Sounds like your IP address changed on ya, or you pissed off your ISP by running an incoming service and they turned off your port.
> > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: "Tim Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: What happened? > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:50:20 -0400 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Can anyone please give me a not-too-technical suggestion, as I'm not up on > networks, etc.? > > Here's the deal: I installed VNC on my computer, which runs Windows 98 and > has a cable internet connection. I then went to a friend's house, and we > installed it on his computer, which also has Windows 98 and a cable internet > connection. I was able to access my computer several times and it worked > beautifully each time, opened programs, etc. > > Then, the next time I tried to access it, I got the "Failed to connect to > server" message, and have gotten it every time since. The only thing I > changed was that I went to full-screen the last time it connected > successfully. > > We went to a third location with another Windows 98 computer with a DSL > connection, installed the software, and couldn't access either of the two > computers, getting the same "failed to connect to server" message each time. > I finally went home and tried to access the other two from my computer and > got the same message. > > What puzzles me is that it worked so perfectly several times, and then not > at all. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but nothing changed. Is there > anything else I can do, or should I just give up? > > Tim Perry > > --__--__-- _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
