Let's see. The parents are using XP home edition, connected straight into a comcast cable moden. Something like a motorola 5100. They aren't using a router. They aren't behind any firewalls that I am aware off. They might have a expired copy of norton, that I had them disable. So they only have one IP address to use. They have put a password in the authentication. and they are waiting for port 5900. I'm behind a linksys router, connected to a time warner (i guess my parents are time warner too, thanks to the buy out or merger or whatever) cable modem. Running XP pro.
I was trying to figure out the "add client" option. But It sounds like it might be harder for my parents to connect to my machine being behind the router. The only thing that I can think is the issue, is some of the ad blocking software, or anti virus shit, is not letting me in. Thanks again for the help. I use VNC at work (set up by IT of course, so I just point and click), and it is perfect for getting on the render boxes, and tooling around. It's a great program, just trying to get it to work for my purposes. Thanks a lot. /*JIMMY GASS* *DESIGNER | COMPOSITOR*/ <http://www.janimation.com> Alex Pelts wrote: > Jimmy, > It would help a bit if you could describe your parents network > configuration. > Is there a router? What is the OS? Is it cable or dsl? A lot of times > cable or dsl modems have routers and firewalls built-in. > > The other option is - your parents could invite you in - vnc server > has "add new client" option. You configure your machine correctly and > then they will initiate connection. If that works you can figure out > the rest from there. > > Regards, > Alex > > jimmy gass wrote: >> My question is so general that I can't effectively search the archives. >> I've read the "documentation", the "faqs" etc.. but can't manage to >> find the answer. >> >> I'm trying to help the parents in another state by VNCing into their >> machine. I've had them download the latest VNC server. I've >> downloaded the latest VNC viewer. I've got their IP. Which is not >> through a router. I've had them go to the test page, and I've got >> their IP, but it doesn't connect to 5900. I've had them disable any >> anti virus software, they don't have any firewalls. They have set a >> password for authentication. But still I can not seem to connect to >> them. Do I need to look more into port forwarding? >> >> In the viewer window, I've tried, IP:0, IP:IP:0, IP. I don't know if >> I'm typing the path right. If it needs the password. >> >> I imagined that this should be a simple connect. I'm also sure that >> many people have done this with success. I just need a little nudge >> in the right direction. Any help is appreciated. >> >> Jimmy >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
