John, It's not the WINS entry that is important, so much as the "Identity" of the computer. You need to check the My Computer -> Properties pages to verify that it doesn't think it's in a domain. You probably also want to check that the WINS and DNS settings are all valid.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Holcomb > Sent: 09 May 2005 15:18 > To: James Weatherall; vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: Re: Windows 2000 Pro initial login after reboot delay/hang > > I thought it was the machine going to sleep, and so I tried to access > locally, which of course had the same result. > > No, that machine has never been connected to a windows domain. I did > experiment with a Samba server once, so I did setup the WINS entry... > however I don't have that running anymore and I removed the entry from > tcp/ip. Any other ideas? > > On 5/6/05, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > John, > > > > Since this happens even when logging in to the system locally, it's > > clearly > > a problem with the operating system installation and > nothing to do with > > networking or with VNC. > > > > If I had to guess, I'd say that it's probably the case that > the machine at > > home was once connected to a Windows domain and still > thinks it is, even > > though that domain is no longer available. The delay in the > logon dialog > > appearing in that case might be a couple of minutes, > though, not 15 or > > more. > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of John Holcomb > > Sent: 06 May 2005 17:24 > > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > Subject: Windows 2000 Pro initial login after reboot delay/hang > > > > I'm using: > > > > Windows 2000 Pro, SP4 > > 1 network card, 1 IP > > WinVNC 4.1 on both server and viewer > > I'm tunnelling the zebedee from work to home, connecting > from Windows XP > > > > Here's the problem, or rather, the annoyance. I turn on my > Win2k machine > > in > > the morning, go to work, and at work I bring up the VNC > Viewer and set it > > up > > to connect to my home machine. From the time I hit OK, to > the time that > > the > > login window appears is 15 minutes (could be more like 20, > but you get the > > idea). I enter my password and all is well, and if I shutdown that > > connection and open a new one to the same server, then the > connection is > > immediate, no delays. I tried telnetting to the server, and > during the > > initial 15 minutes, I get no response, nothing; but once I got that > > initial > > login, then I can telnet and I get a RFB 003.008. > > > > This initial hang before getting the login is not network > related because > > I > > get the same thing if I try to login locally on the server. > > > > Any ideas as to why the initial login takes 15 minutes for server to > > respond? > > > > Thanks for an awesome product! > > John > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
