Ian, It sounds like you're using an old version of VNC Viewer. If you upgrade to the latest release, VNC Viewer will provide a more descriptive error messgage that will assist in diagnosing the problem.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Thorpe > Sent: 04 April 2006 14:00 > To: [email protected] > Subject: "Failed to connect to server" message > > I have a PC behind a firewall router then I'm trying > (unsuccessfully!) to > connect to. I have set up the port forwarding and both > http://www.realvnc.com/cgi-bin/nettest.cgi and > http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ say > that the (external) ip and port 5900 are accepting > connections and get a reply > from the VNC server. However telnet can't connect on that > port and the VNC > viewer comes straight back with "Failed to connect to > server". What am I > doing wrong?? > > Ian > _______________________________________________ > 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
