I'll take a wild stab at this one.
Because the password for VNC is not set, maybe.
jrh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ahluwalia, Rajan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 5:41 AM
Subject: RE: vnc-list-digest V1 #1087
> Installed VNC on Windows NT Client. Whenever I tried to connect to PC
every
> time I got this error it says the password for VNC is not set. Any idea
why
> is it happening?
>
> VBRgds,
> Rajan Ahluwalia
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 06 April, 2001 10:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: vnc-list-digest V1 #1087
>
>
>
> vnc-list-digest Friday, April 6 2001 Volume 01 : Number
1087
>
>
>
> ............................
> VNC-LIST-DIGEST is a daily collection of the messages sent to the
> VNC mailing list. For more information about VNC see the home page
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc .
>
> In this issue:
>
> vnc server on Sco Open Server
> keyboard mapping: UNIX viewer->NT-server
> Problem with two Macintoshes
> service NT
> Re: password not set
> Re: Problem with two Macintoshes
> RE: Can Not Delete VNC files
> Re: aix unable to open display
> Re: Can Not Delete VNC files
> Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Can Not Delete VNC files
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> Re: Problem with two Macintoshes
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> NT4 shared connections
> RE: NT4 shared connections
> Any more news on screen blanking / encryption support?
> Re: NT4 shared connections
> Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> VNC under Windows ME
> Re: VNC under Windows ME
> Re: VNC under Windows ME
> Re: VNC under Windows ME
> RE: VNC under Windows ME
> RE: VNC under Windows ME
> ............................
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 07:31:02 +0200
> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ana_Mar=EDa_Almarza_Ordoyo?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: vnc server on Sco Open Server
>
> I Would like to know if Vnc Server will run on an Intell machine with
Unix
> Sco Open Server 5.5 running on it.
>
> Thanks
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 15:24:02 +0900
> From: Christian Stolte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: keyboard mapping: UNIX viewer->NT-server
>
> Dear VNCers,
>
> I cannot map some of my UNIX keys to my NT-VNC server. Searching the
> archives gave me xmodmap, but that would only solve the UNIX-server side I
> guess.
>
> My UNIX and NT keyboards look alike, but from my UNIX keyboard viewing NT
>
> only the keypad arrows work and
> only the not-keypad PgUp/Pgdown work.
>
> I was quite surprised to find nothing in the FAQ.
>
> Thanks
>
> Christian
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 00:04:13 -0700
> From: Gil Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Problem with two Macintoshes
>
> I have two Macs, a Duo 230 on which I installed the VNCBeta368k Viewer,
> and a G3 on which I installed both the Viewer and the Server from
> VNCBeta3PPC.
>
> The Duo can connect to the G3 just fine, and moving the cursor on the
> Duo moves the G3's cursor, and can activate menus and windows and all
> that just fine.
>
> My problem is that I cannot see the G3 desktop from the Duo. I can
> control the G3 from the Duo only by looking at the G3's screen. The
> VNC window on the Duo is all black, the cursor is a little white square
> with a dot in it, and moving the mouse cursor on the G3 doesn't affect
> the cursor position on the Duo.
>
> This isn't what I expected at all. Any idea what I might have done wrong?
>
> - --Gil
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:07:57 +0200
> From: "Emeric LOISEAU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: service NT
>
> Hello
> I configured all option in the registry (exemple: ip access,port, etc ...)
> and
> it works in appli mod.
> But if i use NT service, this option didn't works.
> Have you a idea of this probleme?
> sincerely,
> Emeric
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:07:58 +0200
> From: "FairNet Systems, s.r.o." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: password not set
>
> Do you have rights to save changes in registry?
> Did you try hint for Q42 from VNC FAQ?
>
> Ales Drnovsky
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:04 PM
> Subject: password not set
>
>
> > I have VNC installed on a Windows NT server and installed as a service.
> > Every time I start the machine, it says the password for VNC is not set.
