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Ken Burkhalter wrote: >Thanks all for the feedback. The strange thing is that I can ping the >server CPU just fine and fully access it from all other CPU's on my LAN (it >is the MediaCenter computer with all our music and pictures on it). > >But for some reason VNC clients can not seem to get there. I did not try >opening up other ports yet based on Andy's observation that the Gaming port >redirection on the router is for Internet side pass thrus and not LAN side >traffic, although I may try just for the heck of it and see what happens. > >Any further thoughts anyone has would be much appreciated. I have worked on >this for days and have become rather stumped (which seldom happens re: >computers as I am a retired IT guy). Oh well, it helps to keep one on his >toes! > >Thanks. > >Ken Burkhalter >734-475-2306 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >-----Original Message----- >From: Andy and Lenore Etherington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:31 PM >To: Bryan Weaver; Doyal McVicker; Ken Burkhalter >Cc: [email protected] >Subject: RE: Unable to Connect to VNC server from within my LAN > >I did nothing special, simply installed it from the distribution package. >set it up on all my computers (one xp home sp2 with all updates, 2 win 98). >I access them all from an xp professional sp2 machine. I have had winVNC, >real VNC, ultra VNC, and tight VNC servers on my systems, without any issues >with connection. I've settled on tight VNC 1.3dev7 as the server, and 1.2.9 >for the viewer (for various reasons I can't use the newer viewer). wish I >had some magic words for you > >Andy Etherington > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Behalf Of Bryan Weaver >>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:18 PM >>To: Andy and Lenore Etherington; Doyal McVicker; Ken Burkhalter >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Unable to Connect to VNC server from within my LAN >> >> >>I am having the same problem. My setup is as both you, Doyal & >>Ken describe. >>I am reluctant to open the ports for the same reasons you >>mention. I take it >>that you solved the issue without opening ports on your router. >>Can you post >>how you did that? >> >>BTW, VNC worked perfectly prior to the installation of some of >>the Microsoft >>automatic updates. (I have Windows XP Home with SP2 installed. All updates >>have been applied.) >> >>Bryan Weaver >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Behalf Of Andy and Lenore Etherington >>Sent: October 21, 2006 16:55 PM >>To: Doyal McVicker; Ken Burkhalter >>Cc: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: Unable to Connect to VNC server from within my LAN >> >> >>your setup almost exactly mirrors mine (wrt 54g backbone, 2 computers >>wireless, one wired), but I don't have any ports open on the router. those >>settings are for the internet-facing side of the router, and don't affect >>the internal LAN operation. further, by opening the ports on the router, >>you're probably exposing your VNC server to the internet, something you >>probably don't want to do. my setup works fine without open >>ports, I'd look >>somewhere else for the answer. >> >>Andy Etherington >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Behalf Of Doyal McVicker >>>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:48 PM >>>To: Ken Burkhalter >>>Cc: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: Unable to Connect to VNC server from within my LAN >>> >>> >>>Dear Mr. Burkhalter, >>>I had a similar problem. I found that I had to open the ports in the >>>Linksys router to allow the wireless connections to work. I used the >>>"Applications & Gamming settings to allow the ports to pass through. I >>>opened port ranges 5900-5903, 5800-5803 and 5500 to 5503. My system now >>>allows connections on the wireless to wired network to work. I >>>also open the >>>firewall to allow all ports connected to VNC to pass. I have yet to >>>encounter any problems with the system. >>>Sincerely, >>>Doyal McVicker >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Ken Burkhalter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <> >>>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:08 AM >>>Subject: Unable to Connect to VNC server from within my LAN >>> >>> >>> >>>>I have installed VNC Server on a computer on my wireless LAN. It is at >>>>192.168.1.100. >>>> >>>>I can ping that machine just fine from other computers on my >>>> >>>> >>>LAN but can >>> >>> >>>>not >>>>access the VNC server from any of the other computers located at >>>>192.168.1.102, and 192.168.1.103. >>>> >>>>All computers are running Windows XP-Home Edition and all are >>>> >>>> >>>fully up to >>> >>> >>>>date with Service Packs. >>>> >>>>I always get a Timeout Error >>>> >>>>I have turned the (Standard XP) Firewall Off on the Server >>>> >>>> >>>computer, but it did not help. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>The Network topology is: >>>> >>>> Internet >>>> | >>>> LinkSys WRT54GX2 Wireless Router>> >>CPU1 >>CPU2 >>>> | >>>> VNC Server CPU >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Where the "|" connections are hard wired and the ">>" are wireless >>>>connections. >>>> >>>>I am attempting to reach the VNC Server from CPU1. >>>> >>>>I have also set up the router to forward any requests for port >>>> >>>> >>>5900 to the >>> >>> >>>>VNC computer. >>>> >>>>Have read all posts I can find but unable to locate any that >>>> >>>> >>>address this >>> >>> >>>>issue. >>>> >>>>Any ideas that might help me? >>>> >>>>Thanks. >>>> >>>>[:-)> >>>> >>>>Ken Burkhalter >>>> >>>> >_______________________________________________ >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
