This may be related to SP2 issue that a recent fix has been put out for by MS.
Stu -----Original Message----- From: Chris Goodwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 1:01 PM To: VNC List Subject: local host vs local address I have the same issue as the gentleman below. I have WinVNC4 running as a service on a XP Home machine. It is behind a Linksys wireless router, so the appropriate ports are forwarded to the machine's IP. My issue has been that intermittently, WinVNC binds to 127.0.0.1, then other times binds appropriately to 192.168.1.150. I have successfully accessed the machine to perform maintenance, etc., previously, but today WinVNC bound to the localhost address, leaving me unable to access it. To reiterate, the installation works intermittently, but it has worked. - not set to loopback only - wireless LAN connection working normally - the machine has been running all day, and I get a "connection refused", so it's not the IP display update issue Any other ideas on what would make WinVNC bind to the localhost? Thanks! Chris Goodwin 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listen for local loopback connections - VNC Server is actually listening on INADDR_ANY, but the tray icon contents are out of date and reflect a point in time before the network interfaces had come up.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:jnw "at" realvnc.com] Envoyi : lundi > 13 septembre 2004 12:59 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; > vnc-list "at" realvnc.com 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:bigmax "at" bigmax.org] > > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:50 > > To: 'James Weatherall'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > > 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:jnw "at" realvnc.com] Envoyi : lundi > > 13 septembre 2004 12:45 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; > > vnc-list "at" realvnc.com 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:bigmax "at" bigmax.org] > > > Sent: 13 September 2004 11:32 > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > > > 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 : vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] > > > De la part de James Weatherall Envoyi : lundi 13 septembre 2004 > > > 11:57 @ : 'Big Max Leo'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com 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: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com > > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] > > > > > > On Behalf Of Big Max Leo > > > > Sent: 12 September 2004 19:05 > > > > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com > > > > 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 > > > > bigmax "at" bigmax.org > > > > 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 > > > > VNC-List "at" realvnc.com > > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > _______________________________________________ > > > VNC-List mailing list > > > VNC-List "at" realvnc.com > > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list Chris Goodwin Sandware Business Systems We manage technology so you can manage your business. http://www.sandware.net voice: 910.639.3055 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments may be legally privileged and confidential. 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