I
> > have set it a number of times, but it doesn't seem to set it. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --
> > Mark Warbeck, MCSE
> > Computer Systems Engineer
> > Dept. of Engineering Science and Mechanics
> > Virginia Tech
> > 302C Norris Hall MC 0219
> > Blacksburg, VA 24061
> >
> > (540)231-7489
> > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> > to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:17:17 -0400
> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Problem with two Macintoshes
>
> At 12:04 AM 4/5/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >I have two Macs, a Duo 230 on which I installed the VNCBeta368k Viewer,
> >and a G3 on which I installed both the Viewer and the Server from
> >VNCBeta3PPC.
> >
> >The Duo can connect to the G3 just fine, and moving the cursor on the
> >Duo moves the G3's cursor, and can activate menus and windows and all
> >that just fine.
> >
> >My problem is that I cannot see the G3 desktop from the Duo. I can
> >control the G3 from the Duo only by looking at the G3's screen. The
> >VNC window on the Duo is all black, the cursor is a little white square
> >with a dot in it, and moving the mouse cursor on the G3 doesn't affect
> >the cursor position on the Duo.
> >
> >This isn't what I expected at all. Any idea what I might have done
wrong?
> >
> >--Gil
>
>
> Sounds like you have a color depth problem. Try changing the G3's
screen
> size and color depth to match that of the Duo (try 640x480 at 256 colors
to
> start).
>
>
> Roy Long - KB3CZD
> Computer Technician
> NCI Technologies
> 126 N. 2nd Street
> Philipsburg PA 16866
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:30:20 -0500
> From: "Mac Reiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Can Not Delete VNC files
>
> At 04:10 PM 4/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Yes, Winvnc is running but my uninstall procedure stops Winvnc service
> first
> >before deleting the files and folders. I don't think reboot is necessary.
I
> >noticed if I wait about couple minutes then run the uninstall procedure
> >again. The file and the folder will get deleted. I need to find out where
> >the "hook" is so I can speed up the uninstall process.
>
> I'm also somewhat curious... Why install and uninstall it all the time?
> It can be run as a normal application. Then when you're done, you just
> terminate it.
> _____________________________ /"\
> Mac Reiter \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign
> Nomadics, Inc. X Against HTML Mail
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 07:47:52 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jeff Boerio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: aix unable to open display
>
> What does your Xauth file look like? I'm willing to bet the problem is in
> there. In my vncserver script, I have the following lines for Xauth:
>
> system("xauth -f $xauthorityFile add $host:$displayNumber . $cookie");
> system("xauth -f $xauthorityFile add $host:$displayNumber\.0 . $cookie");
> system("xauth -f $xauthorityFile add $my_fqdn:$displayNumber . $cookie");
> system("xauth -f $xauthorityFile add $host/unix:$displayNumber .
$cookie");
>
> $host = "myhost";
> $my_fqdn = "myhost.mydomain";
>
> Does this help?
>
> - Jeff
>
> >
> >I am getting this on aix 4.3.3.0:
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Xvnc version 3.3.XvncRelease
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Copyright (C) 1997-8 Olivetti & Oracle Research
> >Laboratory
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 See http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc for information about
> >VNC
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Desktop name 'X' (myhost:1)
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Protocol version supported 3.3
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801
> >04/04/01 19:14:16 URL http://myhost:5801
> >1356-265 xsetroot: Unable to open display: myhost:1.
> >xterm Xt error: Can't open display: myhost:1
> >1356-200 xhost unable to open display "myhost:1"
> >
> > Same vncserer (and Xvnc) work fine on AIX v4.2.1.
> >
> > I have my xstartup export DISPLAY="myhost:1"
> >
> > I also have vncserver setting DISPLAY to ":1" before it calls
> >Xvnc. Tried it with and without... same result.
> >
> > I know there are a couple of X11 libraries missing from the AIX
> >4.3.3.0 machine... But not sure about which ones (I am not the
> >sysadmin...).
