Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Chris Jaecker
Just to be picky, The private addresses start with: 10. 172.16-32. 192.168. I'll give you 127. , though that one's #really# private. Best wishes Chris Jaecker >- --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, first question is - can you confirm that you > > have a public IP a

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
hmm... that's quirky... Since you were doing it like that, this part is easy then. Just log the connection to see what's happening. Open the command prompt, get into telnet, and type this: set logfile c:\logfile.txt You should then see "Log file : c:\logfile.txt Client logging on" Try conn

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
This exactly what I am doing since beginning. --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, try this way. > > Open a command prompt (make sure you are going to > Start \Run and typing "cmd", > not "command"). > > Just type "telnet" and hit enter. > > You should see a prompt that

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
OK, try this way. Open a command prompt (make sure you are going to Start \Run and typing "cmd", not "command"). Just type "telnet" and hit enter. You should see a prompt that now says Microsoft Telnet> Now type open 5900 and hit enter, and see what you get - using the IP for the sy

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
Unfortunately no. I tried Select All from menu to see if that would get something but it got the same. I am running XP. --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can't scroll back up, either? > > What operating system are you running at home? > > - Original Message -

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
You can't scroll back up, either? What operating system are you running at home? - Original Message - From: "Ferruh Unlu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-04-26 23:18 Subject: Re: dialups > Yes... > it is weird, isn't it? I cannot see anything else. > > --

FreeBSD problems

2002-04-26 Thread VB
Hi, I have 3 computers, 2 W2K machines and 1 FBSD. VNC is installed on all. I can access one W2K from the other W2K and vice versa, but I cannot get to the FBSD machine from either, nor can I get to either W2K from the FBSD. I checked IPFW on FBSD: it is not blocking any packets for VNC, an

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
Yes... it is weird, isn't it? I cannot see anything else. --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So you open a command prompt window and type in > this: > > telnet 66.x.y.z 5900 > > ...and it automatically pops to that...? > > - Original Message - > From: "Ferruh Unlu"

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
So you open a command prompt window and type in this: telnet 66.x.y.z 5900 ...and it automatically pops to that...? - Original Message - From: "Ferruh Unlu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-04-26 22:58 Subject: Re: dialups > I am not sure if I can telnet

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
I am not sure if I can telnet fine, I see only "Press any key to continue", I cannot see anything above this line. --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you telnet to port 5900? If you connect > successfully, you should get a > response echoed back that looks like this: >

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Can you telnet to port 5900? If you connect successfully, you should get a response echoed back that looks like this: RFB 003.003 May not be exact, but it will be similar. - Original Message - From: "Ferruh Unlu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-04-26 22:2

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
It starts with 66 and yes, I can ping the server fine. Ferruh --- "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, first question is - can you confirm that you > have a public IP address? > > If it starts with 10.,127., 192., or 169., it is not > public. > > Second - if it is not one of

Re: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
OK, first question is - can you confirm that you have a public IP address? If it starts with 10.,127., 192., or 169., it is not public. Second - if it is not one of the above, try a ping to the server address: ping 1.2.3.4 or whatever the server IP is. See if you get a response. - Origina

RE: dialups

2002-04-26 Thread Ferruh Unlu
I thought there was firewall, but there is no firewall on the other side. Can somebody please help/tell me how to enable this port so I can start using vnc? Appreciate your help. Thanks... Ferruh --- Richard Clegg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > VNC only uses TCP/IP. > > Hmm, is the server you'r

Re: loop-back: SSH & VNC...

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
LOL - Maybe I should run down and take a look. Mike appears to be about 3-1/2 miles east of me. :-) I know it's a small world, but this is ridiculous. - Original Message - From: "Scott C. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-04-2

Re: loop-back: SSH & VNC...

2002-04-26 Thread Scott C. Best
Mike: Heya. You need to do two things: set either the AllowLoopback or LoopbackOnly registry entries (presuming your VNC server is on a Windoze box) for VNC, *and* restart the server after you do that. Then loop-back connections will be enabled. cheers, Scott > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16

New Home

2002-04-26 Thread Tony
Mentioned earlier we must find a new home for teh mailing list. somone be sure to archive the old stuff.. perhaps we can find a place to host it again too as a serchable database. Sad to see that lost in this shuffle.. - To unsub

Re: Limit on clients?

