Do you have a static IP address through the cable company? Since the cable modems have the external NAT IP set via DHCP by the ISP you may be seeing your IP address changed. So you are able to connect, but in between a request by the viewer and a response from the server the IP address is changing and you cannot receive the server response. From what I understand there is a very small pool of addresses available for a specific user group, so eventually your original address will be re-leased to you...hence you are able to re-connect to the server after a period of time. How long do you have to wait before you are able to re-connect to the remote PCs?
Just a thought. I have been trying to document how frequently my ISP changes my cable modem's address (using AT scheduled IPCONFIG commands piped to a text document) and it seems to be pretty infrequent. But who knows...yours may have a much more brief lease period. Good luck! C-ya Chris Tesla > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Error while waiting for server message > > > Hello group! > > I am hoping someone can provide guidance with this problem. > > I have two remote PCs running WinVNC as a service behind a Linksys NAT > (ports redirected) and a cable modem. When I try to connect > to either one, > it accepts the password and displays the screen as it should. > > However, the connection is somehow lost within a range of 5 > to 15 seconds. > During this period I am able to control the remote PC. After > another 20 > seconds or so VNC Viewer closes. (TightVNC viewer generates > a dialog box > with this message "Error while waiting for server message".) After a > certain timeout the remote PC will start accepting > connections again, but I > still can't get a connection for longer than 5-15 seconds. > > I can use VNC internally on the LAN without any trouble, so I > suspect either > the Linksys firewall or the cable modem. I don't know how to go about > testing though. I have other Linksys boxes in place and they > all work fine. > > Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Steve > > from Steve Holmes > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