> >
> > Ideas ?
> >
> >Thanks,
> > Mike
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
>
>
> - --
> Jeff Boerio, DPG-OR Engineering Computing, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Mgr, UNIX Software Applications & Support
> Desk: (503) 712-2175
> Mobile: (503) 887-0113
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:50:11 +0100
> From: "James ''Wez'' Weatherall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Can Not Delete VNC files
>
> The hooks installed by VNC are removed definitively on logout, or when
> Ctrl-Alt-Del. You *should* find you can remove VNC cleanly if you press
> Ctrl-Alt-Del after quitting it, before Uninstalling. Also, the uninstall
> procedure should remove the hooks file when the machine is next rebooted
if
> it is otherwise in use.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James "Wez" Weatherall
> - --
> "The path to enlightenment is /usr/bin/enlightenment"
> Laboratory for Communications Engineering, Cambridge - Tel : 766513
> AT&T Labs Cambridge, UK - Tel : 343000
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 10:53 PM
> Subject: Can Not Delete VNC files
>
>
> > In our environment, we use VNC as needed. I have created a package that
> will
> > install the VNC software and service to a remote PCs and delete them
> > remotely when done. The install procedure works fine, but the uninstall
> > procedure fail 10% of time (especially when I run demo to managers).
There
> > is a file named VNCHooks.dll in the ORL\vnc folder that seems can not be
> > deleted sometime. Any one have any idea why sometime that file is being
> > locked. Thanks!
> >
> > Gary Wong Oregon Department of Transportation
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> > to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 11:07:16 -0700
> From: "Anna Arbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> Hi,
>
> i was going trhough the archive trying to find if someone came up with a
way
> to limit the inbound connections. however, i was unsuccessfull.
>
> if anyone has done this, please respond.
>
> im using vncserver on solaris box.
>
> thank you,
> anna
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:28:20 -0500
> From: "McDaneld, Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> How do you want to limit it?
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Anna Arbit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i was going trhough the archive trying to find if someone came up with a
way
> to limit the inbound connections. however, i was unsuccessfull.
>
> if anyone has done this, please respond.
>
> im using vncserver on solaris box.
>
> thank you,
> anna
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 11:53:26 -0700
> From: "Anna Arbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> curently, i have 26 connections running... and none of them are shared, so
i
> have 26 instances of vnc server..
>
> i would like to limit it the vncserver startup to an 'n' #... to either
have
> one person be able to run only 2 or for everyone to have only lets say 15
> connections...
>
> i know the vncserver script is in perl, however, im not perl savy (except
> the basics, which are not helping me at the moment)
>
>
> anna
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of McDaneld, Scott
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:28 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > How do you want to limit it?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anna Arbit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:07 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i was going trhough the archive trying to find if someone came up
> > with a way
> > to limit the inbound connections. however, i was unsuccessfull.
> >
> > if anyone has done this, please respond.
> >
> > im using vncserver on solaris box.
> >
> > thank you,
> > anna
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> > to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> > to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 11:58:32 -0400
> From: "Steve Palocz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> Anna,
> You can use a wrapper.
> make vnc listen on 127.0.0.1 and the wrapper will listen on the interface
> and forward to 127.0.0.1 for any ip you specify in the wrapper config
file.
> I know this feature is built into the winvnc but I don't believe there is
> any equiv for Xvnc due to Unix flexibility.
>
> Steve
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anna Arbit
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 2:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i was going trhough the archive trying to find if someone came up with a
way
> to limit the inbound connections. however, i was unsuccessfull.
>
> if anyone has done this, please respond.
>
> im using vncserver on solaris box.
>
> thank you,
> anna
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 17:07:07 +0100
> From: Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 11:53:26AM -0700, Anna Arbit wrote:
>
> > curently, i have 26 connections running... and none of them are
> > shared, so i have 26 instances of vnc server..
