Dragos, Put simply: If port forwarding to standard TCP ports on a wireless-connected computer works for some applications, then it'll also work for VNC. VNC Server is just a normal TCP/IP server application.
Without knowing more about the port forwarding rules you've set up for VNC in your router, the way your LAN IP addresses are assigned, which viewer you're using, and so-on, it's impossible to speculate as to what aspect of your network configuration is causing the "timed out" error. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of nospam > Sent: 08 November 2005 19:36 > To: James Weatherall; 'Dragos Maciuca' > Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: RE: RealVNC questions about ports and display number > > Internal with the 'natted' Ip addresses it works fine. The > interesting thing > is that 'Logmein' , which uses port 2200 (and I did not even > open it / Upnp? > Better switch that off:-)) works from external. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of James Weatherall > Sent: 08 November 2005 18:32 > To: 'Dragos Maciuca' > Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: RE: RealVNC questions about ports and display number > > > Dragos, > > VNC doesn't have any "subtle requirements" of routers. It > simply requires > that they work as per the relevant specifications > (IEEE802.11, Ethernet, IP, > etc). > > The error that you described in your previous mail, doesn't > sound at all > like the sort of thing you'll get from a broken router, but > like a simple > misconfiguration issue. It's either the case that you're > attempting to > connect to a non-existent IP address, or to a system that has > a firewall > preventing incoming connections to VNC Server, or to a router > that has the > wrong port forwarding configured for the VNC ports. > > As a simple test, can you connect to your VNC server computer > using its LAN > address from another computer connected to the router? > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dragos Maciuca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 05 November 2005 03:41 > > To: James Weatherall > > Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > Subject: Re: RealVNC questions about ports and display number > > > > James, > > > > I'm willing to buy your last conjecture. I know how to do port > > forwarding properly and my other gizmo works fine with port > forwarding > > over wireless. I assume VNC has some other subtle requirement which > > the damn router does not implement. I didn't mean to complain about > > the VNC, I just meant to complain about the retail routers and maybe > > find out about at least one model that works. > > > > Thanks a lot! > > > > Dragos > > > > > > On 11/4/05, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dragos, > > > > > > Error 10060 means that the computer using the IP address to > > which you are > > > attempting to connect did not respond at all. This is > > nothing to do with > > > VNC, but indicates that you are using the wrong IP address, > > the IP address > > > isn't reachable, you don't have port forwarding set up in > > your router > > > correctly, or your port forwarding configuration is forwarding the > > > connection attempt to a non-existent IP address on your > > LAN. It's also > > > possible, if you're seeing this when testing from within > > the same LAN, that > > > you have one of the many brands of broken routers that > don't do port > > > forwarding correctly when traffic is sent to their external > > address from > > > within the LAN. > > > > > > To reiterate the main point - this is *not* related to VNC, it's a > > > configuration issue with your router. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dragos Maciuca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 04 November 2005 06:53 > > > > To: James Weatherall > > > > Subject: Re: RealVNC questions about ports and display number > > > > > > > > Hi James! > > > > > > > > Let's say a computer is behind a retail router and > > everything (port > > > > forwarding, connections, etc.) is setup properly, I can > > connect to is > > > > just fine if that computer is connect via a Cat5 to the > > router. If, > > > > however, that same computer is connected via 802.11 to > > the router then > > > > you can't connecto to it via VNC. I get the 10060 error. I've > > > > managed to repeat this with several setups and several > > routers (mostly > > > > Negear and one Linksys). As I mentioned before, I know > that port > > > > forwarding works because I have another gizmo that needs port > > > > forwarding over 802.11 and it works fine. So I honestly > > don't know > > > > what's going on. > > > > > > > > Let me know if you want more details. > > > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > Dragos > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/3/05, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Dragos, > > > > > > > > > > Can you explain what you mean when you say that your router > > > > doesn't work > > > > > with VNC? What is the problem you are seeing? > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Dragos Maciuca > > > > > > Sent: 03 November 2005 14:22 > > > > > > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > > > > > Subject: Re: RealVNC questions about ports and > display number > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll reply to this message as a way of getting back on my > > > > soap box. I > > > > > > have yet to find one retail router that can be used with > > > > VNC over the > > > > > > wireless connection. I don't know what they are missing, > > > > but it's not > > > > > > the port forwarding part as I have another device > > that needs port > > > > > > forwarding and it works fine over wireless. As James > > > > found out, they > > > > > > work fine over wired connections. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, if someone knows of a retail router that can be used > > > > with VNC over > > > > > > the wireless connection, please let us know. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dragos > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have no problem coneting to my VNC inside my firewall ;-) > > > > > > >[even when I have two firewalls in-line] > > > > > > >I can connect to three machines inside > > > > > > >2 of windows XP Pro; Linux, > > > > > > >The problem I do have is connecting to my wireless laptop > > > > > > >althoug I can connect to it when it is hardwired > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I can conect OUT with the wireless just not in > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Using DYNDNS.org > > > > > > >I can get clients to call me; I can call myself when I > > > > am off-site > > > > > > > > > > > > > >D-Link 804v Router > > > > > > >Virtual Server Settings > > > > > > >RULE inside IP > > > > > > >03. 192.168.8.100 5903 ~ 5903 - Linux > Mandrake 10.1 > > > > > > RealVNC 4.1 > > > > > > >03. 192.168.8.100 88 ~ 88 - Linux Mandrake > > > > 10.1 WebServer > > > > > > >03. 192.168.8.100 22 ~ 22 - Linux Mandrake 10.1 > > > > > > >04. 192.168.8.102 5907 ~ 5907 - XPPro > > Server VNC 4.1.1 > > > > > > >05. 192.168.8.101 5905 ~ 5905 - Laptop Server > > > > > > [display Zero] > > > > > > >06. 192.168.8.101 5500 ~ 5500 - > Listening Viewer > > > > > > >07. 192.168.8.101 5708 ~ 5708 - Laptop > > UserMode Steve > > > > > > >08. 192.168.8.101 5500 ~ 5500 - Laptop > > UserMode Dale > > > > > > >09. 192.168.8.101 5805 ~ 5805 - Laptop Java > > > > > > [display Zero] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > > > > VNC-List@realvnc.com > > > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > -- > This email has been verified as Virus free > Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release > Date: 05/11/2005 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release > Date: 05/11/2005 > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
