Robert, I fixed the problem. You are right about how VNC works.
My problem was that I rebooted that the actual server desktop looked nothing like what vncviewer was returning to me, for I had since done work directly on the machine. When I would go home to view the server machine from home, I would get screen I saw the day before--as though nothing had happened. What I ended up having to do was reboot the server machine. When I reinitiated an outgoing connection, I was golden. Thank you for writing. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert A. Book" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: Re: Frozen Screen from Previous Session > Bob, > > Sorry for the late response. > > Forgive me if I am misunderstanding the question, but I thought this > was how VNC was supposed to work. When the viewer disconnects, the > server session remains active -- the display is retained, programs > keep running etc. > > I use this all the time... from the office, I connect to my home PC > (the VNC server) and do some work, then shut down my office computer > and go home. When I get home I start VNC viewer (server and viewer > are now on the same machine) and the VNC session is right where I left > it, so I can resume work right where I left off. The next day, I go > back to my office, and find the session the same as I left it when I > left home. > > Not only is this a case of "not a bug but a feature," but this feature > is one of the motivations behind VNC. Indeed, the very first feature > listed on the old VNC home page (http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/) > is: > > "No state is stored at the viewer. This means you can leave your > desk, go to another machine, whether next door or several hundred > miles away, reconnect to your desktop from there and finish the > sentence you were typing. Even the cursor will be in the same > place." > > --Robert > > > Hi, > > > > Yesterday I initiated an outgoing connection from Windows 2000 to a listening > > viewer on Windows XP. Everything worked fine for several hours. > > > > I'm not sure how it happened, but on the viewer end the display froze and I > > had to close the connection. > > > > Now, whenever I reinitiate an outgoing connection to this listening viewer, > > vncviewer gives me back the same screen I saw the day before. This is after I > > have rebooted the machine that is in listening mode. > > > > Anyone ever seen this before? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
