Eddie, It's not advisable to run VNC Free Edition directly over the Internet. Instead, you should either "tunnel" it through something like SSH, or use a version of VNC with in-built encryption & session security.
Windows XP has an in-built firewall that is quite straightforward to configure, so I'm not sure why you're running ZoneAlarm at all! For information on port-forwarding, see http://www.realvnc.com/portforward.html Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie & > Barbara Puckett > Sent: 08 March 2006 00:45 > To: [email protected] > Subject: First timer - Common VNC Error 10066 > > Hi all, > > Please be patient with me. I have done as much research as > I could and from what I understand, there probably is a > simple fix here that I am not seeing and or understanding how > to fix. > > What I am trying to accomplish: Tech my parents/grandparents > computer with their common problems, keep them up to date and > clean their systems up. > > I have the common set up: > > My computer XP Media Center. DSL with an Infinilink > router. This will be the only viewer. > > My parents computer in another city: XP using Comcast Cable > Modem Motorola model not listed on the router port forwarding > section on the RealVNC site. Running Zone Alarm firewall and > I have VNC authorized across the board. > > I have not set up any exceptions as I am not running the > Window's firewall on their systems. > > I clicked on the test page for the IP address from the > REALVNC page and it confirms the email address and says there > is no connection to port 5900. This happens to both systems > when I do the test. > > I sort of understand ports, but not how to open one if that > is my problem. I get the same error trying to connect to > both systems. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > _______________________________________________ > 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