2002-04-26 Thread Jonathan Morton
>My second question is: Absent a hard limit at what rate does the systems >performance badly degrade and what resource is affected by adding multiple >clients (i.e. memory, cpu, network bandwidth, etc)? I think it is probably a linear function of clients, with increases in memory, CPU and networ

Re: OSXvnc: Screen Trashed In Viewer

2002-04-26 Thread Adrian Umpleby
>> I have word that new and improved version should be here >> "very soon now". >> >> Thanks. >> >> > I'm running OSXvnc 0.6 under OS X 10.1.4, but when I connect with a >> > viewer, the screen appears garbled. I get multiple horizontal copies of >> > everything. What's going on? Is anybody still

Re: OSXvnc: Screen Trashed In Viewer

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Guy Davies
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Michael F. March wrote: > I have word that new and improved version should be here > "very soon now". > > Thanks. > > > I'm running OSXvnc 0.6 under OS X 10.1.4, but when I connect with a > > viewer, the screen appears garbled. I get multiple horizontal copies of > > everythi

Re: OSXvnc: Screen Trashed In Viewer

2002-04-26 Thread Michael F. March
I have word that new and improved version should be here "very soon now". Thanks. > I'm running OSXvnc 0.6 under OS X 10.1.4, but when I connect with a > viewer, the screen appears garbled. I get multiple horizontal copies of > everything. What's going on? Is anybody still maintaining OSXvnc? --

OSXvnc: Screen Trashed In Viewer

2002-04-26 Thread Aaron Guy Davies
I'm running OSXvnc 0.6 under OS X 10.1.4, but when I connect with a viewer, the screen appears garbled. I get multiple horizontal copies of everything. What's going on? Is anybody still maintaining OSXvnc? -- ____ / ) / ) /--/ __. __ _

ReadExact Error

2002-04-26 Thread Drout, William
I set up VNC to be able to access my desktop at home. It worked great for about 1 month, and then I started getting the error: ReadExact: Socket error while reading. I can VNC to it from other machines on my LAN at home, and I can also VNC from work into other machines at work without a problem

Re: SSH portforwarding SOLVED

2002-04-26 Thread Chris Johansen
Joe, glad to hear you are up and running. My comments are interspersed. At 4/26/2002 Friday 11:10 AM, you wrote: >I had to add the DWORD value "AllowLoopback=1" to the >"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WINVNC3" key on both >the client and server computers. No where in the >documentation did it

RE: loop-back: SSH & VNC...

2002-04-26 Thread Coyle, Joe
Mike, I suggest that you first take the SSH out of the picture to determine if you can connect to the localhost. Once you make the registry change you need to stop and restart the WinVNC for the changes to take effect. If you are running WinVNC as a service, you will need to stop and start the

Limit on clients?

2002-04-26 Thread Hawkins, David
We are running a homegrown application that monitors a one-off private microwave network. It simply displays events/problems on the screen (there is no user interraction). This application runs on a Win98 desktop and we use VNC so that multiple technicians can view this application at the same t

RE: loop-back: SSH & VNC...

2002-04-26 Thread Mike Boyles
My "server" is running on Windows 2000. But, it would be a great start if I could get it running using SSH on either 98, 2000, or Linux. I saw Joe Coyle's latest post concerning the registry entries and that sounded promising, but I still have no luck. I added those entries and it still doesn't

Special Request

2002-04-26 Thread Thomas Black
I'm looking for something rather unique. I am not a programmer, or I'd try it myself. I would like to have a port of VNC into a windows screensaver that would either from a scan or a predetermined list randomly or in order flip through the VNC desktops on my network. With thanks in advance to a

Re: Stupid Organizational Support Answers [Was: Re: No binaries! ]

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
I have no clue what "NHS" is, although I think I've seen the acronym (health-related?). I've been waiting for the moment to come when remote support becomes enough of a focus in the Windows world that organizations are not tied geographically to support areas. This is already something of a real

RE: Stupid Organizational Support Answers [Was: Re: No binaries! ]

2002-04-26 Thread Richard Clegg
Define 'general' support? We provide IT services to the NHS in the UK. We use VNC for remote support, but I'm sure if anyone wanted any paid VNC help, I'll see what I can do. Never known a company yet that would turn down business. I can't say we specialise in VNC, but it is damn useful, and th

Re: How to suppress fullscreen message?

