Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Smith
So, since they refuse to release it despite all of this, who is to enforce it? The last word that I have from Yury is that we will never see the source code. I'm not out to get him at all! I do think that he is being a bit shady here, though. I would steer clear of his vnc products if I where y

Re: Help using vnc through a linksys router

2005-04-04 Thread Anthony DiSante
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a Linksys Befsr41 router and I have port forwarding enabled. it is forwarding ports 5800-5900 to my private ip 192.168.1.*. I do not no how to access my home computer from the Internet at a friends house or my work. I do not know what ip to use. Do I use my pri

Re: Help using vnc through a linksys router

2005-04-04 Thread B. Scott Smith
Yes, you need the IP your cable company gave you. You can get that by going to: http://myipaddress.com Then, from your friends house, either point the VNC viewer to that IP address (which will connect to 5900), or type http:// in a browser (which will connect to 5800). Good luck. [EMAIL PROTECT

RE: Is it possible to get it to work on to Acounts on WinXp

2005-04-04 Thread Steve Bostedor
Are you talking about having them run concurrently or just to be able to switch users while in a single VNC session? To be able to switch between users without disrupting your VNC session, you should install VNC as a service. You can do this from the VNC program menu. I hope this helps! Steve B

Is it possible to get it to work on to Acounts on WinXp

2005-04-04 Thread Petter Gulbrandsen
TomHi Is it possible to get real vnc to work on too accounts on WinXp maschine? I have to accounts, but when I`m trying to change it will not show the picture for the other account. Is it possible to get this to work? If i connect a monitor I can see that the VNC server is not loadet in that acc

Help using vnc through a linksys router

2005-04-04 Thread RaneyD420
I have a Linksys Befsr41 router and I have port forwarding enabled. it is forwarding ports 5800-5900 to my private ip 192.168.1.*. I do not no how to access my home computer from the Internet at a friends house or my work. I do not know what ip to use. Do I use my private ip like so 192.168.1

RE: Anyone read docs?

2005-04-04 Thread Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) [Contractor]
I am also on a couple other lists (RHEL3 and RHEL4) and find mostly intelligent questions... However, I do read and post to many unix/linux newsgroups, and there are a lot of newbie posts, too - in most of those forums, the answer is usually 'please see the manual page blah' or 'please see FAQ sect

Re: Anyone read docs?

2005-04-04 Thread Sean Kamath
[In a message on Mon, 04 Apr 2005 08:13:02 PDT, "Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) [Contractor]" wrote:] >I have been on this list for a couple months now and I am amazed at the >number of people who do not read the documentation but have the nerve to >come here and ask everyone else to do it for them.

Re: Anyone read docs?

2005-04-04 Thread Brian K. White
- Original Message - From: "Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) [Contractor]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: Anyone read docs? Hi, I'm normally a very helpful and friendly guy, but after reading just one too many "hello, can you hold my hand through the wh

IRIX build for vncviewer

2005-04-04 Thread Ellis Golub
Hi -- After much trial, and a lot of help from Tristan, I have successfully built vncviewer under IRIX 6.5 using the SGI compilers. The details are: 1) set the following environment variables: setenv CC cc setenv CFLAGS "-O2 -64" setenv CXX CC setenv CXXFLAGS "-O2 -64" setenv LD_LIBRARY64_PATH

High CPU usage ver 4.1

2005-04-04 Thread WASSER, JASON
I have installed RealVNC 4.1 Free Edition for Windows on my P4. It seems when I right click on the task bar (or some other events) the CPU usage goes through the roof and the PC stops responding. Is this a known bug? What else can I check to fix this? Thanks. --

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Kyle McDonald
Yury Averkiev wrote: So called "Bob Smith" you have been told already that the control is a wrapper (set of hooks around TightVNC files) - so it doesn't violetes GPL. Is the tightVNC (or other GPL) code linked together in the same DLL with your new 'wrapper' code?? Did you have to edit any tightV

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread Scott C. Best
HH: Heya. If your clients are running Windows, then EchoVNC (www.echovnc.com) is the easiest solution. It's a connection utility that works with any flavor of VNC server or viewer. Simply install it on your client's PC's, and have them configure it to connect to an echoserver that you admin

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread Doyal McVicker
While I am not an expert. I would suggest that you try using a "Listening VNC Viewer". You would need to open port 5500 on your intranet router to point to your machine. Your clients would start the process by establishing a connection from their VNC server. I made the assumption that you are on

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread Angelo Sarto
/me slaps forhead I've been using windows too much lately, if only more fps supported linux. --Angelo I got 99 problems but a browser ain't one. http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ -- On Apr 4, 2005 11:32 AM, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The command to use is "vnc

RE: Multiple Connections to RedHat 9 VNC Server from Windows Machines

2005-04-04 Thread Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) [Contractor]
Please provide more details on what you did and what exactly the symptoms are that you are seeing. I set this up last week on RedHat Enterprise 3.0 (which is very similar to RH9)... Kevin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shina Owolabi Sent

