Is there a firewall blocking your outgoing traffic? If not it may be a problem with the IP address of the target system.
The theory is pretty simple; most people's systems are set up to request 'dynamic' IP addresses (and most ISPs are set up to give you 'dynamic' IP addresses). The IP address is assigned from a pool of addresses by the ISP and this means that your IP address can vary (and sometimes does). It is almost impossible to use VNC in that environment since you are trying to hit a moving target (the IP address). You want to eliminate that variable. There are several options: 1. Use 'static' IP addresses (the ISP always assigns you the same IP address but it usually costs more) 2. If you are connecting from a remote PC to a network, you can use a VPN on the network (effectively you are on the network) 3. If you are connecting from a remote PC to a network and you have a router which allows it, you can use port forwarding and forward the port to the VNC server. 4. I think there is a program which returns the IP address. If you know the IP address you have everything you need to use VNC. I have not used any such program (I use a VPN) so someone else may be able to tell you where to look. Alan. Alan Watchorn Eshelman Appraisals, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone (760) 692-4302 Fax (760) 692-4303 Ronald Saa said: > Hello everyone, > I can connect to (by vnc) any computer within the LAN, > just enter the IPaddr at the Viewer prompt. > > But when I try to connect (by vnc) to anyone outside the LAN, > I get the "Attempting to Connect" window... > Then the "Unable to connect to host: Connection timed out (10060)" > error > > What is the most common reason for this error? > It's driving me nuts. > > Thank you in advance for any assistance. > Noni > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