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
There's a registry setting for this - it's covered in the Windows VNCViewer FAQ (http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvncviewer.html) Add a DWORD registry value named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\VNCviewer\Settings\SkipFullScreenPrompt and set it to 1. - Original Message - From: "D

Re: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Ugh... *much* simpler than my method... I'm copying that, Floyd... :) - Original Message - From: "Floyd Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-04-26 09:55 Subject: RE: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services? > This is such a neat problem. I figured it

SSH portforwarding SOLVED

2002-04-26 Thread Coyle, Joe
I just wanted to update everyone on the issue I was having with local loop-back disabled messages when trying to portforward over SSH2. I did the following to resolve the issue. I had to add the DWORD value "AllowLoopback=1" to the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WINVNC3" key on both the client

Re: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Um... I screwed up one little thing, Adam... :( The screen is most likely appearing on the server console. To handle this you need to add the password before starting the service. Since VNC uses the same methodology to encrypt a password everywhere, here's how you do it without the benefit of v

Re: Stupid Organizational Support Answers [Was: Re: No binaries!]

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
LOL - BTW, Richard, does your company do "general" remote VNC support - or is it purely a byproduct of other things you do? I haven't seen anything about organizations which specialize in this for external remote connectivity anywhere... - Original Message - From: "Richard Clegg" <[EMAI

RE: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Floyd Russell
This is such a neat problem. I figured it out one day because it irrated me so much. 1. Install VNC 2. Install VNC Service 3. Start->Programs->VNC->Run WinVNC(AppMode) 4. Enter your password, this is for the current user. 5. Start->Programs->VNC->Administrative Tools->Show Default Settings 6. Ente

How to suppress fullscreen message?

2002-04-26 Thread David Coppit
First, the message archive search is broken--it always returns 0 results. I went there first because I'm sure this is a common question: How can I suppress the warning that appears when going to full screen mode? Thanks, David

RE: Connection Closed message

2002-04-26 Thread Mike Hennon
Thanks for the tips. I had the desktop locked and this was causing the problem. In fact, just hitting ctrl+alt+del to bring up the options to lock, logoff, etc.. killed my connection. I had someone at home try that while I was attched from work. Thanks! -Original Message- From: Brian J.

RE: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Adam Dale
Thanks for that - all goes to plan until step 3 - the service starts but it doesn't ask me for a password. It doesn't seem to be running tho - can't view the Help Screen or Settings screens - says "No Existing Instance of WinVNC could be contacted" - the service definitely says started tho. Any

RE: Connection Closed message

2002-04-26 Thread Richard Clegg
That's odd because I use power saving and lock the desktop all the time and never hit a problem with them. You can't beat consistent problems. -Original Message- From: Brian J. Eckenrod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 April 2002 14:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Connection C

RE: Connection Closed message

2002-04-26 Thread Brian J. Eckenrod
I have seen that with my Win2K Pro as well. My solution has been: 1) Disable the screensaver and power savings on the monitor. 2) Do not lock the desktop. What is odd though I have a Win2K server with VNC and everything seems to work fine with that. Granted, I do not use any screen saver or

Re: Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Yes, no problem there. I would recommend doing a straight service installation. Here's my "recipe". (1) Run the WinVNC install. (2) Install the service using the shortcut in VNC\Administrative Tools\Install WinVNC Service. I *would not* do the "default registry settings" since it switches some

RE: Stupid Organizational Support Answers [Was: Re: No binaries!]

2002-04-26 Thread Richard Clegg
On behalf of support departments everywhere ... the worst I've had today is Me "Can I talk you through changing VNC password so I can fix it?" Customer "No, I want to be there when you fix it." Me "But you're there now." Customer "I don't want it fixed now." Me "So why did you phone?" Customer "B

RE: Connection Closed message

2002-04-26 Thread Richard Clegg
Connection closed means the two machines are communicating OK, it's just that the remote machine won't let the connection continue. Windows 2000 and ZoneAlarm have a whole bunch of issues together (well documented in the archives) including connection closed, blue screen of death, etc. Have you

Can I install VNC via Terminal Services?

2002-04-26 Thread Adam Dale
Hi, I have a couple of Win 2K Advanced Servers in a remote rack and my only access to them is via Terminal Services (in Remote Admin mode) - is it OK to be installing VNC (as a service) via TS or do I need to be actually at the console to do it - i.e. can the TS session write all the correct valu

Re: authentication ports

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
The relationship is always - Java port = VNC viewer port - 100. So, for example, if you use port 62333 for the VNC server connection, you need to have 62233 open for the Java viewer to connect. BTW, if you try to use a port number less than 5900, it is very messy trying to enter it in the dialog

Stupid Organizational Support Answers [Was: Re: No binaries!]

