Tony, >From what I'm reading it sounds like you setting everything up the right way...the only problem is that there are variables that you don't know or are unsure about. So let eliminate somethings.
If you have a small 5 port switch around that is not being used connect your PC and laptop together thru it, so that the only thing in the switch are your pc and laptop. Now try connecting to the VNC server. If that works then the problem is the firewall configuration on your network. If not then there is something else going on with the two PC's but at least you've narrowed it down to two pieces of equipment instead of a lot more. Either way this will being you one step closer to figuring out the problem. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Frost Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 5:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: server closed connection unexpectedly I have a laptop running WinXP Home Edition - SP2 talking (wireless) via a D-Link ADSL router (a combined Router, Firewall, WAP and ADSL modem) to my PC running WinXP Professional/Media Centre Edition - SP2 (via an Ethernet connection). I can ping all the machines successfully either way. I have disabled the XP firewalls on the Laptop and PC. I also have Norton Internet Security installed and disable on both machines. My Laptop is running VNC Server and the PC is running VNC Client. Basically I'm trying to get the VNC software to work on "my" side of the D-Link firewall before I try and access the machines via the Internet and through my gateway. One step at a time so to speak. However I am experiencing the same problems as Matt Schutz is having (mailing list item date 23-09-04) - same subject as this post). Having duplicated the problem I've looked at the Applications Event Log for the WinVNC4 error; this gave a fault description of "Socket Manager: unknown event for listener". To the best of my knowledge all firewalls are disabled at my LAN side of the gateway, The machines are talking to each other successfully, I'm configuring the server for port 5900 (I've also tried 5901) and I'm referencing the corresponding port when running the client. Any thoughts anyone 'cos I don't know where else to turn at this moment??? If its any help I'm very new to the VNC software being a first time user. Thanks in anticipation. Tony Frost _______________________________________________ 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
