On the second machine, did you check the connections network/mask setting, i.e. +0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0, out of the box it seems to have just a "+", and I am note sure if this works. Set it the same as your first.
You do not need a wide separation, one port is fine, remember there is nothing physical about ports, they are just a logical figment of imagination. One port is just as far away from the next numbered port as one hundreds or thousands away. They are all on the same wire, they can all work together. I must say the principle of the concept of multiple connections to the same port e.g. port 80, from different clients at the same time escapes my understanding so - be assured I am no TCP/IP guru. If the second (new) server is Win 2003 and you have terminal services (admin) running one it (or possibly even not), VNC does not seem to know what to connect to if it is running as a service, well that is my experience, and if the server is not logged on, you can whistle dixie. Sometimes the viewer frame comes up, but just with a black screen. Still the website does not say that 4.0 works on 2003. There are also issues with XP if you are running fast user switching, sorry, correction; there are problems with VNC 4.0 if you are using XP with fast user switching (apparently it uses some features of terminal services to enable multiple "sessions" on the one PC). I am told that version 4.1 has resolved this, but, where do you get it. You could use a scanner (Superscan) from the first machine to the second to see if its port 5900 (or 5901) is open, if it is, and you cannot connect, then the problem is within VNC (connection mask). If you cannot see the second from the first, problems are elsewhere. If they are on the same subnet, try using the IP address from first to second, set second box up as 5900, - box standard, and fiddle till you can get from first box to second, then increment the port, and retry using w.x.y.z:1 or w.x.y.z:5901. Then try using the hostname, try a systematic approach, changing one thing at a time. Next make sure your firewall/portforward is set up 5900 to "first ip":5900 and 5901 to "second ip":5901 - I do note that it is quite acceptable to do a port switch on many firewalls so port 5900 goes to "first ip":5900 and 5901 goes to "second ip":5900 - I have this set up at one client and can get to all three workstations. As to the Bleeding obvious, is the SP2 firewall enabled on the NEW machine as well as MCAFEE? - just a thought James B. White C.S.H. Consultants Pty Ltd Phone....:+61(0)3 97151033 Fax......:+61(0)3 97151400 Mobile...:+61(0)418 558 184 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Rosen Sent: Friday, 7 January 2005 15:12 To: Brian Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Troubleshooting second connection Oh, based on previous advice from this list, I was told "localhost" was good to use for testing. But I guess that was when I was testing the java viewer on the same PC. Either way, I am also trying my IP. On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:07:52 +0900, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > based on what you wrote. you have two computers that you want to listen for > VNC. You are allowed to set each computers VNC server to listen to any port > you wish. I have two computers that have realVNC installed and I access one > through port 9559 and the other through 7575. On the listening computer, > you set the appropriate port. Then on the calling computer, you call it > based on the ip:port. Localhost shouldn't be used to call the VNC system > because that means you are connecting to the computer you are calling from. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 12:54 PM > Subject: Re: Troubleshooting second connection > > >I tried it and it didn't work. I'm testing on the other computer by > > connecting to "localhost:6900". > > > > > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:38:06 -0500, Michael Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Can I do that? I thought multiple connections had to be 5900+X? So, > >> when I connect it would be "host:1". If I did as you say, would I > >> just specify the hole port as "host:6900"? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Mike > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:44:31 +0900, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > Michael, > >> > > >> > Try changing the ports so that there is a larger separation... In other > >> > words, try 5900 and 6900. > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Michael Rosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:29 AM > >> > Subject: Troubleshooting second connection > >> > > >> > >I currently have a VNC server running on my first computer listening > >> > > on port 5900. I set up a new computer, installed VNC, configured it > >> > > to listen on port 5901, duplicated the router port forwarding for the > >> > > new port and the new IP, and enabled the port in the McAfee firewall. > >> > > But when I try to connect to the second computer I get "unable to > >> > > connect to host: Connection refused (10061)." > >> > > > >> > > Disabling the McAfee firewall does nothing either. I even get the > >> > > same error if I shut the other computer down. I can't figure out > >> > > what > >> > > could be wrong. > >> > > > >> > > Any help would be appreciated. > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > Mike > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > 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 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
