----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Rogerson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: VNX XP and 2 Network Cards
> Hi > > I am trying to get my new pc (running XP) to connect to my old pc (windows > 98) using vnc. > I Have 2 network card in my new pc connects to my old pc using and the other > card connect to the LAN in my house. > > Basically VNC says "failed to get server address" - either using computer > name or ip address. The network is running fine as I can access the 98 > machines files but it just will not run VNC > > I am sure it is something obvious. Anyone got any ideas? > > Matt There are a number of possibilities here. Have you disabled WinXP's firewall? Are the two cards on different subnets so the WinXP machine knows where to send a response. Is there any reason why you don't just take one of the NICs out and connect your old PC to the rest of the network instead of to the WinXP machine? -- William Hooper I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
