Mike, What is the command associated with the "Open" action of the .vnc file type open an Explorer window and select Tools->Folder Options, then select the File Types tab to get this information.
Are you using VNC Free Edition 4.0? Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Barnes > Sent: 01 February 2005 13:12 > To: James Weatherall; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Newbie, Windows XP, "-config" causes viewer to hang > > I can see that 192.168.1.21 looks like a DHCP-allocated address, but > actually it isn't. I don't have any DNS server (that I know > of!) on this > LAN, so I allocate all IP addresses manually, in order to > avoid the kind > of problem you're suggesting. In fact 192.168.1.21 has been in > continuous service for several months now (it's our domestic jukebox). > > I can alternate between successfully connecting to 192.168.1.21 using > the "VNC Viewer: Connection Details" dialog box, and failing > to connect > to it using the configuration file. > > On a hunch that it might turn up something useful, I've tried changing > the host address in the configuration file to various things... to an > unused IP address (192.168.1.123), to the address of a PC that exists > but isn't running the VNC server (192.168.1.18), and to > "garbage". They > all produced the same result. > > As a matter of interest, is the "Attempting to connect to host..." > message intended to display the identity of the host it's trying to > connect to? > > James Weatherall wrote... > >Mike, > > > >192.168.1.21 looks like an address allocated by DHCP. Are > you _sure_ that > >the server machine is still using that address by the time you try to > >connect with the VNC Configuration file? If possible, it's > usually better > >to use a machine's name rather than its IP address, since > DHCP-allocated IP > >addresses will change dynamically whereas names normally won't. > > > >Regards, > > > >Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Barnes > >> Sent: 01 February 2005 09:47 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Newbie, Windows XP, "-config" causes viewer to hang > >> > >> I've just downloaded RealVNC onto my Windows XP Home > system. It works > >> well connecting to another Windows XP Home system here on the LAN. > >> Actually it works well *only* if run it from the Start menu > >> item created > >> by the install program. When I try to run the viewer with a > >> configuration file, it always fails. > >> > >> Specifically: I start the viewer, observe the proper > server address in > >> the dialog box, click on OK, it connects and works fine. I do F8, > >> Options, Defaults, Save Configuration File As, specify a > place on my > >> hard disk, I get "Options saved successfully". I disconnect, > >> navigate my > >> way to the VNC file I just saved, and double-click on it > >> expecting it to > >> connect. What actually happens is that I get a grey box in > >> the middle of > >> the screen saying "Attempting to connect to host..." with > the Cancel > >> button disabled. Nothing further happens. "End Task" is > the only way > >> out. > >> > >> I tried alternate ways of invoking the config file, in a > >> shortcut and at > >> the command prompt: > >> > >> "C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\vncviewer.exe" -config > >> D:\Jukebox\WHITE.vnc > >> > >> The effect is the same. I don't know what to try next. Any ideas? > >> > >> It's "VNC Viewer for Win32 4.0 Built on Jun 15 2004 > at 14:29:29". > >> The contents of the configuration file are: > >> > >> [Connection] > >> Host=192.168.1.21 > >> [Options] > >> UseLocalCursor=1 > >> UseDesktopResize=1 > >> FullScreen=0 > >> FullColour=1 > >> LowColourLevel=1 > >> PreferredEncoding=hextile > >> AutoSelect=1 > >> Shared=0 > >> SendPtrEvents=1 > >> SendKeyEvents=1 > >> SendCutText=1 > >> AcceptCutText=1 > >> Emulate3=0 > >> PointerEventInterval=0 > >> Monitor=\\.\DISPLAY1 > >> MenuKey=F8 > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Barnes > >> _______________________________________________ > >> VNC-List mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To remove yourself from the list visit: > >> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > >> > > > > > > -- > Regards > Mike Barnes > _______________________________________________ > 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
