Chris Bartlett wrote: >I have my firewall all set up (PM7100 running IPNR) and VNC server on the >Mac seems to work just fine (AT&T version). > >However, I want to make this a headless machine (no keyboard, mouse, or >monitor). Every time I boot the Mac without the monitor attached, VNC >fails to respond from remote. > >Is this because the Mac is failing to sense a monitor and thus disabling >the video port (if I plug a monitor in AFTER it has booted, the monitor >will not come up either...
As others have pointed out, your Mac needs to "think" it has a monitor. While doing that with a dummy plug will work, it may not be satisfactory for other reasons. I have exactly the same setup as you (7100 and IPNR). It works fine 7x24 for months at the time, but it can hang up in ways that will prevent VNC from operating -- I still have to go and clear a problem locally once in a while. Absent a keyboard and monitor, your only choice would be a hard reboot, and you'd never know what had caused the problem. A small keyboard and a mouse take up little room, and you can leave the monitor turned off until you need it. Suggestion: Put "Alertia" on the 7100; it can take care of at least one of the reasons VNC won't operate: open dialog boxes waiting for you to click "OK". BTW, I use ChromiVNC with VNCThing for a client. I have fewer problems than with the AT&T versions. Isaac --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