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Sounds like you're in good shape, Glenn.. The one I always hate is - "Is it fixed yet??" " Is _what_ fixed yet?" - Original Message - From: "Glenn Mabbutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-04-25 14:18 Subject: RE: No binaries! [Was: RE: Getting started wi

Re: No binaries! [Was: RE: Getting started with Win NT4]

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
Jacob, Feel free to reproduce anything you want to from my material - it is all GPL. I keep a set of "in process" exploratory utilities up at: http://www.bittnet.com/winremote/ The VNC utilities are at vnc_tools.htm under that. They to a certain extend duplicate functionality in other product

Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled?

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
That sounds like it might be a good option, Josh. As always, it seems like a heavy workload hits right when interesting things are starting to happen elsewhere... - Original Message - From: "Jacob Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-04-24 10:59 Subjec

Windows 2000 disconnecting

2002-04-26 Thread Mike Brockington
Hi, I have set up a copy of WinVNC on a Windows 2000 Server. I tested it in App mode, and everything was fine - only took a few seconds to set it up. I then went to the Service setup, but with only limited success. I can log in (from NT4 Workstation), but as soon as I do, it throws a 'Connectio

Connection Closed message

2002-04-26 Thread Mike Hennon
I have just recently downloaded VNC and installed it on my home machine (Win2k Pro) and my work machine (XP). When I try to connect to my home machine I get prompted for the password, enter the password and then get the message "Connection Closed". I have searched the internet for an answer to th

Re: Microsoft's license question.

2002-04-26 Thread Alex K. Angelopoulos
The license agreement was changed for XP - that's one of the reasons I am convinced that the issue is paranoia about the multi-client conversions, so the Win2K case should not be an issue. In fact, since technically you have a single desktop, this might even be a loophole if the system were runni

Microsoft's license question.

2002-04-26 Thread Rudi De Vos
I`m doing some test with a multi-vnc server. 10 video cards in a server and each video card has it own vncserver running. On vnc loggon the user policies are loaded and an application is started in that user context on one off the displays. Reading some latest xp issues about the license policy o

RE: Getting started with Win NT4 - SOLVED

2002-04-26 Thread Pitcher, George
Thanks largely to tips from Richard Harris, my problems have been solved. Thanks to all who contributed. George > -Original Message- > From: Pitcher, George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 April 2002 16:12 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Getting started with Win NT4 > >

Re: Key Mapping!

2002-04-26 Thread Harry Yau
Hi! At first, it's just fine. However, the server (98)'s Num Lock jumps to on automatically whenever I hit something non-leter, and shift and ctrl button. I coundn't set the Server's Num lock back to off from the Viewer side (local). Thank You Very Much! Best Regards, Harry Yau David Colliver wr

RE: Key Mapping!

2002-04-26 Thread Steve J. Olechnowicz
I think Caps sends OK, just numlock I've had problems with. Also sometimes the shift key seems to stay on after you've let go. Steve -Original Message- From: Harry Yau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Fri 26/04/2002 10:21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Key Mapping!

2002-04-26 Thread Harry Yau
Thank A Lot! It solve the problem now! However, I found another problem/concern. Is it possible for me to send "Num Lock", "Cap Lock"?? "Steve J. Olechnowicz" wrote: > The number lock is on on the server (98) machine. I have a utility that you can keep >on the server, when you run it, it turns

RE: Key Mapping!

2002-04-26 Thread Steve J. Olechnowicz
The number lock is on on the server (98) machine. I have a utility that you can keep on the server, when you run it, it turns the number lock off and the keys work correctly over VNC. Email me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you want a copy, as I don't think it would be fair to post it here.

Re: Key Mapping!

2002-04-26 Thread David Colliver
Doesn't pressing the num lock fix this problem? Regards. Dave Colliver ~~ All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy. Collectible dolls from http://www.collectorsdolls.com Web design? Web hosting? http://www.revilloc.com is the answer. Tips, tricks and articles for programmers

RE: No binaries! [Was: RE: Getting started with Win NT4]

2002-04-26 Thread Richard Harris
Hi all, >Better yet, put VNCPassSet.zip in a permanent FTP site, or give it a >permanent web page download link. Reference the site or link in your >message, then *anyone* can use your contribution. Sounds like a very useful tool I'd be happy to host the tool (and some docs? ) at darkage