>
> (I think you'll find that the read-only code sections will be shared
> in physical memory.)
>
> > i would like to limit it the vncserver startup to an 'n' #... to either
> have
> > one person be able to run only 2 or for everyone to have only lets say
15
> > connections...
>
> Why exactly are you trying to limit this? For memory reasons? Set
> user limits.
>
> Tim.
> */
>
> [demime 0.97b removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 09:24:38 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Can Not Delete VNC files
>
> We are upgrading our SMS from 1.2 to 2.0. We would like to use VNC during
> the transition time. For security reason and $M$ 2.0 client installation
may
> have conflict with another remote control tool already exist in the system
> we have to delete VNC when done.
>
> Gary Wong
> Oregon Department of Transportation
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Mac Reiter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:30 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Can Not Delete VNC files
>
>
> At 04:10 PM 4/4/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >Yes, Winvnc is running but my uninstall procedure stops Winvnc service
> first
> >before deleting the files and folders. I don't think reboot is necessary.
I
> >noticed if I wait about couple minutes then run the uninstall procedure
> >again. The file and the folder will get deleted. I need to find out where
> >the "hook" is so I can speed up the uninstall process.
>
> I'm also somewhat curious... Why install and uninstall it all the time?
> It can be run as a normal application. Then when you're done, you just
> terminate it.
> _____________________________ /"\
> Mac Reiter \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign
> Nomadics, Inc. X Against HTML Mail
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / \
>
>
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> - ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 13:14:39 -0700
> From: "Anna Arbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> well... the load of 26 separate, not shared, sessions, slows down the
> machine quite a bit...
>
> i thought somebody might have written a subroutine of some sort to check
the
> number of instances started and not allow more than 'n'
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Waugh
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:07 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 11:53:26AM -0700, Anna Arbit wrote:
> >
> > > curently, i have 26 connections running... and none of them are
> > > shared, so i have 26 instances of vnc server..
> >
> > (I think you'll find that the read-only code sections will be shared
> > in physical memory.)
> >
> > > i would like to limit it the vncserver startup to an 'n' #...
> > to either have
> > > one person be able to run only 2 or for everyone to have only
> > lets say 15
> > > connections...
> >
> > Why exactly are you trying to limit this? For memory reasons? Set
> > user limits.
> >
> > Tim.
> > */
> >
> > [demime 0.97b removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> > to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:23:23 +0100
> From: Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 01:14:39PM -0700, Anna Arbit wrote:
>
> > well... the load of 26 separate, not shared, sessions, slows down the
> > machine quite a bit...
>
> It'll be the applications, not the VNC servers, that cause the load.
>
> > i thought somebody might have written a subroutine of some sort to
> > check the number of instances started and not allow more than 'n'
>
> It's not enforceable. Put user limits on CPU, why not?
>
> Tim.
> */
>
> [demime 0.97b removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:56:34 -0700
> From: Gil Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Problem with two Macintoshes
>
> Roy--
>
> Bingo! That's it! It works! Thanks!
>
> I guess I won't toss out Timbuktu just yet.
>
> - --Gil
> N6NCN
>
>
> At 9:17 AM -0400 4/5/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >At 12:04 AM 4/5/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >>I have two Macs, a Duo 230 on which I installed the VNCBeta368k Viewer,
> >>and a G3 on which I installed both the Viewer and the Server from
> >>VNCBeta3PPC.
> >>
> >>The Duo can connect to the G3 just fine, and moving the cursor on the
> >>Duo moves the G3's cursor, and can activate menus and windows and all
> >>that just fine.
> >>
> >>My problem is that I cannot see the G3 desktop from the Duo. I can
> >>control the G3 from the Duo only by looking at the G3's screen. The
> >>VNC window on the Duo is all black, the cursor is a little white square
> >>with a dot in it, and moving the mouse cursor on the G3 doesn't affect
> >>the cursor position on the Duo.
