Glenn, Thanks for your response. Also, the question has been answered to my satisfaction.
For the record, let me explain what I was trying to accomplish. I added the AllowLoopback value to the registry so that I could test configuration settings i.e., AllowProperties which I believe disables changing properties remotely. I wanted to do this from my machine, via the loopback mechanism, since I don't have another local machine. Peter --- Glenn Mabbutt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen this as well - I'm pretty sure it's > standard behaviour (as posted > below, the "mirror in a mirror" infinite thing - > well, until Windows runs > out of memory and crashes ;) > > I don't think there's a "fix" per se, as it seems an > awful lot like winvnc > is still doing what it's supposed to be doing - > displaying the local > display. You've just got a vncviewer session > sitting on the local display > as well, which in turn will show you the local > desktop, ad infinitum. > > Perhaps if you explained what your ultimate > objectives are, people here can > offer alternatives. > > Glenn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Wheelan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Problem when running WinVNC via > Loopback mechanism > > > Martin, > > I thank you for a response, but the proposed > solution > did not work. Even when I use the ':0' after the ip > address, I still get the multiple screens with in > each > other. Do you have any other ideas? Do you need > any > more information from me? > > Thanks, > Peter > --- Martin Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seeing as you're viewing the screen that the > server > > is providing using a > > viewer on the same screen you're viewing, do you > see > > why you might end up > > with an infinite number of screen images inside > the > > other? > > > > I remember doing this with a video camera pointing > > at the tv that was > > showing the image. A (I think Channel 4) program > > Equinox did an episode on > > chaos theory and supposedly you could induce > chaotic > > behaviour with it, but > > I never managed it :o( > > > > Still, I hope that answers your question. > > > > Martin Kemp > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Peter Wheelan > > > Sent: 06 December 2001 2:41 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Problem when running WinVNC via > Loopback > > mechanism > > > > > > > > > I am running Windows 2000 Professional and have > > > installed WinVNC server and viewer. I have also > > added > > > the AllowLoopback and AllowProperties registry > > values. > > > When I connect to the WinVNC server on the local > > > machine, I connect and receive an infinite > number > > of > > > screen images one inside of of the other. I am > > not > > > sure if this haa some thing to do with a depth > > > settting. My VNC connection info is as follows: > > > > > > Connected to: Vindacator > > > Host: my ip address:5900 > > > Desktop Geometry: 1152 x 864 x 16 > > > Using depth: 16 > > > Current protocol version: 3.5 > > > Current keyboard name: 00000409 > > > > > > Does anyone have an idea? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Peter > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > > > http://greetings.yahoo.com > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the line: > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > See also: > > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the line: > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > See also: > > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- ===== Peter Wheelan (718) 946-5892 Home (917) 301-7137 Cell __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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