http://www.gotomyvnc.com which will allow you to test your VNC to see if the ports are open. Also, you could try checking with ComCast to see if they are blocking port 590x and 580x. Or you could use a VPN or ssh-like app (i.e stunnel or Zebedee) to tunnel the vnc connection between work and home. That might be the real answer, especially as the non-commercial versions of RealVNC (correct me if I'm wrong here, but if memory serves, the "professional" and "corporate" versions include encryption, but not the free version) don't include encryption, so 1) anyone can see what you're doing if they sniff the stream and 2)it's easier for a stranger to connect if you're not encrypted (personal opinion.) John
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:17 PM To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: VNC 4.0 and 3.8 Connection doesn't always work My home computer is connected directly to my Comcast-supplied modem (no router) and I have no firewall (I have one, but turned it off to test my connection). I have successfully used VNC 4.0 to connect to my work computer as recently as 2 weeks ago and can't think of any big changes to my computer since then. Now I cannot connect or receive connections. I had a friend attempt to connect to my work computer from her computer, and she was successful. When she tried to connect to my computer at home, and she was not able to connect either. When I try to connect, it times out with an error 10600 or something. I've tried both versions 4.0 and 3.8. My friend successfully used her HelpDeskVNC on my computer (I downloaded the application which connected to her computer). I can't figure this problem out. I don't know of anything that's changed. I rebooted my modem and computer. The only thing I can think is that it must be something with Comcast. Any suggestions? _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
