Max, VNC Server binds to network interfaces in one of two ways. Either:
- It binds to all network interfaces (INADDR_ANY), or - It binds only to the local loopback interface (127.0.0.1) If your tray icon says that it has bound to 127.0.0.1 then one of three things has happened: - Your machine only has local loopback & no network interface is available - You have explicitly configured VNC Server to only listen for local loopback connections - VNC Server is actually listening on INADDR_ANY, but the tray icon contents are out of date and reflect a point in time before the network interfaces had come up. This tray icon behaviour is a known bug. It could cause a Service-Mode server to show "Not accepting connections" or "127.0.0.1" in some cases. I assume that you've tried connecting to the server in spite of the tray icon's contents and established that it's not accepting connections? Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > In the tray, on the server icon, I can read the IP that is being used. > so when run as a service it says 127.0.0.1 and my PC cannot > be reached remotly. > and when I launch server manually it reads 192.168.0.100 and > RealVNC works fine. > I like to use it as a service, as I never know in advance > when I need to reach my machine ... > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyi : lundi > 13 septembre 2004 12:59 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: local host vs local address, > > > Max, > > What precisely do you mean by "takes 127.0.0.1" and "takes > 192.168.0.100"? > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Big Max Leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:50 > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE : local host vs local address, > > > > It takes the right IP (192.168.0.100 for instance), which is > > one of the address I "reserved" in the routeur config to > > assign to one specific machine (associated with MAC address). > > Real VNC takes 127.0.0.1 when I run it as a service, and > > takes 192.168.0.100 when I launch it manually :-) > > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyi : lundi > > 13 septembre 2004 12:45 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: local host vs local address, > > > > > > Max, > > > > Can you explain precisely what you mean by "takes the right IP"? > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Big Max Leo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:32 > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE : local host vs local address, > > > > > > Yes, I have checked. > > > I just installed another free VNC product and I don't run > in the pb > > > : it takes the right IP no matter how you start the > server (manually > > > > or as a > > > service) as opposed to RealVNC that only takes the right IP > > > if I start the server manually for some unknown reason. > > > The problem started after the WIFI router installation, I had > > > to configure the router to differentiate my 3 machines to > > > make sure I would access the right one remotly. > > > I use the router as DHCP server and reserve 3 specifics > > > address in the range for my 3 machines, (to get the same IP > > > every time) then I use port forwarding to reach on the right > > > port with VNC (I give each of the 3 VNC servers a specific > > > port number) > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > De la part de James Weatherall Envoyi : lundi 13 septembre 2004 > > > 11:57 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : RE: > local host > > > > vs local address, > > > > > > > > > Max(?), > > > > > > Have you checked that you don't have "Only accept connections > > > from the local machine" ticked in the Connections tab of the > > > VNC Server > > > (Service-Mode) Options panel? > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > On Behalf Of Big Max Leo > > > > Sent: 12 September 2004 19:05 > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: local host vs local address, > > > > > > > > I have been using Real VNC for a while with great success, but I > > > > changed my config and I am now using a WIFI router that > > is used as > > > > DHCP server; I use port forwarding because I have > > > > 3 PCs that I need to access remotely from time to time .... > > > > > > > > Everything would be great BUT, it works ONLY if I start > > > manually the > > > > realVNC serveur if I run it as a service, it takes the > local host > > > > address 127.0.0.1 and when run manually it takes my lan > > ip address > > > > 192.168.0.100 and everything runs fine ... > > > > > > > > I can't figure it out. > > > > > > > > Big Max Leo > > > > Queen of the Cyber Jungle > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > www.bigmax.org <http://www.bigmax.org/> www.stevepotts.net > > > > <http://www.stevepotts.net/> Beware : my anti-spam filter > > > is a little > > > > too much sometimes ...... and deletes some mail from friends ! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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
