Dean, Over such a slow connection, you'll definitely need to set "rate-limit pointer events" in the viewer's Inputs tab, in order to reduce the input-event/acknowledgement overhead.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Huffman > Sent: 26 February 2006 20:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Real VNC over 52K modem > > . > > I use VNC to connect from the road to my computer at home. > One time the > router went out and I could not connect to my computer. I > therefore had my > wife connect to the internet through a dial-up connection. In > my area, the > best speed I can get by dialup is 22 - 24 KBPS. The > connection was SLOW but > otherwise fine. The only problem I noted was that > periodically I would have > to reconnect to my home computer. with the slow connection > speed, the VNC > connection kept closng. The home computer maintianed the > modem connection, > however, so it was always simple to re-connect through VNC. I > do not know > why I kept losing the VNC connection, but I presume it was because of > problems caused by the 22 KBPS connection. > > Dean Huffman > > - - - - > > I am very new to RealVNC and now am using it between > computers, linux and > windows. I really appreciate the functionality. My question: > > > Mom lives on the west coast, I'm on the east. She only has a > 52K dial-up > modem. When she has computer problems, I walk through the > checks and fixes > with her over the phone. Invariably, right click gets mixed > up with left > click and she is not conveying precisely what is happening on > her box. > Terminology becomes an obstacle--the usual stuff for the > home-user. I want > to work on her box via RealVNC to show her what to do and > teach her how > things work. Can I have her install VNC and then work over the viewer > through her 52K modem? If so, please note special hardware > configurations > that may be required. I have the standard broadband > modem/router hookup. > This would be a great teaching tool. > > > -Mark > _______________________________________________ > 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
