Unfortunately, VNC stops working as soon as they use it. If you switch it off, VNC will work again. With XP becoming the larger share of PC's out there, this is now the #2 issue on this list behind router configuration...
Ben wrote: >They've all been kept at default settings, which does appear to have >'Fast User Switching' selected. >Should this be switched off? > >Ben > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: B. Scott Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, 26 January 2006 12:22 PM >>To: Ben >>Cc: vnc-list@realvnc.com >>Subject: Re: "The connection closed unexpectedly" >> >> >>Are they using Fast User Switching? >> >>Ben wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi all >>> >>>I'm having some problems logging into several remote >>> >>> >>systems. Each PC >> >> >>>is running Windows XP (home 5.1), and the Windows Firewall has been >>>configured to accept connections through port 5900 for VNC. >>> >>> >>The router >> >> >>>has also been set to port forward 5900 to the local IP of the PC. >>> >>>In general, I have had very little problems accessing these systems >>>through VNC over the last six months. However, occasionally >>> >>> >>just after >> >> >>>a re-boot, I am given the usual password login interface but then an >>>error message pops up without letting me in ("The connection closed >>>unexpectedly"). This has happened to a number of systems in the last >>>few days. >>> >>>Logging into the router, I can see that the local IP of the >>> >>> >>PC hasn't >> >> >>>changed, and the PC is obviously still switched on >>> >>> >>(otherwise I would >> >> >>>not have received the VNC login interface). A hard boot seems to fix >>>the problem, but this is can be difficult to acheive at some >>> >>> >>locations >> >> >>>as they are located in remote locations. >>> >>>I'm not sure why this problem only seems to happen >>> >>> >>intermittently, but >> >> >>>if anyone has any suggestions I'd be most grateful. Perhaps it's a >>>startup issue on the PC - but I do find this hard to believe >>> >>> >>that it'd >> >> >>>happen at such a large number of locations (especially when >>> >>> >>remaining >> >> >>>systems still work fine). >>> >>>Kind regards >>> >>>Ben >>>_______________________________________________ >>>VNC-List mailing list >>>VNC-List@realvnc.com >>>To remove yourself from the list visit: >>>http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>__________ NOD32 1.1380 (20060125) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> >> >http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
