Help a DUMMY?

2009-05-14 Thread Todd L. Sherman / KB4MHH
I'm just not getting networking and setup of VNC. Anybody want to volunteer helping me to get my Windows XP laptop to connect through a wireless network to connect to VNC server on my iMac? I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing. Todd ___

Cannot get console view

2009-05-14 Thread Sanford Stein
I am running vncserver on a Red Hat Linux 5.3 box and attempting to connect from a Windows Vista desktop. When I run the VNC Viewer and log in, I get a plain gray screen with a terminal window with a Linux shell prompt. What I want is a GUI console view--that is, what I would see if I were

Re: Alternatives To VNC... (Backup Remote Access)

2009-05-14 Thread Peter Bunn
Thanks to all those who replied... (and apologies for the 'generic' reply). I haven't decided which method to try first, but will look further into each of your suggestions... they are very much appreciated. Peter B. - ___ VNC-List mailing

Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
Recent came across a situation again which has puzzled me in the past. I'm trying to connect to a machine running VNC Free edition in an office. I can make the connection (having set up port forwarding on the router) but it hangs, with only the top third of the screen visible after several

Re: Help a DUMMY?

2009-05-14 Thread Ryo Koyama
todd might be easiest for you to try something like Yoics. http://yoics.com, it has an automated setup for both Mac and Windows - and you can access either directly from any web-browser. i'm from Yoics, so am happy to help you out if you decide to give it a go. the software is free. best Ryo

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread James Weatherall
Hi Philip, Some Wi-Fi routers have trouble handling large numbers of small network packets, such as are produced when moving the mouse around in the VNC session, and that in turn can upset the Windows TCP stack and lead to the sort of behaviour you're seeing. You can enable the Pointer event

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
Thanks, Wez - however, in response to guidance you gave me once before I already have that setting enabled. What puzzles me is that either route is using the same links, so it's hard to understand what the difference might be. Philip Herlihy -Original Message- From:

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
Thanks, Wez, In fact both routes use WiFi for the last leg, but your point about MTU is an interesting one. How do I assess the real and imaginary MTUs? (Offline for 24 hours from now, but still interested!) Philip Herlihy -Original Message- From: James Weatherall

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread Philip Herlihy
Have tried lowering resolution, but to no avail. Philip Herlihy -Original Message- From: vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-boun...@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Dale Eshelman Sent: 14 May 2009 17:25 To: 'Philip Herlihy'; vnc-list@realvnc.com; james.weather...@realvnc.com Cc:

Copy-Paste problem in Windows--Real VNC session

2009-05-14 Thread paresh masani
Hi, We have been facing this issue since long. I think this is really a serious problem with VNC sessions that might leads people slowly but steadily to avoid using Real VNC. Frequently, windows to VNC session copy-paste stopping and some times even restarting the VNC session doesn't help. I

Firefox + VNC links

2009-05-14 Thread Andrew White
Hi RealVNC list, Hopefully you can help me understand what is happening with my VNC issue: I have a website with a link to a VNC protocol ( vnc://arguments, computer name, ip, etc) that I want to use with RealVNC. I can tell Firefox to associate the protocol with vncviewer.exe, and open up

RE: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread James Weatherall
Hi Philip, Sorry to hear that. The difference you've highlighted is that the target machine is on Wi-Fi, not cable, which can cause issues. You might also check, for instance, what the target computer thinks the MTU of the Wi-Fi network is, and compare that to what it really is - if it's

Re: Indirect connection works better

2009-05-14 Thread John Serink
You have an MTU issue. If you have access to the router/gateway you need to put a tcp mssadjust command in the outgoing interface, usually eth0 or something like that where is the max mtu of you internet connection. A more painful alternative is to change the mtu on the individual