You're actually woefully *overpowered*. There are no native issues that would affect this, so the bottleneck should not be VNC itself.
Win95 OSR2 with 1999 era apps will be quite peppy with 32 MB RAM. You should be fine. Here are some things to check, though. (1) Win95 Issues -All versions (even OSR2) had memory leaks and problems with TCPIP stacks. Make sure they are fully patched. (2) Network stuff mods -try forcing his card to 10 MiBPS. It may be negotiating a speed that causes errors. -Try swapping both network cables between the systems. If you have a spare, also try this: replace the NIC. Sometimes they get buggy. (3) Attempts of Sheer Desperation (to diagnose the cause) -Pull it up and look at threads, CPU utilization, and memory. I assume they are close enough for you to directly "watch" the other monitor while in a remote session and see in real time what happens. You should also be able to watch the "blinking lights" and see if when a window opens on the server whether (a) they stay quiet for a while then start blinking furiously or (b) blink furiosuly immediately and trail off. Case (a) would indicate a problem on the server system, case (b) would indicate a problem with cabling. NICs, or the hub. - as another check, you can do a loopback. Look in the registry under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\ Set the value AllowLoopback to 1. You can then sit on his machine and do a loopback test by connecting VNCViewer to 127.0.0.1; this will eliminate the actual external network hardware from the picture as a problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday/2002 February 01 13:34 Subject: Win 98/95 setup - slow access : Hi, : : I'm trying to set up a VNC connection to support a friends computers and : network. I currently have one of his machines at my house re-installing a : broken Win95 system but want to be able to connect to him once I've taken : the machine back. I've set up the server on his machine and the viewer on : mine and tested it on my LAN but it seems to work awfully slowly compared : to normal network access to his machine. I'm concerned that trying to : support him over the net might be unworkable, even over a cable modem. I : originally set up the server in "App Mode" rather than as a service so that : he can choose when to turn it on and relieve the system load/security : issues when he doesn't need it. I then tried it in service mode but didn't : notice a significant improvement. I can access his machine for file sharing : etc. on the LAN through the Network Neighbourhood using Windows Commander : and access is immediate, on VNC it's _painfully_ slow! : : The connection seems to be marginally faster if I change the connection : options to "Raw" and "Full screen" but it's still orders of magnitude : slower than normal network access so I figure I must be doing something : wrong ;-) : : Questions I can think of so far: : : 1. Should access be faster in "Service Mode"? I can run him through the : setup/removal if necessary : 2. Does the difference in screen size put a significant hit on the video : redrawing on my end? It does seem somewhat faster in full screen but still : way behind network access. : 3. Are there any other options I should choose/change? e.g. the Update : Handling checkboxes : 4. On this network, and on his, I'm also running IPX/SPX for File & Print : Sharing/Netbios/Gaming access. Does this negatively affect VNC? : 5. Am I just underpowered? - See system details below : : Any pointers gratefully received. I'm hoping to get his machine back to him : and set this up tomorrow - Saturday : : Thanks, : : Mick : : System Details : =========== : : VNC Version - Windows32 v3.3.3r9 on all machines. Server set to "Poll : Foreground Window" and "Poll Console Windows Only" : : My LAN = Linksys 10/100 Switch on Cat5 cable : All his and my machines using Linksys 10/100 EtherFast PCI NIC's. TCP/IP : sharing through Sygate Home Network v4.1 : : Internet Access = Cable modem at both ends : : Viewer : --------- : : Generic PII Celeron 300 running Win98SE, using SIS 6326 4Mg AGP On board : Video - updated to latest drivers. Video display = 1024x768 16bit colour. : Memory = 128MB EDO (Soon to be upgraded to 128MB SDRAM) Logitech 3 button : Mouseman : : Running ZoneAlarm Pro 2.6.362 and @Guard 3.11 firewall software : : Servers : --------- : : 1. Dell Pentium Pro 200 running Win95b - fully updated, using Matrox : MGA Millenium video card. Video display = 640x480 16bit colour (will be : 1024x768 when I put it back on his monitor). Memory = 32MB EDO. Microsoft 2 : button mouse : : No firewall software yet. Aiming to add ZoneAlarm Pro : : 2. Additional Intended Server on his LAN : : HP Pavilion PII Celeron 500 running Win98SE. Unknown video card. Video : display - 800x600 16bit colour : Memory = 128MB SDRAM. Microsoft 2 button mouse. : : No firewall software yet. Aiming to add ZoneAlarm Pro : : He also has two Dell laptops for his kids running XP but they're teenagers : so I don't think I'll have to support their machines! ;-) : : His LAN : ----------- : : Linksys 4 Port WAN/LAN router on Cat5 cable. Cable modem internet access. : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
