You will need to RDP back into the XP box, bring up a DOS prompt and type:
tscon 0 /dest:console
This will automatically disconnect your RDP session, and reset Session 0
back to the console where VNC can control it again. It's hokey, but it
sure beats rebooting...
Stewart Harding wrote:
>I have noticed that after a remote desktop session I get connectivity problems
>until the machine is rebooted.
>
>I get the password prompt but after entering the password I get the error
>message
>
>SelectObject to CompatibleDC failed: The operation completed successfully. (0)
>Do you wish to teconect to nn.nn.nn.nn?
>
>Is there any way to stop this problem?
>
>Stewart Harding
>Diplomat.
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>Today's Topics:
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> 1. Listening VNC Viewer (Kampert, Kimberly)
> 2. encryption & export restrictions (Benjamin Collar)
> 3. Re: Listening VNC Viewer (Angelo Sarto)
> 4. Re: multi user / concurrent VNC sessions on Windows? (Angelo Sarto)
> 5. Re: Listening VNC Viewer (Ketan Parikh)
> 6. RE: encryption & export restrictions (James Weatherall)
> 7. RE: multi user / concurrent VNC sessions on Windows? (James Weatherall)
> 8. RE: encryption & export restrictions (Benjamin Collar)
> 9. Re: VNC server crashes hard with "dri" module loaded... (Rex Dieter)
> 10. RE: Vnc server on SunRay system (James Weatherall)
> 11. RE: Vncclient disconnecting (James Weatherall)
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>Message: 1
>Subject: Listening VNC Viewer
>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 07:55:01 -0400
>From: "Kampert, Kimberly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>
>What is the difference between Listening VNC Viewer and VNC Viewer?
>
>Thanks,
>Kimberly
>
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>Message: 2
>Subject: encryption & export restrictions
>From: Benjamin Collar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [email protected]
>Organization: CT SE2 Siemens
>Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 14:20:15 +0200
>
>Greetings
>
>I'm investigating the kinds of encryption included in VNC software. This
>is important because of the various export restrictions on encryption
>software instituted by the US and many EU countries.
>
>The RFB spec and other sources acknowledge the use of DES encryption
>during the initial handshaking. However, the spec says:
>
>"Note that after the security handshaking phase, it is possible that
>further protocol data is over an encrypted or otherwise altered
>channel."
>
>The handshake documentation lists other security types, but does not
>explain what they mean: RA2, RA2ne, Tight, Ultra, TLS. These are in
>addition to None and VNC Authentication. The quote from the spec does
>not make it clear whether the noted encryption is external to VNC (like
>VNC over SSH) or internal.
>
>I'm guessing that "VNC Authentication" refers to DES. What are the other
>"security types" and what encryption, if any, do they use? Is there
>encryption used anywhere else in the software?
>
>If this list is inappropriate for such a question, I would appreciate it
>if someone could point me in the right direction
>
>Thank you for your time
>Ben
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