Perry, There is no such version of vncserver as 1.2.9. it sounds like you're probably running software based on VNC server rather than a standard release. Can you upgrade your server to VNC 4 and try again?
The problem may well be that the third-party VNC-based software you're using is not RFB-compliant and therefore not compatible with the standard viewer. Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd On Fri, 8 Jul 2005, perry wrote: > Hi, I tried running it from the command line but I still don't get a > password prompt - I typed just what you suggested but I don't see any > log files anywhere on the system after I ran that command. Where > would the error log messages be? (I'm sorry I'm not so familiar with > windows to know where to look). > > I am running vncviewer 4 from RealVNC on the XP side and on the > linux side I am running vncserver 1.2.9 > > Also, I checked the firewall settings on the XP side - what should I > be looking for? at one point I turned it off completely and it still > didn't work - now i put it back on but I don't know what to set - I am > starving for a man page or something that will tell me how it works. > Any pointers to something like that would be most helpful. thanks, > > > perry > > James Weatherall wrote: > > > Perry, > > > > Have you tried running vncviewer.exe with the command-line: > > > > vncviewer -log=*:file:100 > > > > To see if/why it is failing? > > > > Which versions of VNC Viewer and VNC Server are you using? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of perry > > > Sent: 07 July 2005 22:03 > > > To: John Aldrich > > > Cc: James Weatherall; [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: viewer not working in XP > > > > > > First, is it typical that one doesn't see their own posts in the > > > mailing list? > > > > > > Anyway, I re-installed the RealVNC viewer today and the same thing is > > > happening. Perhaps I'm missing some security setting on the linux > > > side but I've searched around on the internet and poked through my > > > firewall settings on the linux side. I am allowing VNC access > > > (according to YAST which is the SUSE config tool) - is there some > > > other way to tell what is going wrong. > > > > > > like i said yesterday i was able to telnet and get the RFB prompt - > > > and I am able to use the http interface but I can't use the "normal" > > > interface. > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > perry > > > > > > John Aldrich wrote: > > > > > > > Perry: > > > > Can you try to telnet to 192.168.1.101 on port 5901? You > > > should get the > > > > "RFB" prompt. If you get that, that means there's something > > > wierd going on > > > > with the viewer. What you'll need to do is click on "start" > > > then "run" then > > > > type "telnet" in the run prompt and click on "go." Then in > > > the window that > > > > pops up type "open 192.168.1.101 5901" and hit the "enter" key. No > > > > punctuation goes between the IP address and the port > > > number, just a space. > > > > If you type that and don't get the RFB prompt, then there's > > > something > > > > blocking that. > > > > > > > > Just out of curiousity, do you have anything in your 'hosts.deny' or > > > > 'hosts.allow' file on the linux box? > > > > John > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: perry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:03 PM > > > > To: James Weatherall > > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: viewer not working in XP > > > > > > > > > > > > I open the VNC viewer in Windows XP and it prompts me for the IP > > > > address and connection number - I input 192.168.1.101:1 (the local > > > > addr of the linux machine running the vncserver) and then the linux > > > > machine says it has rcvd a conenction from 192.168.1.100 but nothing > > > > shows up on the XP side, it never prompts me for the password or > > > > anything further. > > > > > > > > This is the same way I was always doing it before. I can ping the > > > > 1.100 machine from 1.101 and vice versa. And I can use VNC through > > > > the http interface (but it's a little slow and jittery for > > > my needs). > > > > I can also connect to the linux vncserver from a separate linux > > > > machine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > James Weatherall wrote: > > > > > > > > > Perry, > > > > > > > > > > Can you be more specific as to what you mean by "it doesn't work"? > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of perry > > > > > > Sent: 05 July 2005 19:12 > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: viewer not working in XP > > > > > > > > > > > > I have vncserver running on a linux machine and I want > > > to view that > > > > > > from my new windows XP machine (service pack 2) - it > > > worked fine on my > > > > > > old windows xp machine (service pack 1) but it's not working. > > > > > > > > > > > > What does work: viewing on another linux machine on the > > > network. and > > > > > > i can also view using a browser from the XP machine. I've tried > > > > > > disabling the firewall on the XP machine - though i > > > don't see why that > > > > > > would matter - and it still doesn't work. any ideas? 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- Dr. James "Wez" Weatherall -- Chief Engineering Officer RealVNC Ltd. - The home of VNC - http://www.realvnc.com _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
