Ah, ok! I realise now! I was being stupid! Ah well! You live n learn! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:vnc-list-admin@;realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Marius Zydyk Sent: 12 November 2002 22:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Weird Behaviour in Local Loop connection in Win XP Pro
Well, point remains. What do you expect when you vnc to yourself? You'll see a vnc window, with a vnc session, which has a vnc window looking at itself, ad infinitum, limited by system resources. This is expected behaviour. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Sorry, Meant to say! I'm using RealVNC v3.3.5 for windows on Windows XP >Pro and the system I normally use the viewer on is a Win95 laptop. Only >reason I wanted to use the loopback is to play with things because >making changes on the actualy laptop would be about one change a day >because it's at work! It's purely all being setup so I can access my >home PC from work when needed >Regards, >Graham > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:vnc-list-admin@;realvnc.com] On >Behalf Of William Hooper >Sent: 12 November 2002 20:38 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Weird Behaviour in Local Loop connection in Win XP Pro > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:vnc-list-admin@;realvnc.com] >> On Behalf Of ~G~ >> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 2:25 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Weird Behaviour in Local Loop connection in Win XP Pro >> >> >> When I alter the registry to allow local loop connections and then >> open a local connection in the viewer, it acts weird. It continually >> displays the VNC window inside itself until it fills the screen! >> Something like viewing a mirror in a mirror, it goes on forever! No >> matter what options I select for viewing/polling have cured this! I >> hope someone can help The reason I'm testing via local loop is to >> fully understand the best setup for VNC server on my system so it is >> viewed correctly via VNC viewer. My PC runs on a 1mb cable >> connection and I connect to it via VNC viewer across a dialup >> connection at my work. Regards, Graham > >I assume you are using the MS Windows version of VNC. VNC on the >Windows platform is designed to show you what the console desktop looks >like. What do you expect a VNC windows showing itself repeatedly to >look like? > >I don't understand how you expect to "understand the best setup for VNC >server" by using a loopback connection. Even if it did work >differently (for example, different desktops in Linux) you would be >comparing a virtual, basically unlimited bandwidth connection to a >56kbps modem. It would be better to just try a setting over the modem >and see how it worked, then make changes and try again. Also look at >the "Auto" option in VNC 3.3.5. > >-- >William Hooper >_______________________________________________ >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 -- Marius Zydyk -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Programmer/Web Developer Cadvision, a TELUS company _______________________________________________ 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
