Hi, Neal.
I have just tested it on my VNC Server running on W2K Pro and
it works just fine. Being rather Unix oriented, I perhaps used
an incorrect wording when talking about creating a "key" in
the registry. I should have said "create the following dword value
in the registry:"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\AllowLoopback=1
Attached is a file vnc.reg for importing the right value to the
registry. Execute "regedit vnc.reg" to add it to the registry and
then RESTART THE VNC SERVER !!!
> Yes, Im running Windows ssh, and after all this frustration, I could write a
> book on it.
Well, life with Windows is worse than a bad marriage :-) Lot's
of frustration ... And Bill says "Windows is easy to administer".
Imagine that frustration if it was difficult to administer :-)
(Just kidding, please do not start disputes about
Unix vs. Windows frustration)
> At first I though ssh was the problem, but I am able to use it
> on its own quite well. (and will never use Telnet again)
No, ssh is OK. The "Local loopback disabled" message comes from WinVNC
and it does not mean an error. It just a feature available on Windows.
> So I read that page about registry entries and made the entry and still no
> dice. Its interesting that the way it reads I expected the Reg. Keys to be
> there and I would have to change the values.
Very good point ! I would also suggest that all available registry
entries for VNC were created upon installation with default values.
This would avoid a lots of confusion and frustration.
> Either way I have both a VNC 3.3.3 entry and a Win VNC entry in the registry
> so I created a key in each. I have tried changing the type Dword to binary
> etc. and still no go. It keeps giving me the error local loopback
> connections are not allowed.
> I tried downloading a new version and re-installing and still nothing.
> So now what do I try?
Try my attachment. After adding it to the registry, DO NOT FORGET
TO RESTART THE VNC SERVER !!!
Best regards,
Miro
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3]
"AllowLoopback"=dword:00000001
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