"Error while waiting for server message" disconnect

2005-04-04 Thread Dr. Joel M. Hoffman
This is an issue that's been bothering me for many years as I've used VNC. Sometimes (I think when there's a temporary glitch in the internet connection, but I'm not sure), the Windows VNC viewer I used (Tight VNC, but I think all of the viewers do this) will disconnect automatically, giving me th

RE: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
The command to use is "vncconfig", not "vncserver". Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of hokage hokage > Sent: 04 April 2005 16:13 > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > Subject: Re: vnc router issue > > First of all

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Singh, Harjit \(Mission Systems\)
Thanks for your earlier comments. I believe, I will use the latest version of enterprise VNC viewer for Linux.. -Original Message- From: Angelo Sarto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 4/1/2005 8:37 PM To: Singh, Harjit (Mission Systems) Cc

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Singh, Harjit \(Mission Systems\)
Thanks... -Original Message- From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 4/4/2005 11:58 AM To: Singh, Harjit (Mission Systems); vnc-list@realvnc.com Cc: Subject: RE: Suggestion Harjit,

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Steve Bostedor
Have you guys tried out the following? http://sourceforge.net/projects/osxvnc/ ~and~ http://www.redstonesoftware.com/vnc.html - Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com The Leader in VNC Management -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Wea

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Harjit, They are available from the VNC Enterprise Edition download page, accessible via the "download now" link in the sidebar of the website. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Singh, Harjit (Mission Systems) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 April 2005 16:

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Singh, Harjit \(Mission Systems\)
James, Where could I find VNC Viewer Enterprise edition for Linux. I checked it on RealVnc site and could not see any thing about VNC viewer Enterprise Edition or VNC Viewer Personal for Linux. I will appreciate the help to locate the VNC viewer... Harjit -Original Message-

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Simon, VNC Viewer for Mac OS X is in development but I'm afraid I can't give a release timeframe at this stage since there's still quite a bit of work to be done on it. An interim solution for Mac OS X users is the VNC Viewer for Java. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message-

Anyone read docs?

2005-04-04 Thread Collins, Kevin (MindWorks) [Contractor]
Hi, I'm normally a very helpful and friendly guy, but after reading just one too many "hello, can you hold my hand through the whole process because I can't be bothered to read the documentation" emails I feel like responding: RTFM!!! I have been on this list for a couple months now and I

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread hokage hokage
First of all thank you both for the replies. This is my first time using this mailing list and to find 2 excellent replies on my first go is excellent luck. well ive tried this command on a linux client 'vncserver -connect 80.**.**.**' but the -connect switch is not recognised. I'm on version

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Simon Hobson
James Weatherall wrote: In order to connect to VNC Server Enterprise Edition (on any platform), you will need to use VNC Viewer Personal or VNC Viewer Enterprise Edition. Which is available when for Mac ? Simon -- NOTE: This is a throw-away email address which will reach me for as long as it stays

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Smith
hey "yury", Your activex control is a recompiled altered version of the tightvnc control. It's not simply a "wrapper". A wrapper would need to be a stand alone product compiled seperate from the GPL product for it to be considered a different product. Because you've altered the functionality

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Steve Bostedor
Yury, No, actually I have no interest in a built in legacy activeX viewer. There is no real value in that. VNCScan ships with the appropriate viewer for the flavor of VNC being used and compliance with the GPL is not an issue. I think that maintaining a proprietary viewer that tries to fit all d

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Harjit, In order to connect to VNC Server Enterprise Edition (on any platform), you will need to use VNC Viewer Personal or VNC Viewer Enterprise Edition. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: Singh, Harjit (Mission Systems) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 Apri

RE: Suggestion

2005-04-04 Thread Singh, Harjit \(Mission Systems\)
James, What I meant is a recommended version of VNC viewer for Linux that will support bug free communication, supporting both encryption and authentication, to enterprise VNC server (4.1.4) running on Windows. Testing entails to check the ease of setup of VNC server on Windows and Viewer

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Yury & Adam, I'm afraid it doesn't matter that you claim that the ActiveX control is a "wrapper around TightVNC files". The fact is that it is a derived work (in this case a single ActiveX DLL) of the TightVNC Viewer, and so in part of the standard VNC Viewer, and can therefore only be distribute

RE: Automatically change resolutions on server

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Baranovskiy
yes, that would be acceptable if i could run a certain script at logon and than at logoff which would change the resolutions on the server. As a matter of fact I'm sure that there are multiple utils which will allow me to change resolutions. But how do i get a program to run at logon and then log

Re: Automatically change resolutions on server

2005-04-04 Thread Yann Renard
Paul Baranovskiy wrote: Hi, everyone. My first post to the list. I'm using windows version of realvnc. works great except for one little problem My vnc server's resolution is set higher than my viewer's resolution. I've tried scaling but that makes things impossible to read. Right now after i conne

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Yury Averkiev
Steve, we have a strong belief that you are the guy behind all this flame. And the reason for that is because your VNCScan lucks a built-in VNC viewer feature. Sorry, it won't work for you. ViewerX is not violating the GPL license. Best regards, Yury SmartCode Solutions WWW: http://www.s-code.com

RE: Automatically change resolutions on server

2005-04-04 Thread Steve Bostedor
That would be nice! Unfortunately, though, there's no setting to do that (to my knowledge). I suffer with the same issue, too. - Steve Bostedor http://www.vncscan.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Baranovskiy Sent: Monday, April 0

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Yury Averkiev
So called "Bob Smith" you have been told already that the control is a wrapper (set of hooks around TightVNC files) - so it doesn't violetes GPL. We have had enough with you - "Bob Smith" and that's the last time myself or Adam is answering to your emails. "Bob Smith" keep looking for download, I w

Proxy Aware VNC client.

