RE: VNC on Windows2000 with two IP addresses

2001-02-16 Thread Graham Downs
Please don't blaspheme - I have a problem with it. Anyway, to quote the GripeMaster at www.gripelist.com: [...] 3. If you are writing because you want to be removed from this list, you are obviously an illiterate idiot! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

Java viewer in a browser not working

2001-02-16 Thread John Marks
I have TridiaVNC running on my HP-UX box. I got the Java application working just fine, although it sure is a dog. I've been trying to connect to the server with the Java applet though, without much luck. Here are the details. I start the VNCserver as follows: Xvnc :2 -httpd /opt/TridiaVN

Uninstalling WinVNC

2001-02-16 Thread A Matias
I had some software that automatically installs WinVNC as part of the installation program (don't even see when it is installed). The programs runs and the icon appears on the taskbar. When you right-click nothing happens and cannot get into the settings. How can I remove the software (file

[Xvnc] Xlib: Maximum number of clients reached

2001-02-16 Thread Kazuro FURUKAWA
Hello, Some time ago someone asked about maximum connections to Xvnc. From: steffen.jung at detesystem.de Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:16:21 +0200 Subject: Xlib: maximum number of clients reached Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> And there was no answer in the archive. Now I sometimes hit

RE: Uninstalling WinVNC

2001-02-16 Thread Sabatini, Ken L
Aside from simply hacking through the system hoping to get all the leftovers from this installation, I would suggest finding a system that does not have the VNC software on it, running some sort of capture utility like Wise or Install Shield while installing the VNC software and then taking that r

Re: VNC on Windows2000 with two IP addresses

2001-02-16 Thread Matthias Szusdziara
Make sure, that the ports 58xx and 59xx are open on your outside ip, where xx specifies the display... HTH Matt - To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.r

Re: vnc-list-digest V1 #1028

2001-02-16 Thread SMiller
Or maybe the instuctions should be in multiple languages (say, French and German), but his posts show no sign of the need for this. Or maybe he is an illiterate moron who needs to be discouraged from joining any more lists and then wasting time and bandwidth by whining about how he cannot get off

RE: Java viewer in a browser not working

2001-02-16 Thread Steve Palocz
Add to your command line -httpport 5802, next connect to 5802 like http://machine:5802 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Marks Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 5:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Java viewer in a browser not worki

mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread David Rothman
with vnc, when you want to talk to machine(x) which is behind a router, the router needs to be set to forward port 590x to machine(x). presumably this is also true with mapping a drive (using win 2000 pro) on a machine behind a router, but the syntax is not obvious to me. i would think it's an a

RE: VNC on Windows2000 with two IP addresses

2001-02-16 Thread Romero, Alex A.
maybe you should learn to read to the bottom of the screen it's the vertical bar on the right -Original Message- From: Kenny Pharo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 1:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: VNC on Windows2000 with two IP addresses Please

Quick Desk

2001-02-16 Thread SMiller
Before I go translating the help file from German to English, is there anyone on the list who is using the QuickDesk and/or FileServer tools from Bankenservice GmbH to do file transfers from within VNC? If yes, are you in a position to give a synopsis of using these tools (nickel tour level would

Multiple Monitor Patch (was: WinVNC quad monitor support.)

2001-02-16 Thread Jay Freeman \(saurik\)
OK, I keep forgetting to announce this, but here goes. A few months ago I mentioned that I had worked on the starts of a patch to do multiple monitors last year. Well, on the encouragement of a few people from this list, I continued working on it, and I ended up with something that works very we

RE: Trouble with VNC and OpenView

2001-02-16 Thread Mel Stotyn
Fred's suggestion solved the problem. I only changed the 5 to 3 in the InitPointerDeviceStruct line in init.c. It seems clear that HP OV NNM binds it's "middle" and "right" menus to the last two buttons rather than explicitly to buttons 2 and 3. I found this behavior on olwm and afterstep as wel

RE: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread Lyle
That means opening up netbios to the world(port 138). NOT a smart idea. -Original Message- From: David Rothman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: mapping a remote drive with vnc, when you want to talk to machine(x) which i

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread David Rothman
yes..clearly it means opening a port, but with a smart password, is it any different that opening a port for VNC or ftp for that matter? in fact, if u only open one drive or one directory to the world, might it not be even safer? - Original Message - From: "Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:

RE: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread Lyle
I see thousands more scans against port 138 than I do against port 5800 or 5900. Yes, if you limit your exposure, that's true and you absolutely have to have good passwords that are changed often. And you have to make absolutely sure that you haven't forgotten to patch something that leaves port

(X) window location & size

2001-02-16 Thread Lee Allen
This must be a FAQ but I can't find any mention of it on the VNC web page or in the last 3 months of mailing-list archive. I am running VNC server on Linux, vncviewer on Windows 9x. When I connect, I get that ghostly, skeletal box that I must position to where I want the X window placed. I move

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread Joseph A. Knapka
Lyle wrote: > > That means opening up netbios to the world(port 138). NOT a smart idea. > You can tunnel it over SSH though. (Probably need port 139 for disk shares; I think 138 is the NetBIOS name service.) -- Joe Knapka - T

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread Mac Reiter
>yes..clearly it means opening a port, but with a smart >password, is it any different that opening a port for VNC or >ftp for that matter? > >in fact, if u only open one drive or one directory to the >world, might it not be even safer? Well, it would be, except that Microsoft has demonstrably pa

