You may want to try telnetting instead to port 5901 as this would be session 1 on the FC box.
You may want to start here for information on how to start the server http://www.realvnc.com/documentation.html this explains how the vncserver program can be launched along with it's config files. --Angelo On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 09:50:19 +0530, Dinesh Rege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John > Thanks again for the reply. > I tried to telnet the FC3 box, but it fails > The error message is > > Connecting To 172.16.13.123...Could not open connection to the host, > on port [5900]: > Connect failed > > I am able to ping the above stated IP address. > Could you please tell me, how can I make the VNC server running on the > FC3 box, on the specified port (5900 in this case). > > Thanks once again John > Dinesh > > On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:59:37 -0500, John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you tried telnetting to the FC3 box on port 590x? Telnet to the port > > that FC3 has vnc server running on and see if you get "RFB 003.008" or > > something similar. If you do, you know that VNC server is running on the FC3 > > machine. If not, either VNC Server is not running or you are having some > > sort of network issue trying to reach the FC3 machine. To rule out a network > > issue, ping the Fedora machine and see if you get a response. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dinesh Rege [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 5:55 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Newbie: Cannot connect from XP machine to Linux machine > > > > Hi all > > > > I've trying to connect the remote Fedora 3 Linux m/c (the VNC server) > > from the local Windows XP SP2 m/c. I've disabled Windows firewall for > > the VNC. How do I check whether the VNC server is running at the > > remote side, and what is method to mention the remote ip address in > > the viewer window on my local Windows m/c. > > > > Thanks > > Dinesh > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