> >>
> >>This isn't what I expected at all. Any idea what I might have done
wrong?
> >>
> >>--Gil
> >
> >
> >Sounds like you have a color depth problem. Try changing the G3's
screen
> >size and color depth to match that of the Duo (try 640x480 at 256 colors
to
> >start).
> >
> >
> >Roy Long - KB3CZD
> >Computer Technician
> >NCI Technologies
> >126 N. 2nd Street
> >Philipsburg PA 16866
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
> > Version: 3.12
> > GO@ d-@ s: a- C++ C--- U+++ P+ L++>$ E--- W+ N+ w
> > M++$ PS PE+ PGP+ t+ 5 X R- tv b+ DI++ D G h--- r+++ y--(+++)
> >------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list
> >to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:04:31 -0700
> From: "Anna Arbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> well. the output of "top" shows that each session is taking up at 4.5% of
> the cpu resources...and i have more than 25 open...thats why i would like
to
> limit the number of servers that could be started...that will force people
> to use other machines for their vnc sessions.
>
> i just have numberious number of servers started... users desktops are
used
> at viewers
>
> > > i thought somebody might have written a subroutine of some sort to
> > > check the number of instances started and not allow more than 'n'
> >
> > It's not enforceable. Put user limits on CPU, why not?
>
> why is that? i cant write a simple sub to put in the beginning of the
> vcnserver script .. something like
>
> check how many sessions r open
> if the number is more than 'n'
> print sorry and exit
> else proceed witht he rest of the vncserver script..
>
> anna
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Waugh
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:23 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 01:14:39PM -0700, Anna Arbit wrote:
> >
> > > well... the load of 26 separate, not shared, sessions, slows down the
> > > machine quite a bit...
> >
> > It'll be the applications, not the VNC servers, that cause the load.
> >
> > > i thought somebody might have written a subroutine of some sort to
> > > check the number of instances started and not allow more than 'n'
> >
> > It's not enforceable. Put user limits on CPU, why not?
> >
> > Tim.
> > */
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:28:42 -0700
> From: "Anna Arbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> will the wrapper limit the number of users trying to log in? because i do
> not want to limit who can log in, but limit how many sessions could be
open
>
> anna
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Steve Palocz
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:59 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > Anna,
> > You can use a wrapper.
> > make vnc listen on 127.0.0.1 and the wrapper will listen on the
interface
> > and forward to 127.0.0.1 for any ip you specify in the wrapper
> > config file.
> > I know this feature is built into the winvnc but I don't believe there
is
> > any equiv for Xvnc due to Unix flexibility.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anna Arbit
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 2:07 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > i was going trhough the archive trying to find if someone came up
> > with a way
> > to limit the inbound connections. however, i was unsuccessfull.
> >
> > if anyone has done this, please respond.
> >
> > im using vncserver on solaris box.
> >
> > thank you,
> > anna
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 13:38:46 -0500
> From: "Mac Reiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> >why is that? i cant write a simple sub to put in the beginning of the
> >vcnserver script .. something like
>
> Do you wish to stop your technically savvy users, or just the average
> person who will just run vncserver and accept whatever it gives?
>
> Savvy users can go around your limit by running Xvnc directly, and
stopping
> that would require patching Xvnc, which is unpleasant.