RE: (X) window location & size

2001-02-16 Thread Liaw, Andy
> I am running VNC server on Linux, vncviewer on Windows 9x. When I > connect, I get that ghostly, skeletal box that I must > position to where > I want the X window placed. I move it to where I want it and then my > application appears. > > I am trying to simplify this as much as possible for

RE: (X) window location & size

2001-02-16 Thread Mel Stotyn
I added the directive "RandomPlacement" in "/usr/openwin/lib/X11/twm/system.twmrc" on my Solaris box. You will need to find where the "system.twmrc" file is placed on Linux. Also if you specify geometry on any clients started in the xstartup file, they will be placed. By all means, though, do rea

Re: (X) window location & size

2001-02-16 Thread Lee Allen
Thanks, that nailed it! "Liaw, Andy" wrote: > > I am running VNC server on Linux, vncviewer on Windows 9x. When I > > connect, I get that ghostly, skeletal box that I must > > position to where > > I want the X window placed. I move it to where I want it and then my > > application appears. >

Can't start vnc service

2001-02-16 Thread Morris, Steve
On WinNT The "admin->install service" refuses to install a service; of course with no diagnostic info. I believe my problem is that winvnc is already listed as a service in the services list. Unfortunately I can find no way of deleting things from this list. The services utility allows disabling a

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread David Rothman
ok fair enuf. clearly if u r not behind a router and/or firewall, u shud only enable print/file sharing if you've done the 'unbinding dance' and only permit the sharing to be done with something other than tcp/ip (namely netbeui). but let me see if i understand you/this correctly: with vnc, to

RE: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread Lyle
Netbeui is not routable and won't work through any router.(Netbios riding on top of TCP/IP or IPX/SPX is different) Yes that is one way to connect via VNC to various machines behind a firewall. And FTP, HTTP and such are fairly hard coded, but they can be moved to'non-standard' ports. FTP would

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread David Rothman
- Original Message - From: "Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: RE: mapping a remote drive > Netbeui is not routable and won't work through any router.(Netbios riding on > top of TCP/IP or IPX/SPX is different) yes..i didn't

Re: mapping a remote drive

2001-02-16 Thread David Rothman
is SSH with win 2000 really a practical solution for the 'simple' task of file xferring when ftp is an available option, or am i missing something? - Original Message - From: "Lyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 8:08 PM Subject: RE: mapping a

Firewall question..

2001-02-16 Thread Eric Greenberg
New subscriber here (thanks for the idea David!!). VNC has worked well for me so far but for one issue. I cannot get my Linksys router to forward ports properly through its firewall. I am forwarding port 5800 and 5900 to the static internal IP of my machine, but no matter what I do I cannot

RE: Firewall question..

2001-02-16 Thread Lyle
The only issue I can think of right off hand is that you have to connect to the public IP address of the router. For instance, your router has a public(Internet) address of 209.172.152.101 and your internal machine is 192.168.0.50. Then you would try to VNC to 209.172.152.101:5900 (or :5800 from

RE: Firewall question..

2001-02-16 Thread Eric Greenberg
Thanks Lyle. That is exactly how it works for me now. With the DMZ host turned on ALL ports automatically get forwarded to my private IP from the router. What I am trying to do is to just forward the ports needed for VNC and turn off the DMZ feature leaving the rest of my ports secure. I ha

I want to extend VNC

2001-02-16 Thread xie bo
The plan is: 1.add a sound track,so the client can hear remote's sound 2.save the captured picture of remote computer and sound to a AVI file,just like www.techsmith.com 's Snag It or Camtasia. Any suggestions are welcome! Xie Bo [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

About VNC Server ActiveX Control

2001-02-16 Thread xie bo
Have someone converted VNC Server to a ActiveX Control(*.ocx)?//I know Thong Nguyen has convert VNC Client to a ActiveX Control(VNCX.ocx). Any suggestions are welcome! Xie Bo Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] In http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/archives/1999-09/0032.html ,someone had writed th

Re: I want to extend VNC

2001-02-16 Thread Jonathan Morton
>The plan is: > 1.add a sound track,so the client can hear remote's sound > 2.save the captured picture of remote computer and sound to a AVI >file,just like www.techsmith.com 's Snag It or Camtasia. >Any suggestions are welcome! Good luck. However, make sure that any protocol extensions

RE: VNC on Windows2000 with two IP addresses

2001-02-16 Thread Scott C. Best
Ric: Hello! Actually...this solution worries me: > 1. Go to "Network and Dialup Connections" > 2. Double-click on the network card that is connected to the Internet > 3. Hit the Properties button > 4. Hit the Sharing tab > 5. Hit the Settings button > 6. Hit the Services tab > 7. H

Re: About VNC Server ActiveX Control

2001-02-16 Thread Jonathan Morton
>Have someone converted VNC Server to a ActiveX Control(*.ocx)?//I know >Thong Nguyen has convert VNC Client to a ActiveX Control(VNCX.ocx). What practical applications are there for such a thing? -- from: Jonathan "Chromatix" Morto

RE: Firewall question..

2001-02-16 Thread Scott C. Best
Eric: Two quick questions for ya: 1. Have you ever gotten the LinkSys box to forward any ports? I mean, not just for VNC, for anything. Sometimes you have to specify *opening* the port, as well as specifiying that you want to *forward* it; two-steps. 2. Next time you've got the