Thanks, Stuart, this particular station is still @ SP1, fully patched. One note: If I do not register VNC Server as a service during install, but trigger the manual mode from a shortcut in the Startup folder, it binds to the correct IP every time. I can only assume that some other program prevents it from doing so at boot.
I appreciate any input - thanks for your response, Stuart! Chris Goodwin Sandware Business Systems We manage technology so you can manage your business. http://www.sandware.net voice: 910.639.3055 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ward, Stuart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VNC List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 1:01 PM Subject: RE: local host vs local address > 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 are out of date and reflect a point in time before the network interfaces 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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