Connecting to a listening system across internet

2004-06-02 Thread Tom Burton
I am a new user. I tried to connect to a user that had VNC listening on their side with the IP address that pops up when they move the mouse over the VNC icon in the system tray. I could not connect. Does it make a difference if the receiving home system is using a broadband connection with a rout

Re: Vnc Passwd File / Multiple Independent VNC Connections

2004-06-02 Thread William Hooper
Carlos Sunden said: > Ok. Created other users in the system with useradd/passwd > Edited the vncserver file in /etc/sysconfig to look something like this: > > VNCSERVERS="1:jdimpson 2:phred 3:sysadmin" > > Then: > /etc/rc.d/init.d/vncserver restart > > It shut down my root session & daemon never ca

SelectObject to CompatibleDC

2004-06-02 Thread Aaron W. West
I might have suspected a compilation issue, but what I forgot to mention is that VNC worked soon after I copied the new executables and DLLs from the Release directory into the VNC4 directory and ran vncviewer. But the next time I ran it I got the SelectObject error. Actually, I used Visual C++ To

viewer outside a browser using

2004-06-02 Thread Nguyen, Hien T
I am trying to test the functionality of realVNC outside of a browsing window using the java compiler. I have trouble understanding where to execute the command written in the example: java vncviewer HOST snoopy PORT 5902 Can anyone help??? ___ VNC-List

Re: Vnc Passwd File / Multiple Independent VNC Connections

2004-06-02 Thread Carlos Sunden
Ok. Created other users in the system with useradd/passwd Edited the vncserver file in /etc/sysconfig to look something like this: VNCSERVERS="1:jdimpson 2:phred 3:sysadmin" Then: /etc/rc.d/init.d/vncserver restart It shut down my root session & daemon never came back up. I regret doing this

Re: Vnc Passwd File / Multiple Independent VNC Connections

2004-06-02 Thread William Hooper
Carlos Sunden said: > Hello, > > While reading an article at > http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5499 > It refers to starting the VNC server at boot up, and editing the passwd > file. Yes, each user needs a passwd file. > However, if the vncserver has a password assigned already, this m

Re: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread Opie
Hello, Seak, Teng-Fong said: I'd like to know how to specify a HTTP port not different by 100 than the native port. This can be put in FAQ too. AS William Said - TightVNC lets you specify them separately also. And thats the VNC program I am using it has some nice features that Real Vnc doe

Vnc Passwd File / Multiple Independent VNC Connections

2004-06-02 Thread Carlos Sunden
Hello, While reading an article at http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5499 It refers to starting the VNC server at boot up, and editing the passwd file. However, if the vncserver has a password assigned already, this means the passwd file in the /root/.vnc is being used? when I open

VNC problem

2004-06-02 Thread Neil Hornung
Hello, Please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] My problem. I run Windows 2000, laptop is on windows ME. I run the viewer and can see the laptop screen perfectly. I cannot move his mouse or in any way open his files or anything. Where the mouse pointer should be is a black square. I have tried this

Re: java viewer and display :0

2004-06-02 Thread Corné Beerse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > Suppose I am running a debian linux machine with KDE as the GUI, and > tightVNC. A friend is using the linux machine locally and I would like to > show them how to do something. I am on an arbitrary pc somewhere on the > network which may or may not have VNC

NewBie to VNC on Solaris

2004-06-02 Thread Ramesh S Pillai
Hi how do i start the vnc server i tried Xvnc at the # prompt ___ ./Xvnc _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running Fatal server error: Cannot establish any listening soc

RE: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread William Hooper
Seak, Teng-Fong said: >> I have the "native viewer" set to port 443 >> >> & the webinterface via port 80 > > I'd like to know how to specify a HTTP port not different by 100 than the > native port. This can be put in FAQ too. The Unix Xvnc has a command line switch for it. IIRC you have to

RE: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
> I have the "native viewer" set to port 443 > > & the webinterface via port 80 I'd like to know how to specify a HTTP port not different by 100 than the native port. This can be put in FAQ too. > ONE last question - When I put the router back in ( a diffrent one than the Netgear > RP

Re: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread Opie
YES ! Thanks so much for all of your help I got it to work today from my "Work" PC to my "Home" PC The help from both of you was must instructfull and understanding - Of my newbieness Thanks So much !!! I have the "native viewer" set to port 443 & the webinterface via port 80 Pe

RE: vnc reflector help...

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
What is VNC reflector? Where did you get it? It doesn't seem to be a product of RealVNC: http://www.realvnc.com/documentation.html Maybe you could get better help from the reflector's own author/programmer. > -Message d'origine- > De : Mark Bartlett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Detecting a live VNC session.

2004-06-02 Thread Mark A. Bertenshaw
Teng-Fong: Thanks for the reply. First of all: yes. As to the situation, it is the second. You are correct that I can check to see whether the service is running; however, this doesn't mean that it is necessary in use. Actually, the answer to the first situation seems to be appropriate: I'll tr

RE: Detecting a live VNC session.

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
OH! For you, "active" actually meant "connected", right? I thought it meant if the server is simply running or not. The first situation can't help you. You can't use telnet to check if a connection is established. AFAIK, any IP application, thus in particular VNC server, wil

RE: Detecting a live VNC session.

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
I think your last sentence actually is "... the VNC session is active?" The answer to your question depends on where you're. Are you in one PC and want to determine if VNC is active in another? Or you're in one PC and want to know if VNC is active in that SAME PC? For

RE: Nt to Windows XP Pro

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
I made a mistake. I actually wanted to say stretched desktop instead of extended desktop. It can be specified in display properties, of course. But not all video adapter support stretched desktop. > -Message d'origine- > De : Tom Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyi : mer

RE: makefiles for vnc 4 beta5 / SelectObject to CompatibleDC failed: The operation completed successfully. (0)

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Does the running OS need to have the .NET framework installed in order to run that vncviewer? > -Message d'origine- > De : Aaron W. West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyi : mardi 1 juin 2004 20:39 > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : makefiles for vnc 4 beta5 / SelectObject to Compa

RE: Connecting to server via LAN

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
To know the public IP address, you could go to this URL which, in the same time, could help you check if your config is correct. http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ For port-forwarding, please read the FAQ and manual: http://faq.gotomyvnc.com/fom-serve/cache/63.html http://www.realvnc.com/f

RE: XP black screen problem

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
Screen saver? System has got into sleep/doze mode? If possible, just activate screen-saver made by Microsoft and maybe turn off monitor after a certain time, but avoid using getting into sleep/doze/stand-by whatever mode. VNC might not be able to awake your computer. > -Message d

RE: How to send CTRL ALT P

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
In 3.3.7 viewer for Windows, there're options in windows' menu: http://www.realvnc.com/winvncviewer.html#5 > -Message d'origine- > De : Terry Lemons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyi : mercredi 2 juin 2004 04:17 > @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : How to send CTRL ALT P > > Hi > >

RE: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
"native viewer" is opposite to Java viewer. For ex, vncviewer.exe is the native viewer for Windows platforms, while vncviewer is that for Unix. Besides that Java viewer needs JVM to run, it also needs two ports (usually 5800 & 5900): one to get this viewer through HTTP and one f

RE: Read FAQ did a lot of testing but still can not connect

2004-06-02 Thread Seak, Teng-Fong
In command prompt window, you type in net stop winvnc and net start winvnc to stop and start VNC server service. You could put them in two batch files so that you just need to double click to execute the commands. > -Message d'origine- > De : Arthur Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROT