Could also check the %windir%\system32\DRIVERS\ETC\SERVICES file...... ----- Original Message ----- From: James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, November 2, 2006 2:49 am Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900
> Hi Craig, > > Check the Application Event Log - this will list the reason why > VNC Server > can't listen on port 5900. If it is, asyou suggest, that > something else is > using that port, then you can just run: > > netstat -ab > > And look for a LISTENING line for :5900, which will indicate the > programthat's causing the trouble. > > Cheers, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 02 November 2006 01:15 > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > Ok I dropped a bomb on this system.. Hiackthis the heck out of it. > > VNC now stays on port 5900 when system reboots!.. But I still cannot > > connect... Even from a computer in the same network. > > I check the vnc serivce icon on the taskbar... Not accepting > > connections. > > Trace this to a possible port conflict. > > Change the port to 5901.. System is waiting for connection... > > Connection > > works when adding :5901 to viewer. > > Would love to have this on port 5900...possible this service > could be > > running in the backgournd in a botched uninstall? > > Is there any installer of service cleanup utility VNC has?? > > Close but not yet! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work email) > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:54 AM > > To: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > Craig, > > > > Something on your computer is changing the value - you may > > want to scan it > > for viruses or other malware that might be tampering, and > > ensure that you > > don't have any "policies" in effect that might break things. > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 31 October 2006 00:48 > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > It shows 5900 as the port...until I restart the computer > > and check the > > > key again.. Its then 4900 again > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work email) > > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:46 AM > > > To: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > Craig, > > > > > > What does the registry show immediately after you have re-set > > > the port to > > > the normal value via the VNC Server Properties dialog? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 27 October 2006 21:38 > > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > Thanks James. > > > > This system is a windows 2000 pro system not on a domain. > > > There are no > > > > policies in place. > > > > I will run more scans looking for nonsense in the background. > > > > The registry reflects the same port misconfiguration. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work email) > > > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 3:00 AM > > > > To: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > Craig, > > > > > > > > It sounds like something is trashing your VNC Server's > > Service-Mode > > > > settings. > > > > > > > > If the machine's on a domain, you may want to check that > > > > someone hasn't set > > > > up a "policy" that's overriding the port number. You may > > > > also want to run a > > > > virus checker on the system, to ensure that there's nothing > > > > tampering with > > > > settings maliciously. > > > > > > > > Have you verified that the Service-Mode configuration in > > > the registry > > > > includes the bogus port number? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 27 October 2006 03:23 > > > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [email protected] > > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > > Yeah its interesting.. > > > > > I have made sure it's the service mode and not the user > > mode I am > > > > > adjusting (service mode starts when computer boots). > > > > > I have uninstalled and whacked the registry of all VNC > > > > > settings...numerous times. > > > > > And you say this is never been a RFB port? This is now the > > > > 3rd 4.1.2 > > > > > install I have done which the service port is 4900... 2 of > > > > the 3 stick > > > > > at 5900... > > > > > This one does not. > > > > > I am at a loss. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > > > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > > > > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > > > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > > > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work email) > > > > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:15 AM > > > > > To: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > > Hi Craig, > > > > > > > > > > You may want to check the settings via the VNC Server > > > > > Properties dialog and > > > > > in the registry, and ensure that you're checking the > > > > > Service-Mode, not the > > > > > User-Mode settings. Port 4900 is not, nor has it ever > been, > > > > > an RFB port > > > > > number, but it is exactly 1000 less than the standard RFB > > > > > port on Windows, > > > > > which seems a bit of a coincidence! > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: 26 October 2006 15:53 > > > > > > To: 'James Weatherall'; [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > > > > Positive. > > > > > > Last VNC app on the computer was 4.1.1 - was working > fine - > > > > > till the > > > > > > update was required. > > > > > > I am pretty sure there have never been v3 on the system > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > > > > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > > > > > > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > > > > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > > > > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work email) > > > > > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: James Weatherall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:54 AM > > > > > > To: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > > > > > Subject: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig, > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you sure you haven't accidentally installed VNC > 4.1.2 > > > > > > without removing a > > > > > > VNC 3 or VNC 3 based server first? > > > > > > > > > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Craig Musgrove > > > > > > > Sent: 25 October 2006 15:43 > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > Subject: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I posted a question about a problem I had last week... > > > > > > > I cannot get VNC to remember to use port 5900 > > instead of 4900 > > > > > > > everytime the computer starts. > > > > > > > The problem still exists. No matter what I try, the > server > > > > > > restarts on > > > > > > > a computer restart on port 4900 I have uninstalled, > > > > reinstalled, > > > > > > > reinstalled to new dir (messed up the service), wipped > the > > > > > > registry of > > > > > > > each and every mention of VNC after an uninstall... > > > > > nothing works.. > > > > > > > still reboots on port 4900. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Craig Musgrove > > > > > > > MCSE, MCP+I, MCP > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sunoka Computer Services > > > > > > > 2173 Shannon Woods Way > > > > > > > Westbank, BC V4T 2R5 > > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work > > > > > > > email) > > > > > > > 250-864-1785 (work number) > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > 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 _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
