Vince, > > Your comment about XP and BSODs doesn't seem to relate to VNC, > > so I'll skip that. :) > > upon the point that it only happens when connecting VNC viewer > set to scale > screen to 8/9
You hadn't mentioned VNCviewer scaling crashing the machine before! This is a known issue with certain graphics drivers. Make sure you have the most up to date drivers for the machine that is to run the VNCviewer, if you want to use scaling. > (for other readers: screenschots are @ http://vnc.simbox.nl) > now is the question, why does it do this on a 100mbit lan connect? The line-speed estimation assumes that the VNC server will send data as fast as it can whenever it has data to send, which it does. But if your server is running on a machine with scheduling issues then it may well get pre-empted between network send() calls and thus hold things up. Next thing to check: in the Win98 machine properties dialogs, are any devices flagged as being in compatibility mode? > > The Windows 98 disconnect thing is to do with mouse events being > > queued before you disconnected, but taking a long time to process. > > A common cause is Windows 98's poor task scheduling, > > which might cause each mouse event to require a context switch and/or > > cause the display to be re-scanned. > > is there a way to check this? >From the stuff you've described above, it definitely sounds as though some part of your Win98 system is operating in a compatibility mode, slowing things down. Common causes are DOS TSRs conflicting with Windows 98 drivers, old or malfunctioning network, graphics or disk drivers, and other apps being misbehaved. Don't forget that Windows 98 isn't a robust OS in any sense, so it can be very hard indeed to find out why things choke when they do. How long has the Win98 installation been on that system? Cheers, -- Dr. James "Wez" Weatherall RealVNC Ltd. - http://www.realvnc.com - The Home of VNC _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
