Two things, first, this sounds a bit like a problem I reported months ago that I never really got any input on. Eventually it seemed to go away.
Alternatively, it may be the "stuck modifier" problem. I've seen issues, apparently caused by having the CTRL, SHIFT or ALT keys depressed, on either the VNC client or VNC server, when the connection is made. I usually just hit each of those keys once, after the connection, if I'm having trouble, and it goes away. -- Kelly F. Hickel Senior Software Architect MQSoftware, Inc 952.345.8677 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Michael Chadwick > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 2:07 PM > To: Hernandez, Magdalena; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > Eureka! I just had to support a user here at the office and was able to > successfully defeat this bug. > > Unfortunately, I do no remember exactly what I did, but it involved > holding down the Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys one at a time while clicking on > icons on the screen. Some combination of one of the keys and clicking for > a bit "fixed" the problem. The keyboard seemed to be functioning as well. > > Sorry for this being such haphazard advice. > > - Michael > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Hernandez, Magdalena > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:22 AM > To: James Weatherall; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > This is the same problem we were having. I think it is a bug. We tried > installing again, uninstalling, etc. VNC becomes not useable to the point > that you have to walk up to the pc or console. > > Below is the description of the problem in an email from our problem. > > Thanks, > > Magdalena Hernandez > Network Consultant > Westline Medical Management > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hernandez, Magdalena [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:40 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: FW: Keyboard input lost and left mouse button reacts as if I > pres sed the right button > > > I want to add more information to the post about this problem. > > We installed VNC 4.0 to Windows Servers both NT and 2000. At first > everything seems ok, but then slowly server by server the left mouse > button > would functioning like the right one. You also can't type anything text > unless you go to the server console. Then everything is fine. We > previously > had VNC 3.3.3 installed on all servers and there wasn't any problem. > > We also used a program called FastPush to install the VNC software > everywhere. The program doesn't leave anything behind and FastPush is > being > maintained from one PC. I however uninstalled (manually) VNC 4 first on > one > pc and then installed (manually) the program fresh. This did not change > anything. > > So since we could not find any information as to why the problem was > happening, we removed VNC 4.0 off of all the servers since they are in > remote sites. We installed VNC 3.3.7 instead. So far so good. > > > Magdalena Hernandez > Network Consultant > Westline Medical Management > 510-995-5300 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hernandez, Magdalena > > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:20 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Keyboard input lost and left mouse button reacts as if I > > pressed the right button > > > > I saw this post but not a solution or a response that says this is a > bug. > > We are having the problem with VNC 4.0. I have enclosed the email from > the > > post. > > > > I apologize if this has been answered already. Any help is appreciated. > > > > The original post: > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com > > > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Dieter Blaas > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:05 AM > > > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > > > Subject: Keyboard input lost and left mouse button reacts as > > > if I pressed the right button > > > > > > > > > When I connect to a VNC4 server installed as service > > > under win2k with a VNC4 viewer from a win2k machine, > > > keyboard input and correct handling of the mouse > > > buttons is often - but not always - lost after the 1st login: > > > After login everything is fine. When I lock the > > > workstation (ctr-alt-del followed by "lock workstation") > > > and want to login again, keyboard input of the password > > > does not work. The only way to get access to the > > > machine is to write the password in an editor, to copy it > > > into the clipboard and to enter it with copy / paste. > > > However, although I get access to the PC by this > > > method, pressing the left mouse button has an effect as > > > if I had pressed the right button. I can still launch a > > > program by choosing "open" in the menu displayed after > > > pressing the left mouse button. However, keys are not > > > correctly displayed and sometimes even give the same > > > result as ctr-alt-del. After re-booting everything is correct > > > again until I lock / unlock the workstation again. The > > > same happens when I connect via the java viewer from > > > IE6. What can I do? Thanx for help. Dieter > > > > Thank you, > > > > Magdalena Hernandez > > Network Consultant > > Westline Medical Management > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > Magdalena Hernandez > Network Consultant > Westline Medical Management > 510-995-5300 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Chadwick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:26 AM > To: James Weatherall; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > I don't remember if I tried the Alt key explicitly. That and it still > leaves the matter of the keyboard being completely incapacitated both at > the client and server level. Anyhow, it's hard to diagnose the problem > since I am not connected to anyone via VNC, let alone experiencing the > problem :-( > > Thanks for the help, though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:08 AM > To: Michael Chadwick; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > Does pressing and releasing the Alt key help at all? > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Chadwick > > Sent: 31 August 2004 17:13 > > To: James Weatherall; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > > > > This does nothing and the problem persists. The mouse > > buttons continue > > to be stuck with their mixed-up functionality. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:01 AM > > To: Michael Chadwick; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > > > > Michael, > > > > What happens if you press and then release the Control key from within > > an > > active session to the problem server? > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Chadwick > > > Sent: 30 August 2004 19:55 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Curious input problem when using VNC 4.0 Viewer > > > > > > This concerns VNC 4.0 Final, on a Windows 2000 network > > > (client and server): > > > > > > When I use VNC viewer to connect to a remote user, a problem > > > occurs sporadically. > > > > > > First, the mouse buttons seem to get mixed up and when I > > > double-click something (like, say, My Computer) it acts as if > > > I right-clicked on it and chose Properties. The Ctrl key on > > > the keyboard is also seemingly pressed down in the computer's > > > mind because if I left-click on something and then another, > > > they both get highlighted, and so on. Right-clicking on > > > things seems to work, and that is how I have to open things. > > > This only seems to happen on icons, as left-clicking on the > > > Start Menu works as intended. > > > > > > Second, the keyboard stops functioning. And this continues > > > even if I stop viewing the remote user. Also, the user at > > > the local computer loses keyboard functioning, as well. > > > > > > One time this happened on a server and I just kept trying to > > > type and the problem went away after about 15-20 minutes of > > > frustrating experimentation. With all subsequent occurrences > > > on users' workstations I just have them reboot and it fixes it. > > > > > > Anyone else have this problem or (better yet) know of a fix? > > > > > > - Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
