Hi Christopher, thanks for the hints. I have indeed also tried SSH tunnelling with even worse results (connection drops every several seconds). The interesting point is that FTPing works without drops (I downloaded a file from the same PC over 40 minutes). This made me think that it must have to do with RealVNC. It also does not seem to be the 3G connection that drops it looks like if the VNC connection were somewhat shaky or unstable when compared to FTP. I'll try the constant ping though and let you know the results.... Dieter On 8 Sep 2009 at 13:32, Christopher Woods wrote:
From: "Christopher Woods" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>, <vnc- [email protected]> Subject: RE: frequent interruptions when connected over modem Date sent: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:32:06 +0100 Organization: CustomMade Solutions > > when connecting to my PC over RealVNC via a modem > > (USB-stick from the provider Orange in Austria) I experience > > many interruptions. I have to reconnect almost every few > > minutes. This is the intrinsic to RealVNC because I do not > > get any interruptions when downloading large files from the > > same PC over hours by using the Filezilla Server and CoreFTP light. > > Is there anything I could do? > > Sounds like your 3G connection is dropping, and taking VNC with it. This > could be due to network policy or poor coverage. > > Have you considered establishing an SSH tunnel to an external server, then > VNCing through that? It's a little more involved, but not too difficult. > Bitvise Tunnelier is an excellent free application for managing SSH > connections (including setting up tunnels) and you don't require a licence > for individual use (although there's a 30 day trial period anyway regardless > of licence qualification). The more frequent SSH traffic may force the > connection to stay up if you're in a borderline reception area or your > network enforces a disconnect policy after traffic dips below a threshold. > > Alternatively, have you tried doing something like establishing a constant > ping to a server whilst connected, to see if the regular traffic keeps the > connection alive? > > > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dieter Blaas, Max F. Perutz Laboratories Medical University of Vienna, Inst. Med. Biochem., Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria, Tel: 0043 1 4277 61630, Fax: 0043 1 4277 9616, e-mail: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
