Interesting. I thought I did have a default password configured because each time I login it asks me for that password. Here's what I was trying to do.
I was logged into my work computer from home over vpn through my comcast cable modem connection and using realvnc 3.3.7. Everything was great, then our cable internet went out for several hours. When I tried to log back in, I was able to vpn in, but when I'd run vncviewer, it wouldn't ask me for a password or anything, yet when I looked in the task manager of my home computer, I saw it was running. So I guessed (maybe wrong) that my work desktop's vnc server thought I was still logged in. Using tools from http://www.SysInternals.com (great utilities), I was able to list the processes running on my work desktop and even kill the vncserver (winvnc) process. Then I wanted to restart winvnc and figured that would work. I was able to restart it on my desktop, then ran vncviewer, this time it asked me for a password, but it didn't display my desktop. When I tried to run winvnc the same way on my home computer (just going to the realvnc\winvnc directory and running winvnc), my home computer displayed the pop-up. After reading this email, I checked and my home system didn't have a default password. I set one and then it ran fine with out the pop-up. I'm positive I have a default password on my work desktop but now am not sure why it would ask me for the password but not display the desktop. I rebooted my home system just in case something was wrong, but still couldn't get it to display, it only asked me for the password. Finally I went into work and rebooted my desktop and everything is working fine. So I'm not sure what was going on, probably something else and winvnc was working just fine. Thanks very much for all the info, it has been very helpful! Rich James Weatherall said: > Gordon, > > This is not correct. Richard's problem is that his VNC 3.3 series server > does not have a Default password configured. The tip you specify prevents > VNC Server 4 for Windows from displaying its status output in a Console > window. > > Cheers, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of gordon > Sent: 10 January 2004 06:55 > To: Richard Uchytil; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Starting WinVNC from command-line > > > you need to add a switch " -noconsole" > your shortcut should be like this > "drive:\program files\realvnc\vnc4\winvnc4.exe" -noconsole > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Uchytil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:03 AM > Subject: Starting WinVNC from command-line > > >> WinVNC 3.3.7, WinXP & Win2K. I want to start WinVNC from the >> command-line, but everytime I try to, I get the dialog box asking me >> for settings and I have to click OK to start the server. How can I >> get this to start without this dialog box popping up? I don't know if >> I have WinVNC installed as a service, but it does start each time I >> reboot my computer. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Rich Uchytil >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> _______________________________________________ >> VNC-List mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To remove yourself from the list visit: >> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
