Dennis, This suggests that the Access Control entries in the VNC Server Properties ->Connections tab is empty. This would certainly cause the disconnect behaviour you're seeing.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Bathory-Kitsz > Sent: 06 December 2005 13:28 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Disconnects with 4.1 > > Hi all, > > This is my first post. I searched the archives and have found similar > questions, but no solutions yet. I apologize for dumping this > strange combo > problem in a first post. > > I have five computers on a mixed wired/wireless LAN, and have > used WinVNC > 3.3.3 with four of them for several years. All are Win98SE, > and it's been > very stable with them. I recently added a WinXP Pro laptop, > and decided to > install WinVNC, and downloaded 4.1. > > I was planning on replacing all the 3.3 VNC installations > with 4.1 until > the behavior below happened. There's a little chart below. > * All 3.3 servers can connect to all 3.3 clients and vice-versa. > * No 3.3 client can 'see' the 4.1 servers (failed). > * The 4.1 clients can connect to one of the 3.3 servers. > * The 4.1 clients are connection-refused at the other servers. > * The 4.1 client-server pairs connect and then immediately disconnect > before asking for the password, which was a behavior reported in a few > other posts. > > Additional points: > * Machine #4 has both 3.3 and 4.1 in order to test, so I turn > them on and > off as services and reboot. > * The connect and immediate disconnect behavior also occurs when the > computer is asked to connect to its own server. > * Zone Alarm has been uninstalled for testing. > > 98-1 98-2 98-3 98-4(V3) > 98-4(V4) XP-5 > 98-1 VNC3 - OK OK OK X X > 98-2 VNC3 OK - OK OK X X > 98-3 VNC3 OK OK - OK X X > 98-4 VNC3 OK OK OK - X X > 98-4 VNC4 OK X X - Dis Dis > XP-5 VNC4 OK X X X Dis Dis > > According to one post from a VNC person (sorry I can't recall > the name), I > would need (1) the Event Viewer from the XP machine and (2) a Telnet > connection to see what is reported. > > The Event viewer on the XP machine says: > Date: 12/5/2005 Source: WinVNC4 > Time: 10:04:06 PM Category: None > Type: Error Event ID: 1 > User: N/A > Computer: Valentino > Description: > SocketManager: unknown listener event: 0 > (Note that the results are the same when I use the local IP > address or the > computer name). > > The Telnet connection on the 98SE machine to port 5900 > activates, shows > itself connected for a fraction of a second, and then is disconnected. > > Any hints? > > Again, apologies for all this at once, but I'm loathe to > wreck the working > 3.3 quartet just yet! > > Thanks, > Dennis > _______________________________________________ > 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
