Daniel & Alex, thanks a bundle, Everything is working, you are living Gods. Well done, many thanks.
L8R, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex K. Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 8:38 PM Subject: Re: VNC works in one direction...not the other... > Another option if that doesn't work well for you... > > It is possible to run vncviewer in "Listen" mode and the server in "Connect" > mode. This means that you can start the viewer listening and have your wife > connect the server to *you* if she's inaccessible. > > Here's the process. > > MAKING THE SERVER CONNECT TO THE VIEWER > > (1) Start VncViewer on MyComputer with the "-listen" switch, like: > vncviewer -listen > > (2) On WifesComputer, make sure that WinVNC is running as a service if possible; > it needs to be running already for this to work. If not, then she just starts > it the normal way. Make sure it's already started before going to Step 3. > > (3) On WifesComputer you just run Winvnc with the -connect option. Since you > have a DNS2GO domain which probably never changes, you can use your name from > there to make a shortcut to this. If your "name" is something like: > mycomputer.dns2.go, then the shortcut would need to be something like: > > "C:\Program Files\ORL\VNC\Winvnc.exe" -connect mycomputer.dns2.go > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daniel Tan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, 2002-05-08 22:12 > Subject: Re: VNC works in one direction...not the other... > > > > what server are you running? you may have to check whether your server is > allowing port 5900 to pass...and your wife's machine is using DHCP instead of a > fixed IP...try putting 192.168.0.2 for a try...if possible, does your server > serve NAT? if yes,route port 5900 to point to your wife's pc ip address...which > is setup as 192.168.0.2...it should work then..hope this helps.. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joe Mayo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:26 AM > > Subject: VNC works in one direction...not the other... > > > > > > > Here's my setup: > > > > > > MyComputer-----RR----INET-----PB-----server-----WifesComputer > > > > > > where RR = RoadRunner cable modem, PB = PacBell DSL modem > > > > > > Looking at this diagram, it's a wonder the internet works at all, anyhow, my > > > life long dream > > > is to use VNC to hook to my WifesComputer, in order to help her with all of > > > her computer > > > "problems", and does she have problems, she looks at a computer and it dies. > > > > > > Interestingly enough, she can see my desktop fine with VNC, nice job UK > mates! > > > I just > > > give her my IP address and she types it in the VNC Viewer, or I give her my > > > dns2go domain > > > and she can get to my machine. Not my dream setup -- her controlling my > > > machine. > > > > > > The question is, how do I get to her machine, it's coming up under the > dreaded > > > 192.168.xxx.xxx > > > area, when she runs ipconfig /all on it, and I fear that it's because the > > > server is dishing out > > > an IP address, whilst taking up only one IP address to the internet. > Perhaps > > > it's configured as > > > a gateway, or using the wonderfully constructed ICS or NAT code piles. I > tried > > > to install dns2go > > > on her computer, but some ports are not getting through, so that went > > > nowhere. > > > > > > Should I set up the WifesComputer with a fixed IP address somehow? And if > so > > > how, > > > through the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties panel, using one of the > > > addresses that > > > PacBell has allocated, even though the server is only using one. I'm not > > > network guru, > > > that's for sure, so anything you could tell me will result in massive karma > > > gains for yourselves. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Joe > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
