Thanks all, Especially Scott, I installed easyvnc server and all of a sudden all my problems are solved! I can now vnc to my hearts content.
Next job is to get an ssh tunnel set up and encrypt the lot. Thanks again John On Dec 11, 2007 6:17 PM, Scott C. Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John: > > Heya. Please try this: > > 1. Download EchoVNC 2.31 and install it on the PC you want to > take remote control of (eg, your work PC). The startup Wizard > will automatically detect your RealVNC server and configure > itself to work with it correctly. > > 2. During the Startup Wizard process, login to the demo echoServer > at "demo.echovnc.com", password "demo2007". If your workplace > firewall doesn't allow that, try "demo.echovnc.com:443", same > password. The login name you use in this step is how you'll > connect to this PC in the future. > > 3. Download EchoVNC 2.31 and install it on the PC you want to > take remote control from (eg, your home PC). During the Startup > Wizard process, login to the same echoServer you chose in step > #2 above. > > 4. Start the Viewer. In the Options screen, tell EchoVNC to use > the RealVNC Viewer installed on your PC. > > Once those steps are done...in the main GUI of the Viewer, > use the little "search box" to type in the login name of your VNC > Server, the one you connected with in step #2. Once you find it, > just double click. Presto. :) > > You can turn off all of your firewall adjustments, EchoVNC > doesn't require any. > > cheers, > Scott > http://sourceforge.net/projects/echovnc > > > > ok, big problems here. > > > > i've looked up a fair few pages, including: > > > > http://www.allthingsmarked.com/2006/...vnc-tunneling/< > http://www.allthingsmarked.com/2006/08/17/how-to-set-up-a-windows-ssh-server-for-vnc-tunneling/ > > > > http://www.vnc.com/pipermail/vnc-lis...ry/042758.html< > http://www.vnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2004-January/042758.html> > > http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000842.htm > > http://faq.gotomyvnc.com/fom-serve/cache/133.html > > http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ > > > > i have a laptop at home, on a wireless lan from eircom, using a netopia > > wireless router. > > i turned off my firewall, i installed realvnc listner and server. > > i enabled nat for vnc and pointed it at my laptop. > > i enabled ip passthough and again pointed it at my laptop, whcih should > > render the previous step unnecessary > > > > then i went to gotomyvnc.com and ran the check. the first time it > actually > > seemed to work and the checker spotted open tcp vnc ports on my ip > range. > > > > but i couldnt connect to vnc using a listner. > > > > so i went and restarted my router, then renewed hdcp using ipconfig > /renew > > now the checker cant find any vnc servers on my ip, and i still cant > connect > > using a listener. > > > > so im out of idea's > > anyone? > > _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
