Ok, I checked that, I am a member of my home workgroup(I've got network of 3 computers), but that is all.
Thanks for your help! :) John On 5/9/05, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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