>Essentially, it lets you initiate the connection from the server >instead of the client. The client/viewer listens for an incoming >connection from the server. On the server, there's an 'add new >client' (for Windows, YMMV) option...that's what it does. D)
There are three commonly-useful situations for this feature: - If the server is behind a firewall, the viewer may not be able to initiate a connection to it directly. Sending a message by some other means, that triggers the server to initiate the connection instead, is a good workaround. - In a classroom or other presentation situation, it's not a good idea to have to hand out passwords to the server, and rely on each viewer to have "shared" and "view only" set. Making the reverse connection can eliminate each of these problems. - In a tech-support situation, the server may not be running all the time due to privacy concerns, and obtaining the correct IP address and password from an "ordinary user" can be problematic. Setting up a shortcut to make a reverse-connection to the tech-support viewer eliminates a lot of frustration. -- -------------------------------------------------------------- from: Jonathan "Chromatix" Morton mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] website: http://www.chromatix.uklinux.net/ geekcode: GCS$/E dpu(!) s:- a21 C+++ UL++ P L+++ E W+ N- o? K? w--- O-- M++$ V? PS PE- Y+ PGP++ t- 5- X- R !tv b++ DI+++ D G e+ h+ r++ y+(*) tagline: The key to knowledge is not to rely on people to teach you it. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
