David, We definitely don't recommend IdleTimeout be set to zero, since this means that dead connections are never cleaned up and results in long-term loss of resources.
You should ideally set the timeout to a value tailored to your use of VNC. Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Pesetsky, David S (GE Energy) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 July 2005 16:31 > To: James Weatherall; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC4.0 Viewer dies after a while > > I modified them both. Now I've upgraded to 4.1, and we'll see > if that fixes it (with idletime = 0). > > Thanks! > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:14 AM > To: Pesetsky, David S (GE Energy); [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC4.0 Viewer dies after a while > > > David, > > Are you sure that you have modified the correct VNC Server > configuration - > there are both User-Mode and Service-Mode configurations, > which are entirely > independent. > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pesetsky, > > David S (GE Energy) > > Sent: 29 July 2005 15:30 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: VNC4.0 Viewer dies after a while > > > > Yes, mine dies after 1 hour. I even put 9999999 in for idle > > time, but it doesn't seem to pay attention. Maybe I should > > upgrade to v4.1... > > > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:44 PM > > To: Pesetsky, David S (GE Energy) > > Cc: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: VNC4.0 Viewer dies after a while > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dave, > > > > You might check the user mode settings>connection>disconnect > > idle clients. Specifically: > > > > start>realvnc>vnc server 4 (user-mode)>configure user mode > > settings> connections > > > > Mine is at default of 3600 seconds. Is yours dieing after an hour? > > > > Tom > > > > > > The information contained herein is GOODYEAR PROPRIETARY > > information and includes GOODYEAR CONFIDENTIAL information. > > Reproduction of > > this > > document, disclosure of the information, and use for any > > purpose other than to conduct business with Goodyear is > > expressly prohibited. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Pesetsky, David S \(GE Energy\)" > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > cc > > 07/28/2005 02:45 PM > > > > > > > > > > Subject > > > > VNC4.0 Viewer dies after a while > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I noticed the VNC4.0 viewer goes away if I do nothing with it > > after a while. I read somewhere it may not like the remote > screensaver > > coming on? I have Windows 2000. We are not allowed/able to > > disable the screensaver. Is that the problem, and are there > > work-arounds? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
