how do you change your VNC server's http port? ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 13:35:51 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Scott C. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: re: "Connection Closed" error > > Brian: > Heya. It sounds as if your office-place firewall > and/or router (the Cisco and Sygate stuff) is causing the > problem. I've heard of something like this before, when > a user was running a viewer from behind a NAT'ing router, > and the masquerade timeouts on that router were too small. > Also, I doubt it's as simple as a firewall rule > at your office, as you can get to your home login screen > at all. That is, a connection is being allowed. If it were > not, I'd suggest changing your home VNC server to listen > on port-80, as your office firewall would most likely allow > outgoing connections to that port. > But...perhaps the office network has an http or socks > proxy which you could use? If so, I'd suggest you use that. > That is, setup an SSH tunnel at work to connect to your home > (mindterm's lets you use proxies), and point your viewer into > the tunnel, instead of directly at your home system. > Good luck! > > - -Scott > > > > This may have been discussed before, but I have had absolutely no luck in my > > searches of the mailing list archives. I run WinVNC on a home network > > (well, actually, it's TightVNC) and have no trouble connecting to my host > > machine. Using a dialup connection with my laptop in the field, i can VNC > > successfully to my house. > > > > However, from work i have a problem. I am able to initiate a connection > > process with the server, but as soon as i submit my password i see a > > "connection closed" message box, and VNCViewer fails to connect. Has anyone > > else experienced this before? My company has DSL service, and the network > > architecture is (essentially) what you see below: > > > > (DSL Internet Service) --- [Cicso 800 Series] --- [Sygate on Win2K] --- > > (Office LAN) > > > > What would cause this problem? Help greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send a message with the line: unsubscribe vnc-list to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
