Hi Thanks for the report.
On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 01:55:20PM +0100, Andreas Krüger wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Package: xvnc4viewer > Version: 4.1.1+X4.3.0-21 > Severity: minor > > I had some ssh port-forwarding tunnel rigged up for the VNC port 5900 > and tried to fire up "xnc4viewer localhost", to use that tunnel and > connect to the remote VNC server. That failed as follows: > > > $ xvnc4viewer localhost > > > > VNC Viewer Free Edition 4.1.1 for X - built Feb 26 2007 20:38:07 > > Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd. > > See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC. > > > > Sun Nov 18 13:27:34 2007 > > CConn: connected to host localhost port 5900 > > > > Sun Nov 18 13:27:35 2007 > > CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.4 > > CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.3 > > main: Local loop-back connections are disabled. > > I wasted some time probing into the wrong direction, until I realized > that the error message "Local loop-back connections are disabled." is > non-local, but comes from the remote server. (So no amount of tweaking > of the client could possibly help.) > > In my opinion, this error message could be improved easily. The fairly > meaningless "main:" might be replaced with "server says:", or > whatever else is appropriate. > > Best regards, and many thanks for providing fine software, I agree that this error message can be improved. I'll see what I can do about this. Best regards, // Ola > Andreas > > - -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-5-k7 > Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=UTF-8) > > Versions of packages xvnc4viewer depends on: > ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2 GNU C Library: Shared > libraries > ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-21 GCC support library > ii libice6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 Inter-Client Exchange > library > ii libsm6 1:1.0.1-3 X11 Session Management > library > ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-21 The GNU Standard C++ > Library v3 > ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library > ii libxext6 1:1.0.1-2 X11 miscellaneous > extension librar > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3-13 compression library - runtime > > xvnc4viewer recommends no packages. > > - -- no debconf information > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.0 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFHQDY1nWrlKaIH40ARAtCCAJsHlFgqjKm1jYTisSfdOVQZilVX/QCggNiG > IhSnsvjptv3hPKjJQlB5BBA= > =qvVL > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | http://opalsys.net/ +46 (0)70-332 1551 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
