You've no luck. I've just tried "getting out", NIS2004 then popped up a dialog to ask if I want to allow this. Once allowed, it works without any problem.
> -----Message d'origine----- > De : E. Sprow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyi : lundi 29 mars 2004 16:53 > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : Re: NIS and no solution yet > > I'm sorry for the mixed message here - > > the problem occurs on the machine running the viewer; I can't run the viewer > when NIS is enabled. Even though I have added it to NIS firewall > configuration. > > VNC server machines can have NIS enabled, and I can 'get in' (again, only > when I disable NIS on the viewer end). > > Thanks, > Elke > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 5:00 AM > Subject: RE: NIS and no solution yet > > > > Wait a moment! > > > > What problem are you exactly having with NIS? In the machine where VNC > server is used? Or the machine VNC viewer is used? > > > > Your second paragraph seems to imply the VNC viewer machine because from > other mails, you're using the words "get out". > > > > But your third paragraph seems to mean the opposite. I'd like to help, > but I'm lost. > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > De : E. Sprow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Envoyi : dimanche 28 mars 2004 22:45 > > > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Objet : Re: NIS and no solution yet > > > > > > Okay, > > > > > > as I am taking suggestions and doing a bit of troubleshooting, here is > what > > > I've found: > > > > > > I have removed vnc executables from the Norton firewall configuration > > > completely, in the 'hopes' that it would prompt me that vnc was trying > to > > > get out to the internet when I ran the viewer. Thus, with NIS enabled, > I > > > got instead a vnc error box "server closed connection unexpectedly". No > NIS > > > prompt at all. > > > > > > So, are there any reasons that vnc would give me that message? I am not > > > running vnc as a service in user mode or in service mode on the remote > > > machine (as I thought that it only needed to be running on the host > > > machine). > > > > > > I'll keep trying here.... > > > Elke > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:22 AM > > > Subject: RE: NIS and no solution yet > > > > > > > > > > OK, I've downloaded the NIS 2004 evaluation version. And here're the > > > steps and remarks I've got throughout the whole testing. > > > > > > > > In a new machine, I installed VNC before NIS. After that, I tried to > > > install NIS but I had to stop and install IE6 SP1 before because NIS > 2004 > > > needs it! Then NIS installed Windows Installer. On reboot, NIS > continues > > > to install again. > > > > > > > > During the install, I only use typical choice. Gee! It installs NAV. > > > I've got McAfee already installed. And the installation keeps on > generating > > > errors (no less than 15 times)! What a good product! Then on reboot, > > > there're some configs ..... no idea what it's doing ..... > > > > > > > > Reboot again, and I started VNC viewer from another PC, and on the > NIC+VNC > > > server computer, I get a dialog "What do you want to do?" I answered > Permit > > > with "Always use this action" enabled. > > > > > > > > To make sure, I open NIS, click on "Personal Firewall" > "Configure" > > > button on the right > "Programs" tab > I check that WinVNC.exe is inside > the > > > list of "Manual Program Control". > > > > It has Internet Access = Permit All; Category = General > > > > > > > > And to make security even tighter, I click the Modify button for > WinVNC: > > > > *I chose "Manually configure Internet access" for the first page; > > > > *"modify" button again for the "Program rules"; > > > > *Connections tab: I chose " connections *from* other computers"; > > > > *Computers tab: "Only the computers and sites listed below" (you have > to > > > know how to supply correct network address and mask) > > > > *Communications: TCP + "Only the types of communication ....." in > which I > > > chose "Individual specified ports" and 5900 > > > > > > > > Well, with all these almost paranoid settings, I still could get to > the > > > VNC server. I don't know what else I could say to you. Maybe you could > > > delete your vnc entries first, and do like me, start VNC viewer from > another > > > PC and let NIS pops up dialog to wait for your choice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > > > De : E. Sprow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Envoyi : jeudi 25 mars 2004 19:14 > > > > > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Cc : Seak, Teng-Fong > > > > > Objet : Re: NIS and no solution yet > > > > > > > > > > Goody! > > > > > > > > > > Seak, here is a link for free 'trialware' of Norton Internet > security, > > > the > > > > > 2004 package (I have 2003 and am not sure if that is part of the > > > problem): > > > > > http://nct.digitalriver.com/0001/ > > > > > > > > > > James, thanks for the lead and yes I do have it correct in program > > > control, > > > > > just making shortcuts for the list here, that's a bad idea I see now > in > > > > > retrospect. > > > > > > > > > > When NIS is enabled and I try to connect, I get: > > > > > "server closed connection unexpectedly"; > > > > > when it is disabled on the viewer end but enabled on the server end, > I > > > get: > > > > > "connection timed out" and I think a '10006' error message. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help in mitigating my madness here;) > > > > > > > > > > Elke > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "E. Sprow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 12:17 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: NIS and no solution yet > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've lots of machines available to me for tests, but I don't have > NIS. > > > If > > > > > you could tell me where I could find NIS, eg some evaluation > version, I > > > > > could take a look for you. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > > > > De : E. Sprow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Envoyi : jeudi 25 mars 2004 16:14 > > > > > > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Objet : NIS and no solution yet > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Learned List People, > > > > > > > > > > > > Going a bit crazy here: > > > > > > > > > > > > Does Norton Internet Security 2003 work with VNC, or NOT??? > > > > > > > > > > > > If so, can anyone please send their settings? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry Peter, still trying to do this without SSH. > > > > > > > > > > > > My settings in NIS: > > > > > > > > > > > > 'program control': vncserver.exe: permit > > > > > > vncviewer.exe: permit > > > > > > > > > > > > general rule: allow TCP in and out from all computers. > > > > > > > > > > > > workgroup networking: allow connections only from the following > (my > > > own > > > > > > corporate network). > > > > > > > > > > > > And no, I still have to disable NIS to make a connection. > > > > > > > > > > > > What is it about VNC that does't like the taste of NIS, or rather, > the > > > > > > opposite? > > > > > > > > > > > > David, you wrote that NIS 2004 works; I don't know what is > different > > > from > > > > > the > > > > > > 2003 version. > > > > > > > > > > > > This may seem like a small thing, but going over the list > archives, I > > > see > > > > > many > > > > > > small things that are constantly adding the knowledge base. This > > > would > > > > > > certainly help. (shameless plea for help). > > > > > > > > > > > > Elke;) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > _______________________________________________ > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
