Charlie, Apple Remote Desktop isn't VNC compatible, as you can see from the log output below, in which the server reports a bogus protocol version. VNC Enterprise & Personal Editions have a workaround for server software that is broken in this way, and that will be in the next Free Edition release, too.
You can get VNC Server Enterprise Edition for Mac OS X from http://www.realvnc.com/download.html, and there are also some projects based on our Free Edition codebase, such as OSXvnc, which provide VNC servers for Mac OS X. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Toohey, Charlie > Sent: 24 January 2007 23:53 > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: vncviewer not working with Mac OS X VNC Server > > I'm trying to connect via vncviewer 4.1.2 to a Mac running OS X 10.4, > which has Apple Remote Desktop/VNC Server enabled and a > password set. I > have not been successful and I have scoured the mailing list for a > solution without success. > > When I run vncviewer in Linux terminal, it prompts me for the > password, > but after I enter it, the window with the desktop of the VNC server > never appears. When I run vncviewer from the X Windows, after entering > the password, a window appears to flash and disappear. I have also > installed the RealVNC Viewer on Windows XP, and get the same thing. > > Here is the log output when running vncviewer -log *:stdout:100 > ip_address from the Linux terminal: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.2 for X - built May 12 2006 17:42:13 > Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd. > See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC. > > Wed Jan 24 15:03:36 2007 > CConn: connected to host 128.218.85.232 port 5900 > CConnection: reading protocol version > CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.889 > CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8 > CConnection: processing security types message > CConnection: Server offers security type [unknown secType](30) > CConnection: Server offers security type VncAuth(2) > CConnection: Choosing security type VncAuth(2) > CConnection: processing security message > > Wed Jan 24 15:03:45 2007 > CConnection: processing security result message > CConnection: processing security result message > CConnection: Authentication success! > CConnection: reading server initialisation > CConnection: initialisation done > TXImage: Using shared memory XImage > TXImage: Using default colormap and visual, TrueColor, depth 24. > CConn: Using pixel format depth 6 (8bpp) rgb222 > CConn: Using ZRLE encoding > DesktopWindow: selection (1) time is 278389, later 1 > TXImage: Freeing shared memory XImage > main: End of stream > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > It appears from the log that I am connecting successfully. After the > password, a window opens and closes instantaneously, but that is it. > > Are there any tricks/switches required for connecting to Mac OS X ? > > Thanks for any help. > > > > Charlie Toohey > Web/Database Developer > University of California, San Francisco > Department of Neurology > UCSF Memory and Aging Center > http://memory.ucsf.edu > 415.476.1872 > 415.502.2774 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Notice: This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the > Electronic > Communications Privacy Act, 18, U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and > may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, retention, > dissemination distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. > Please reply to the sender that you have received the message > in error, > then delete it. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > 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