2005-04-04 Thread vnc
Has anyone had any luck with a http proxy aware VNC client? I'm trying to get a VNC connection running over a HTTP proxy. Direct access to the internet has been blocked. I have tried to use the Firewall VNC Client at http://www.xs4all.nl/~harmwal/vnc/readme.html but I've been unable to get it t

Automatically change resolutions on server

2005-04-04 Thread Paul Baranovskiy
Hi, everyone. My first post to the list. I'm using windows version of realvnc. works great except for one little problem My vnc server's resolution is set higher than my viewer's resolution. I've tried scaling but that makes things impossible to read. Right now after i connect i change resolution

Again: Connection Refused - 10061

2005-04-04 Thread Roland Sippel
I have also again problem with VNC 4.1.1 Connection Refused - 10061, after start W2k Prof. SP4 a) enable as service is active, start automatically at boot b) NO Connect possible at Win2k login-Mask c) "telnet 172.18.1.121 5900" not work d) after Login as Administrator the follow netstat: Proto Loc

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Steve Bostedor
Hi everyone, I've been kinda quiet on this issue because their product competes with ours and I believe that it's best that I hold my toung for the most part. I've been very careful not to violate the GPL with my product since the very day that it was released but I can understand how Smartcode m

Re: How to use VNC from browser

2005-04-04 Thread Mark Jacobs
1) Download VNC Free Edition version 4.1 at http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/download.html 2) Install on the PC you want to monitor - it's easier to install it as a service. 3) On the viewer PC, run your browser, and in the address bar go to http://xx.yy.aa.bb:5800 where xx.yy.aa.bb is t

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Bob Smith
I just had another direct email from Adam asking me for personal information and telling me that they still refuse to hand out the source code because they disagree with what you just said. Now, this is no longer a matter of me wanting the ActiveX control but a matter of principle. I really don't

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread Angelo Sarto
The vncserver has a command line option called "-connect" that, in short, initiates a reverse connection. That is, it connects from the server to the viewer (default port for this is 5500, I believe). If your viewer is always at a certain IP (or domain using a dynamic dns entry) then you only nee

Re: vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread Jerry Westrick
On Monday 04 April 2005 12:43, hokage hokage wrote: > Hello, > > Am a new convert to this unix lark! just recompiled me first kernel > and installed x.orgs latest version, like two days ago. So as u can > see i am *total freshie*. Have come across a problem. > > I work for a company that carries ou

RE: LocalHost

2005-04-04 Thread Erik Soderquist
first, if you will be connecting exclusively through a VPN, you are already within a secure channel. second, I would say your test was successful. unless you have something like windows server with terminal services set up and the vnc server running inside the TS session, connecting to the local h

RE: Display scaling

2005-04-04 Thread Erik Soderquist
it looks to me like display scaling was removed from the free versions entirely. that is one of the reasons I still use version 3.3.7. display scaling works great there. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Shaw Sent: Saturday, April 02, 20

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Tim Meador
* Sean Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-04-04 06:04]: >...here are some sites: > > >From the horse's mouth: > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html > > If you think there's been a violation: > http://gpl-violations.org/ > > If you want to read more about it: > http://www.groklaw.net/staticpa

vnc router issue

2005-04-04 Thread hokage hokage
Hello, Am a new convert to this unix lark! just recompiled me first kernel and installed x.orgs latest version, like two days ago. So as u can see i am *total freshie*. Have come across a problem. I work for a company that carries out support. We are supporting a company that has around ten clie

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Adam, Since the ActiveX control is a work derived from the TightVNC Viewer, and since TightVNC is based upon the standard VNC Viewer 3.3.5, the ActiveX control must also be provided under the terms of the GPL. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

RE: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread James Weatherall
Tim, I'm afraid you are mistaken. The GPL grants recipients of a piece of software rights to obtain the source code for it. It does not remove any of the copyright-holder's rights. It is not OK include GPL code in proprietary products. Any work which is a derived work of code obtained under th

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Alasdair Ferro
I was thinking about that possibility too, about becoming instantly in violation of the gpl the moment you decide to give away only part of your work. Given the existence of such high profile things as ghostscript and vnc, I'm assuming the gpl allows for this in some sane manner. I have a menuin

Re: What good is VNC's GPL?

2005-04-04 Thread Brian K. White
- Original Message - From: "Adam Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 10:56 PM Subject: Re: What good is VNC's GPL? Sorry for the delay guys. Since their are a few e-mails I will try to respond to them in one response. The reason for the rash response was not bec