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On Dec 14, 2007 7:05 PM, Dale Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use firefox browser addon which shows public IP of the server. There
> used to be a web site checkip.com bout no more.
A similar site is http://whatismyipaddress.com/
Time out means the IP is there. VNC cannot connect through the port.
Not necessarily, existent or inexistent device at an IP address could
result with 10060, and that's the problem.
do a port scan to see if the port is blocked for vnc.
>
> Dale
>
> --- "Seak, Teng-Fong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Dec 14, 2007 8:02 AM, Thomas Chang < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I installed the Real VNC Server on my computer at home and the
> > client
> > > viewer on the computer in my office (in the company). I open the
> > viewer in
> > > my office trying to connect the server at home, but I got error:
> > "unable to
> > > connect to host: Connection timed out (10060)".
> > >
> > > I call my friend in other city at home trying to connect to my
> > computer
> > > at home, it runs. I am not sure it's because of the fire wall of my
> > company.
> > >
> > > Besides, if I ping the ip-address of the computer at home. I get
> > > response.
> > >
> > > Someone knows how to overcome it?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> >
> > One of the possible reasons of that error message is that the ip
> > address is not used. But you said that you got a ping reply, well
> > ......
> > Sometimes ISP would change customer's IP address. Are you really
> > sure of
> > your own IP address?
> >
> > How are you so sure it's not because of your company's firewall?
> > You've tried another VNC server (via Internet, of course) and it's
> > working
> > for you?
> >
> > If you do a
> > telnet <ip_address> 5900
> > do you get "RFB 003.008 " or something similar?
>
>
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