>
> Average users can be limited, as you say, by modifying the vncserver
> script. Open the vncserver script and search for "sub GetDisplayNumber"
> (without the quotes). You should see a line that says:
>
> foreach $n (1..99) {
>
> If you change that to:
>
> foreach $n (1..25) {
>
> then your average users will be limited to no more than 25 servers total
> (this is a system limit, not a user limit). Advanced users can still
> directly specify a higher display number to vncserver (which you might be
> able to filter in "sub CheckDisplayNumber") or directly to Xvnc (which
> requires a source patch and rebuild)
>
> Hope that helps,
> Mac
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>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 12:13:12 -0700
> From: David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: NT4 shared connections
>
> Hi, folks --
>
> Well, this email was going to be about sending Ctrl-Alt-Del to a locked
> server to unlock the screen, but that works now. I am quite confused :-)
>
> On to the next question... I'd like to make my sessions shared so that
> someone connecting doesn't disconnect whoever is already on, but instead
> they both get the screen; this, it seems to me, would be even better than
> some sort of message like "this server is in use by <ip.addr.goes.here>"
> because it's not uncommon to pop away for a few minutes or, in our group,
> to hand over the server for a quickie when we're in the middle of a long
> task.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't see how to make the server share connections;
> nothing I pass in seems to work. Any pointers or ideas?
>
>
> TIA & HAND
>
> :-D
> - --
> David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's
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> (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:07:44 -0400
> From: "Michael Erdely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: NT4 shared connections
>
> Read the documentation at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ Your
> answer is in the WinVNC Server docs. Search for "ConnectPriority".
>
> - -ME
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David T-G
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:13 PM
> To: VNC list
> Subject: NT4 shared connections
>
>
> Hi, folks --
>
> Well, this email was going to be about sending Ctrl-Alt-Del to a locked
> server to unlock the screen, but that works now. I am quite confused
> :-)
>
> On to the next question... I'd like to make my sessions shared so that
> someone connecting doesn't disconnect whoever is already on, but instead
> they both get the screen; this, it seems to me, would be even better
> than some sort of message like "this server is in use by
> <ip.addr.goes.here>" because it's not uncommon to pop away for a few
> minutes or, in our group, to hand over the server for a quickie when
> we're in the middle of a long task.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't see how to make the server share connections;
> nothing I pass in seems to work. Any pointers or ideas?
>
>
> TIA & HAND
>
> :-D
> - --
> David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's
> principles
> (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune
> cookie
> (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.bigfoot.com/~davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl
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>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:19:19 -0400
> From: "Campbell, Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Any more news on screen blanking / encryption support?
>
> Hey all;
>
> As previous threads have discussed, but seemingly not addressed that I can
> see. Can anyone tell me the state of screen blanking local (server)
> screens? I have read all about hardware specific fixes and ideas using
APM
> features of new monitors, I figured I would just check to see if there
were
> any new developments before I started looking into this in great detail.
>
> Also any quick and easy encryption layer support for VNC? The best
(easiest
> and free too) option that I can see now is Zebedee. Does anyone have
> experience with this tool and mind sharing their experiences with me.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Paul Campbell
> Scientific-Atlanta Canada Inc.
>
>
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>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:37:40 -0700
> From: David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: NT4 shared connections
>
> Michael, et al --
>
> ...and then Michael Erdely said...
> % Read the documentation at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ Your
> % answer is in the WinVNC Server docs. Search for "ConnectPriority".
>
> I suppose I should have included that I *did* read the documentation and
> that I played around with regedit. I created a ConnectPriority DWORD at
> both HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3 and ...\Default and set it
> to 1 and restarted the VNC service with no results.
>
> No matter, though; with this slim clue that I was on the right track I
> checked the values again (both good) and restarted the service again and
> now it works. Dunno why it didn't the first time. I also dunno which of
> the two locations is the proper place for the key, but I don't care too
> much, either :-)
>
>
> %
> % -ME
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> :-D
> - --
> David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's
principles
> (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:37:31 +0100
> From: Tim Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Limiting Connections to the vnc server
>
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 02:04:31PM -0700, Anna Arbit wrote:
>
> > check how many sessions r open
> > if the number is more than 'n'
> > print sorry and exit
> > else proceed witht he rest of the vncserver script..
>
> sed -e 's/n/n+1/' /usr/local/bin/yourscript > ~/bin/myscript
> ~/bin/myscript
>
> ..and I get another one.
>
> Why don't you use resource limiting?
>
> Tim.
