Hi Kevin,
I would first suggest that you change the way you are trying to establish the connection. I have found when using dynamic IP address it is much simpler to have the person running the VNC server to make the contact by adding a new client.
I hope you have a static ip address as this will make it much easier for her to make the connection.
You will need to have the listening viewer. You will have to open ports 5500 and 5900 in your router.
Your mother would have to insert your IP address in the connect new client window that opens when she click on add a new client.(Right click on the VNC icon on the task bar.) I have been using this method for quite a few months now with
Real VNC 4.0.
Port 5800 only serves up a java applet to allow connection to the VNC server on port 5900.
I hope this gives you a simpler choice. I have a 83 year old non computer knowledge user that I help with problems. It makes it much better for me if I don't have to spend travel time.
If you think I can help let me know.
Doyal McVicker
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 6:50 PM
Subject: Using VNC through the Internet
Ok, I'm new to the list, and I'm sure this question has already been asked.
I am using VNC and have it connected on the PC at my mother's place. I want to be able to access her PC from home so I don't have to travel there every time she messes it up. Which I may add, is frequently.
She's running on a Dell PC, with Windows XP Home as the OS. I have installed RealVNC, as well as set her up with dynDNS.org to have her own hostname, regardless of the IP address her cable modem gives to her.
She also has ZoneAlarm installed, but we've shut that down in our troubleshooting phase, and that wasn't the issue.
Before I hooked her up with dynDNS.org, when I tried to connect using her IP address, I would get an error saying the connection was refused. Now, with dynDNS.org, I get a connection timed out, error.
Since I am running through a network, my router has port 5800 routed directly to my PC only, using both UDB, and TCP.
I'm not sure what else to try, so any help would be apprecaited. Her 'connection' tab has '255.255.255.255/0.0.0.0 set as who can access. this was set by simply hitting + when I tried to add an IP address. It's also a temporary thing to see if maybe it was having a problem connecting to my IP address.
Thanks in advance for the assist, and I hope we can get this working soon! =)
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