VNCServer 3.3.6-4

2003-03-18 Thread Van Wyk Leroux, Mr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi there I am currently running Debian with KDE 2.2.I've just installed VNCServer 3.3.6-4 and when I connect I get the grey screen error.I had a look at the FAQ's and found that I need to change the xsartup script to point to kde2.As far as I can see the installation never created the

Re: Re: Communication through HTTP/S - Proxy (and over SSL)

2003-03-18 Thread Ontae
Dear Orin, yes, i have to authenticate myself to the proxy. Why do you ask? Would there be a difference without authentication? Ontae -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- Von:Orin Eman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Mo 17.03.2003 23:51 An: Ontae Cc: Betreff:Re:

can the server close the connection

2003-03-18 Thread Christian Wenz
Hello list, I searched the archives, but unfortunately did not find information about this; maybe you have some pointers for me. Here's the problem: When I connect to a VNC server, sometimes the person on the other end would like to close the connection at his/her request. Since I (as the

Re: can the server close the connection

2003-03-18 Thread dwyllie
Hi Christian, There is a way that will allow the user on the remote PC to kill any active connections It's a bit of a botch/bodge but it works :D Create a batch file in your Winvnc/TightVNC/RealVNC program folder (where the winvnc.exe lives). Put 2 lines into the batch file:

RE: Certain applications not running with VNC and Gnome on Linux

2003-03-18 Thread Beerse, Corné
-Original Message- From: Mark Ganser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a solution for schools wishing to use their existing snip snip exercises. To demonstrate this I have set up the two servers with VNC following the instructions for multiple connections posted by Jeff

Re: can the server close the connection

2003-03-18 Thread Christian Wenz
Hi, There is a way that will allow the user on the remote PC to kill any active connections It's a bit of a botch/bodge but it works :D great idea! Should've thought of it myself... Thanks a lok!! Regards Christian ___ VNC-List mailing list

win2k server

2003-03-18 Thread P2P COMMUNICATIONS
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Re: win2k server

2003-03-18 Thread Linas Muliolis
How do you make vnc run as a service on a windows 2000 server? If you have the latest version (make sure you uninstall previous versions before installing new ones!) it will ask you if you want to run it as a service during the installation process. Linas Muliolis Intelligent Network Design,

Re: win2k server

2003-03-18 Thread Jonathan Maton
How do you make vnc run as a service on a windows 2000 server? from dos prompt: winvnc -install (do a winvnc -? for a list of all the params.) -Jonathan Maton ___ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Vncserver XDM Timeout Solaris

2003-03-18 Thread Alan Braun
I have been using vnc for many years and I have been having the problem of the vncserver dying after a certain timeframe. This happens usually once a month. We have a solaris box with about 20 - 30 vnc sessions open at any given time. The message I am getting when it dies is this: XDM: too

VNC used in Trojan attack

2003-03-18 Thread Steve Blinkhorn
Are people on this list aware that the Win2000/XP Trojan Deloder-A (nomenclature varies slightly) uses the vnc module explorer.exe? The first sign of infection if you have Xvnc starting automatically as a service is that you will get an error message saying that a VNC server is already running.

Error out of nowhere - java.net.NoRouteToHostException: Operation timed out

2003-03-18 Thread Tech Support
I know many people have discussed this error in these lists before, however all of them pertain to ports and other local settings, none of which have anything to do with my configuration. First, this came out of nowhere - I have been using VNC for about 2 years, and then all of a sudden about a

RE: VNC used in Trojan attack

2003-03-18 Thread William Hooper
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Blinkhorn Yes, it has been discussed: http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2003-March/037830.html http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2003-March/037886.html [snip] The first sign of

RE: Error out of nowhere - java.net.NoRouteToHostException: Operation timed out

2003-03-18 Thread William Hooper
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tech Support [snip] I was thinking that maybe Road Runner had blocked the ports for some unknown reason, but I have asked friends who are not RR users to try to connect from their homes and they

Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread Steve Bostedor
Ya know, it'd be cool if there was a way to connect to the VNC port on a computer, issue a command, and get back the flavor and version that is running on that computer. If anybody feels like adding new features to VNC, this would be awesome! -Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com

Re: Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Miller
On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Steve Bostedor wrote: Ya know, it'd be cool if there was a way to connect to the VNC port on a computer, issue a command, and get back the flavor and version that is running on that computer. If anybody feels like adding new features to VNC, this would be awesome! If

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx3

2003-03-18 Thread trash1
I think he was referring to the VNC flavor and version. This mailbox protected from junk email by Matador from MailFrontier, Inc. http://info.mailfrontier.com -Original Message- From: Mike Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread William Hooper
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Bostedor Ya know, it'd be cool if there was a way to connect to the VNC port on a computer, issue a command, and get back the flavor and version that is running on that computer. If anybody

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx3

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Miller
On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Steve Bostedor wrote: Ya know, it'd be cool if there was a way to connect to the VNC port on a computer, issue a command, and get back the flavor and version that is running on that computer. If anybody feels like adding

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx2

2003-03-18 Thread William Hooper
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 3:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx2 It would be nice to be able to audit my network to see if there were any clients

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx3

2003-03-18 Thread Steve Bostedor
That is what I was referring to. Yea, it would have to be a new standard implemented by every flavor. That would actually be the point. It would be nice to query it to tell if it is running esVNC, realVNC, tightVNC, etc, along with the version number. Example: TCP CONNECT Port 5800

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx3

2003-03-18 Thread trash1
I wouldn't use them :-) I personally don't see this as any more risk than my browser telling the web host what I am using, or the server telling me what software it is running. We already get very rudimentary info from the RFB version. Right now I audit using a platform specific tool. Having an

RE: Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread Steve Bostedor
I acknowledge that knowing the version of VNC running on the computer could help a hacker know what exploits to try on your system first, but security by obscurity is never the answer and just hiding the version doesn't take the vulnerability away. Hence, it is not a significant increase in

RE: Wish: Version Query :VSMail mx2

2003-03-18 Thread Mike Miller
On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, William Hooper wrote: I agree, security through obscurity is not security. On the other hand, reporting the version gives an attacker just another piece of information that is not needed by an authorized client. If the information is not needed, why is someone asking

RE: Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread Steve Bostedor
The purpose that I had in mind was to aid in standardizing deployments and monitoring to be sure that the latest version is deployed across the entire network. I can easily do this on Windowz platforms by querying the registry or getting the metadata from the file, but things

Xvnc - XK_Insert not useful?

2003-03-18 Thread Chuck Slivkoff
A colleague reported these warnings running dtterm in an Xvnc session: Warning: Name: Copy Class: XmPushButtonGadget Illegal mnemonic character; Could not convert X KEYSYM to a keycode Warning: Name: Paste Class: XmPushButtonGadget Illegal mnemonic character; Could not convert

RE: Wish: Version Query

2003-03-18 Thread Peter Ball
I've been running a test machine on the internet for about 3 weeks now (on an IP that as far as I know has not previously had any machine running on it). This machine effectively has all its ports stealthed but logs everything thrown at it. To say the least its been instructive. On a good