[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:02 PM:
> Hi, > > > > I'm having problems connecting with VNC between a > Windows-XP desktop (as the viewer) and a Linux Fedora > Core 4 laptop (as the server). > > I've read through the documentation and searched the VNC > discussion list. > > > > The error message I get on my desktop is: > > > > Unable to resolve host by name: The requested name is > valid and was found in the database, but it does not have > the correct associated data > > Being resolved for. (11004) > > > > Notes: > > > > 1) I started the VNC server on the Linux laptop by typing > in the following command: > > > vncserver > > And received the following results: > > New 'localhost.localdomain:1 (mark)' desktop > is localhost.localdomain:1 > > Which leads me to believe the server was started > > > > 2) I started the VNC viewer on the Windows-XP desktop by > using the following menus/pulldowns: > > Start > All Programs > RealVNC > VNC Viewer 4 > > Run VNC Viewer > > And filled in the Server field in the GUI with > > localhost.localdomain:1 > > To which the error message above (Unable to > resolve...) was displayed. > > > > I am able to ping 192.168.0.106 (which is the Linux > laptop's IP address). I am also able to ftp from the > Windows-XP desktop to the Linux laptop. > > > > What am I missing here? > > > Your windows box thinks "localhost.localdomain" is itself. Try using the IP address of the Fedora box. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
