steve, the info you provided worked perfectly. thanks so much
---- steve menard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you will need to tell the hub/router where to send the port 5900 request > it would just be dropped right now > > follow the instructions to forward the request from the hub/router > > www.portforward.com has guides for many hubs/routers and vnc > don't forget your windows firewall need to have an exception > depending on your virus or firewall software they may need adjustments too > > steve > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Background > > ======= > > My employer uses RealVNC to administer client networks all over town. I > > have it installed on my work machine. I use it daily to monitor Windows > > servers for several of our business clients. > > > > I recently installed the free trial version of RealVNC on my home PC and it > > is running a VNC Server instance. I would like to be able to connect to my > > home PC while at work in order to utilize various resources on the home > > computer. As you see from my email address, I use roadrunner. This is my > > hi-speed ISP for my house. > > > > Question > > ====== > > When I run www.whatismyip.com from any pc at home, I get the same exact IP, > > which is the IP assigned to my hub (the ip is provided by roadrunner). I > > can ping this ip from my work machine and get a valid response. I am > > assuming that this is the ip I would use with my VNC viewer at work. But > > the VNC connection always fails, because this is simply the ip to my hub. > > How do I "drilldown" further in order to connect to my VNC Server at home? > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
