Some times if the network quality is poor and there are many hops between client and server, then the connection times out. Make sure that the user does not need to acknowledge the request for connection (on the server) because that could also be a problem if you are not there to accept the request. ;-)
With regards to the room mate, have you checked the server's software firewall settings? Can you ping the server? What do you get if you telnet or nc into the relevant port? On Wednesday 02 May 2007 21:53, Alok Wadhwani wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a very strange problem. > I am using RealVNC on my desktop in New York to connect to my desktop in > California. I have done this before successfully, but this week I've been > trying to do it again, and it won't work. > > When I attempt to connect, it says "Attempting to connect to host..." for a > few moments, then says "Unable to connect to host: Connection timed out > (10060)" > > Here are my specs: > > Router in New York: Linksys WRT54GX4 > Router in California: Linksys WRT54G > > I forwarded all appropriate ports for VNC use. This week, I went as far as > setting my desktops IP addresses as the DMZ hosts on the routers, just to > see if I could get it to work that way. > > Here's what gets really weird: I can't even connect from my desktop, to my > roommates computer and she's within my local network! I tried connecting to > her computer from my MacBook Pro using Chicken of the VNC and got a > connection error from that as well. > > I should also mention that I am able to connect to myself by using my own > IP address. > > I'm thoroughly confused and would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list -- Regards, Mick [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature] _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
