Hmm.. Maybe Wez will have some ideas... Sorry, I'm fresh out. :( -----Original Message----- From: Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:44 PM To: John Aldrich; [email protected] Subject: RE: Add Client Without Server Session
I just tried that, but it's apparently an invalid command. I just get the help text. Thanks, Greg --- John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm... I wonder what would happen if you used the "-noconsole" > switch on the > command-line to add the client? I don't really know, myself... just > curious > to try and help. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:24 PM > To: John Aldrich; [email protected] > Subject: RE: Add Client Without Server Session > > > Yes, I have it running as a service. But I've tried every > configuration. > > In user mode the service won't even run without a user logged in, so > user mode is out. > > When running the server as a service, there are three options: > > 1. Log on as "Local System Account", with "Allow service to interact > with desktop" checked. This is the default Log On mode that VNC > registers itself with when you click on the "Register VNC Service" > shortcut. This shortcut executes the following command: > > winvnc4.exe" -noconsole -register > > This allows the service to run without a user session, but, as > stated > in my original post, when my scheduled task runs... > > winvnc4.exe -connect mysubdomain.homeip.net::<port> > > ...it executes without an error but the client is not added. > > 2. Log on as "Local System Account", with "Allow service to interact > with desktop" unchecked. I tried this configuration to see if it > would > make any difference. The difference is that now my scheduled task > (see > above) executes and returns the following error: > > "Unable to locate existing VNC Server." > > 3. Log on as "This account". This option requires you to specify > either a domain or machine user account and password. It doesn't > "interact with desktop" and therefore doesn't respond to "add > client" > commands. Whether I use a domain account or user account (both with > machine Admin privileges, of course) I still get the error: > > "Unable to locate existing VNC Server." > > Greg > > > > --- John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Do you have VNC running as a service? That might be the problem > > there. I > > don't know, but that's just a guess. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Greg > > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:14 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Add Client Without Server Session > > > > > >Scenario: > > > >I want to have a VNC server behind a firewall automatically connect > to > >a VNC client outside that firewall. I can do this successfully > using > >the VNC server "Add Client" function and Windows' Scheduled Tasks. > >However, this configuration requires the VNC server to have an > active > > >session, i.e., there must be a user logged in to the server for > this > to > >work. Is there a way to configure VNC server so that it will add a > >client even if there is no user logged in? > > > >My current configuration has VNC running as a service under the > Local > > >System account. The scheduled task is a batch file containing the > >following command: > > > >winvnc4.exe -connect mysubdomain.homeip.net::<port> > > > >As stated above, this works as long as there is an active session > on > >the server. If there is no session, the connect command executes > >without error but the client is not added. > > > >Thanks, > >Greg > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
