127.0.0.1 is the computer your are typing on the keyboard.
and only answers that vncserver is running on that pc
which also does not answer if the pc has a firewall enabled
since it will usually accept connections from itself ;-)
what about your antivirus? a lot of AVs will block remote access
software also.
are you running a software firewall like comodo or zone alarm?
Are you referring to the real IP as the WAN IP address?
You do not mention if it is a private address you are trying like
192.168.x.x
or the public address that you can find from a site something like
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/getip.html
sometimes the hardware firewalls will not allow connection out and back
in to the
setting up a dyndns.com client may help you locate your system WAN IP
address
did you adjust the rules on the linksys to forward connections
coming in to port 5900 to the IP address that is assigned to your desktop?
does your desktop have a static IP or does it get a dynamic private IP
each time it reboots?
steve
Corazon Crema wrote:
I have a question:
My desktop at home is with a LinkSys Wireles and a Comcast cable service
and I installed VNC free edition. This was setup as the VNC server
I have my laptop setup as my VNC viewer... When I use the IP that linksys
provides, I can connect without any problem from my laptop... However when I am
trying to do it with the real IP address, I am getting Connection Timeout...I
need to connect to the real IP address to be able to connect to my desktop from
home...
I did a Telnet Ip-Address 5900 from the DOS prompt and got failure to
connect.
Then I did telnet 127.0.0.1 5900 and got that message RFB 003 (following
instructions of an old archive mail) meaning that I was running in the correct
server
Then I went to the windows firewall and it's off. I went to the
exceptions tab and vnc server for win32 was checked.
What else do i need?
Thanks
Elmer Latorre
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