Err... I created my server using some other utility not realvnc server ... though that shouldn't matter i know... and my server is set to listen to external requests as well...
as for the viewer, i dont see any such option... i guess you were talking about the server? On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Ryo Koyama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any chance that VNC is set to accept local connection only? (under the > connections tab) That would result in the symptoms that you're > seeing. > > best > > Ryo > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I've been trying to solve this problem for weeks and am at my wits > end. I've got a bunch of computers operating on a LAN at home that i would > like to be able to access individually through VNC. I can access computers > from inside the Lan, but not outside. > > My router is a Netgear WGR614v6. I've configured port forwarding exactly > as everyone has told me (even did it step by step the way the portforwarding > website has detailed it for use with VNC) My starting port is 5801, ending > port 5801 for my pc at 192.1.12.12. My starting port and ending port is > 5901 for that computer as well. I have my VNC server?listening?on port > 5901/5801. I obtained the external IP address for my modem/router. I type in > my external ip address into the VNC viewer from a computer outside my > network, followed by :5901 (I've read one colon, or two colons, tried both, > both fail) IE 26.x.xxx.44:5901.? And my connection is always refused. I'm > assuming the machine is being contacted, but refusing the connection > everytime. A few more things.... > > > > -My firewall is turned off right now, as i've been trying to do this > awhile and won't turn it back on until i figure this out. > > > > -I'm only trying to get this one computer working right now, if i can get > on one, i can get on the others (i assume) but when i first started trying > this, i tried?accessing other computers and got the same message.?? > > > > -I tried using the default 5800/5900 ports and setting my pc to listen on > those, no luck either. > > > > -I went to a website that tells you if a port is open on this particular > pc and according to it, my port 5901 was NOT open. I don't have a clue why, > because in my router set up it was clearly stated as being open. This one > really puzzles me. > > > > -My remote access for my router is turned on and that is working fine so > i can contact the router from outside my network. > > > > -I am NOT using a static ip address, because i rarely turn my computers > off and my ip addresses rarely ever change. I know eveyone says to use a > static ip, but i don't. Neither for my computers nor from my ISP. > > > > ? Someone PLEASE tell me what i am missing here? I've followed every step > and tried all these off the wall suggestions and yet NOTHING seems to make > my computer accessible from outside its own network.? Oh btw, on a whim i > tried setting up remote PC on a different computer (also on my LAN) and > opened up the coressponding ports, same thing. Unable to get the connection. > I gotta think it is something with my router but everything is set up right > according to all these sites, so i'm clueless. Any help is appreciated! > > > > > > Damon > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- ---------------------------------- Shikhanshu Agarwal MS, Computer Engineering VLSI Systems Research Group University of Cincinnati, OH 45221 513-387-9615 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
