To eliminate some of the work you could send them these two files winvnc4.exe and wm_hooks.dll then if they double click on winvnc4.exe that will start the server in user-mode (with NO PASSWORD!!!)
then have them do the add client thing. OR package these two files along with a batch file with the following contents. rem start batchfile start winvnc4.exe winvnc4.exe -connect www.xxx.yyy.zzz::aa rem replace w,x,y,z with your ip address and aa with the port number (optional) rem end batchfile then all they have to do is run the batchfile. Good Luck, --ANgelo On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:18:01 -0500, Angus Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've started using VNC to support friends, most of whom are behind a > firewall. To get around this I run the VNC Viewer in Listener Mode and > then get them to install VNC Server and do the 'Add Client...' thing so > they can initiate the connection from behind their firewall and then I > can take control of their PC and help. > > Unfortunately, for the kind of people I'm trying to help, it's a quite a > bit of effort to get them to install the Full VNC app, don't choose to > install the service and then right click the tray icon to add client ... > yada yada.. but it does work. > > I was wondering if there's a more simple cut down version of the VNC > server that I could give them for doing this. It would be nice to let > them download an .exe (from my web page or yours) that they can install > that simply starts up and asks for an IP address. When they enter the IP > and hit enter, it hits my listening VNC Viewer and hey presto, stressed > out friend now has someone to hold their hand and fix their PC. > > Is there such a thing or does anyone have any other suggestions? > > thanks > _______________________________________________ > 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
