Rink wrote: > > Hello! > > w

Need help: VNCviewer exits on startup when tunneled via SSH (sorry for HTML-E-Mail before!)

2001-08-24 Thread Markus Wollny
Hello! I'm using VNC to access a linux-box from my Win2k-workstation. I got it to work so far - alas not quite satisfactorily for my needs. I'm using SuSE 7.0 on the linux box and OpenSSH for SSH on port 22. The linux-box and the workstation have got internal IPs in our LAN as well as external IP

Need help: VNCviewer exits on startup when tunneled via SSH

2001-08-24 Thread Markus Wollny
Hello! I'm using VNC to access a linux-box from my Win2k-workstation. I got it to work so far - alas not quite satisfactorily for my needs. I'm using SuSE 7.0 on the linux box and OpenSSH for SSH on port 22. The linux-box and the workstation have got internal IPs in our LAN as well as external IP

Re: [VNC] Java VNC screen size

2001-08-24 Thread Ryan Casey
Sorry...I was confusing issues. I keep on hoping someone will tell me how to get the Java viewer to resize to a particular resolution or percentage, similar to the VNCViewer 'Scale By' option. I don't think it supports this, but I am not sure why not...seems fairly straightforward (if only I cou

RE: Winnt won't update screen for user

2001-08-24 Thread Bendotti, Gerard
Another question: has anybody installed winvnc on nt4/sp5 as a service (localsystem, interactive) and tried to connect to a non-admin-user, and it works flawlessly? then I'd know to look in my setup. If there is nobody, it could be a bug. (but I can't believe I'd be

vncviewer and wheel mouse

2001-08-24 Thread Michael Schaap
Hi all, A few months ago, Gary Gurevich posted a patch to this list for making a wheel mouse work with Win32 vncviewer: http://www.auctix.com/vnc/ I use his patched vncviewer all the time to connect to my Linux box. It works like a charm with KDE apps and gvim! However, it doesn't seem like

RE: Re: Resetting Xvnc using xdm

2001-08-24 Thread Edric Bulalacao
For Solaris font path, use this switch -fp tcp/localhost:7100 - To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---

Re: [VNC] Java VNC screen size

2001-08-24 Thread Edric Bulalacao
I don't quite understand what you're trying to accomplish...please explain further. Just FYI, I've got my server accepting connections at these resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 (I can add more if I wanted to). Basically, I'm running xvnc through inetd. Port 5950 for 640x480, 5951 for 800x

RE: Winnt won't update screen for user

2001-08-24 Thread Ph. Marek
>what encoding are you using?? Also, to clarify: does VNC work by itself, >or are you having problems with VNC in conjunction with openssh?? Well, I don't think it has something to do with openssh. I can have one session open and logoff/logon IN THIS SESSION and the behaviour changes as soon as

RE: Winnt won't update screen for user

2001-08-24 Thread Glenn Mabbutt
what encoding are you using?? Also, to clarify: does VNC work by itself, or are you having problems with VNC in conjunction with openssh?? (The standard NT suggestion being, upgrade to service pack 6a and try it again.) -Original Message- From: Ph. Marek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent

RE: VNC Commander

2001-08-24 Thread Daniel Wyllie
Hi Tony, I've come across a problem with VNC Commander which is very weird. The error message i have been getting is: "Floating point division by zero." This seems to happen randomly, but i think it always happens when I give the "Display Name" of a connection the same 1st letter as the

RE: Building VNC for SCO

2001-08-24 Thread Tim Sampson
Excerpt from VNC Unix source readme: First you must have a reasonably recent version of X installed (this includes /usr/openwin on Solaris machines). To build everything but Xvnc, do: % xmkmf % make World What is xmkmf? Does this need to be successful before make World will w

Re: Forks? (was Re: Tight VNC)

2001-08-24 Thread W. Brian Blevins
Illtud and Freddy, > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:44:21 +0100 > From: Illtud Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Forks? (was Re: Tight VNC) > > Freddy Jensen wrote: > > > I have been following some of the email exchange > > reg. TightVNC, and I am curious about whether it > > will eventually be

Connection Problem of VNC 3.3.3R2

2001-08-24 Thread HATTORI,SHIGEMI (Non-HP-Japan,ex6)
Dear Developers & Users of VNC; I sent following message a few weeks ago, and got some replies. But unfortunately we could not solve problem. I have got the new uncertain information that "When shutting VNC connection , they clicked close-button of thre VNC window ." After closing , can the

Re: getting keystrokes back into fullscreen vnc

2001-08-24 Thread Tim Waugh
On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 04:29:47PM -0700, SI Reasoning wrote: > I use Mandrake's vncviewer and Xvnc since they compile to i586 and > include tight encoding. I also use Tridiavnc's vncviewer (named > runvncviewer) since Mandrake's vncviewer only works on command line > (Mandrake's X vncviewer does

Unable to set/save VNC properties

2001-08-24 Thread Michael Fonte
Sorry to send this again but I need to get this fixed. Some additional information. The problem is restricted to the right column ('Poll Console Windows Only' or 'Poll On Event Received Only'). When either 'Poll Foreground Window' and/or 'Poll Window Under Cursor' are selected (which activate t

Bug in 3.3.3 r2 RE: Unable to set/save VNC properties

2001-08-24 Thread Michael Fonte
I think I have tracked down the problem. The properties box sets the registry values OnlyPollConsole OnlyPollOnEvent BUT it seems VNC looks for the keys PollConsoleOnly PollOnEventOnly If I set the second set of keys manual things work. This bug may be fixed in later versions, however I am stu

Bug in WinVNC: typing ^ enters power saving mode

2001-08-24 Thread Simon Elén
Hi, There seems to be a bug in the way the VNC server for Windows handles certain keystrokes. The VK-to-XK mapping table begins with: {'`', XK_dead_grave}, {'4', XK_dead_acute}, {'~', XK_dead_tilde}, {'^', XK_dead_circumflex}, {VK_BACK, XK_BackSpace}, {VK_TAB, XK_Tab

Winnt won't update screen for user

2001-08-24 Thread Ph. Marek
Hello everybody! I have a problem. I have installed Cygwin's openssh and vnc on Win NT 4 SP5. I tested tightvnc 1.1p8, 1.2.0 and TridiaVNC 1.4. Same problem with both: screen won't update for users. If I'm logged on on the server as an administrator, both VNC's work fine - fast and reliable u