It's ok guys, fixed it. Rather then choosing "auto" for the desktop number,
I specified my own, and it worked. Not sure why though!
Thanks anyway.
Saleel
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From: "Scott C. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Failed to connect to server
> Saleel:
>
> Hello! So, if you have the server running on A, and you
> type "telnet <machine.A.IP.address> 5900" from a command-line on
> machine-B, what happens? You *should* see a response something
> like "RFB 3.0"
> This will help narrow down the LAN problems you're having.
> Write back when you get it this far...
>
> -Scott
>
>
> > I have two computers on a LAN. On both machines I've installed VNC. One
> > machine A, I load up the server, set up a password, and the tray icon
> > appears.
> >
> > On machine B, I load up the viewer, and try to conenct to the machine A.
I
> > enter its host name (also tried IP - "192.168.0.1") and press enter. I
get
> > the "Failed to Connect to Server".
> >
> > However, If on machine B I start the viewer in listening mode, and then
on
> > machine A I "Add New Client", machine A's desktop appears suddenly on
> > machine B.
> >
> > So, in other words, I can't connect directly to machine A from B using
the
> > viewer, or virse versa, but can connect if one machine listens, and the
> > other machine adds the other as a client.
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