> */
>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:39:56 -0400
> From: "Charles Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: VNC under Windows ME
>
> I've installed VNC under that wonderful OS system. Windows ME, and it will
> not
> run no matter what I've tried. Can anyone offer a suggestion? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:47:30 -0300
> From: "Norberto Alfredo Bensa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
> > I've installed VNC under that wonderful OS system. Windows ME, and it
will
> not
> > run no matter what I've tried. Can anyone offer a suggestion? Thanks in
> > advance.
>
> Then it isn't so wonderful... =)
>
> Can you give us more information about your system configuration?
>
> Best regards,
> Norberto
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:26:35 -0400
> From: "Charles Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
> LOL.... sarcasm was never my strong suit... My OS should be Windows666!!
=)
> basically my ME install is bread N' butter.... build 4.9.3 , some TSR's
> running Norton, Winamp, ftp server, ICQ and PopUpkiller. Machine is
> IntelPIII500 198megs of ram. Usual plugins for video, dvd, and shockwave.
> Your help is very much appreciated.. Thx..
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norberto Alfredo Bensa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
>
> > > I've installed VNC under that wonderful OS system. Windows ME, and it
> will
> > not
> > > run no matter what I've tried. Can anyone offer a suggestion? Thanks
in
> > > advance.
> >
> > Then it isn't so wonderful... =)
> >
> > Can you give us more information about your system configuration?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Norberto
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 00:27:36 -0300
> From: "Norberto Alfredo Bensa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
> by "your system configuration" I meant network setup.... sorry.
>
> Best regards,
> Norberto
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:39:46 -0400
> From: "Gerry Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: VNC under Windows ME
>
> I'm running VNC under ME without any problems.
> What happens when you try to run it?
> Gerry
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Coleman
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
>
> LOL.... sarcasm was never my strong suit... My OS should be Windows666!!
=)
> basically my ME install is bread N' butter.... build 4.9.3 , some TSR's
> running Norton, Winamp, ftp server, ICQ and PopUpkiller. Machine is
> IntelPIII500 198megs of ram. Usual plugins for video, dvd, and shockwave.
> Your help is very much appreciated.. Thx..
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norberto Alfredo Bensa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
>
> > > I've installed VNC under that wonderful OS system. Windows ME, and it
> will
> > not
> > > run no matter what I've tried. Can anyone offer a suggestion? Thanks
in
> > > advance.
> >
> > Then it isn't so wonderful... =)
> >
> > Can you give us more information about your system configuration?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Norberto
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 00:53:02 -0400
> From: "Dave Drager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: VNC under Windows ME
>
> I had problems with VNC under ME also. For some reason it would work for a
> bit, then for some reason the HTTP server that it built in that serves the
> java applet stopped working. You can check this by doing a "netstat -na"
and
> seeing if both port 5800 and 5900 are open. If only 5900 is open then you
> are having the same problem. I fixed it in my situation to run by running
a
> HTTP server (apache) and serving the java applet off of that.
>
> Good luck!
>
> - -Dave
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gerry Hall
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: VNC under Windows ME
>
> I'm running VNC under ME without any problems.
> What happens when you try to run it?
> Gerry
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles Coleman
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
>
> LOL.... sarcasm was never my strong suit... My OS should be Windows666!!
=)
> basically my ME install is bread N' butter.... build 4.9.3 , some TSR's
> running Norton, Winamp, ftp server, ICQ and PopUpkiller. Machine is
> IntelPIII500 198megs of ram. Usual plugins for video, dvd, and shockwave.
> Your help is very much appreciated.. Thx..
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norberto Alfredo Bensa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: VNC under Windows ME
>
>
> > > I've installed VNC under that wonderful OS system. Windows ME, and it
> will
> > not
> > > run no matter what I've tried. Can anyone offer a suggestion? Thanks
in
> > > advance.
> >
> > Then it isn't so wonderful... =)
> >
> > Can you give us more information about your system configuration?
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Norberto
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