Got it! Thanks for everyones help.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Michael March
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ssh, vnc and port monitor
"Allow Loopback" is for the server machine.
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From: "Neal Isaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: RE: ssh, vnc and port monitor
> Thanks for everyones help in this matter.
> But I am afraid I am getting confused.
> I am running VNC server and SSH server on the same computer, waiting for
> connections. I am only using Vnc viewer on another machine to connect. I
> was under the impression that I had to change the registry setting on the
> machine running the viewer. Do I have to run a copy of VNC server on this
> machine as well? Just to confirm as well, I am entering the ssh command
on
> the client.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Miroslav Luptak
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:33 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: ssh, vnc and port monitor
>
> 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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