RE: Connecting to a server behind a router

2009-01-25 Thread Philip Herlihy
For the second scenario, you have to have a server on your customer's machine. Oddly enough I've just described this scenario on this mailing list. I'm not aware of a way of getting the VNC server onto the client's machine without getting them to install it, although if you Google for PCHelpware

RE: Connecting to a server behind a router

2009-01-25 Thread Roger Withnell
Thanks Philip. I have two applications: selling our websites to prospects; and helping customers when they have problems. Selling our websites to prospects: I think I am set up for this correctly now. I am the server and the prospect uses a browser to view my desktop. I can then demonstrate th

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2009-01-25 Thread Graham Swallow
Whilst compiling VNC I needed to add stdlib.h vnc-4_1_3-unixsrc/common/network/TcpSocket.cxx line 421 atoi vnc-4_1_3-unixsrc/unix/tx/TXImage.cxx line 247 malloc line 250 exit vnc-4_1_3-unixsrc/unix/x0vncserver/Image.cxx line 66 malloc line 69 exit It did it not complain about a lack of 'free'

RE: Connecting to a server behind a router

2009-01-25 Thread Philip Herlihy
Two alternatives: 1) Configure your router to forward any incoming connection using the relevant port (5800 for the web browser connection) to the computer hosting VNC. See www.portforward.com for help with this (and your router's manual!). Most routers provide this facility, although terminolo