Running netstat -ab does not yield the answers we want.. This is a windows 2000 pro system and the netstat options are different than on a windows xp box. However, netstat does not show 5900 in use at all. I have closed the 5900 port on the router and opened 5901. If I try to connect internally to 5900 I get a "this is not a rfb server" something like that error message. I suppose I could run a telnet to that port and see what comes back as a response.
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, November 06, 2006 7:31 AM To: 'Craig Musgrove'; 'DOUGLAS COWIE' Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 Craig, I would *strongly* advise you to find out what's currently using port 5900 on that server, using the netstat -ab command as I previously suggested, to make sure it's not something malicious. What does VNC Viewer report if you actually try connecting to port 5900? Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Musgrove [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 November 2006 15:25 > To: 'James Weatherall'; 'DOUGLAS COWIE' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > I was wondering that myself. > Update.. I could not get vnc to work on 5900... Somehting taking the > port. > So I moved it to 5901 and configured the router to forward public > ports 5901 to internal 5900. > That's the best I can do. Seems I have another computer at another > location misbehaving... Will work on that soon > > > > > > > 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, November 06, 2006 7:15 AM > To: 'DOUGLAS COWIE' > Cc: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > Hi Douglas, > > Why? How would that help? > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DOUGLAS COWIE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 06 November 2006 15:12 > > To: James Weatherall > > Cc: 'Craig Musgrove'; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: RE: VNC 4.1.2 port 4900 > > > > 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
