can't get mac viewer working

[David A Vincent]

charlie "at" netlink.co.uk (Charlie Schofield) writes:

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> Hi, please help, I can't get the viewer to work on a mac when connecting to
> an NT workstation.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> thanks in advance,
> Charlie Schofield.
> 
> Here are the answers to the questions in the feedback form...
> 
> 
> This problem occured on a [    Performa 475             ]
> I have [   36  ]MB of real memory.

> I am using [MacTCP] version number [   2.0.4  ]

I don't know whether it will fix your problem, but Apple released
MacTCP 2.0.6 in (I think) 1994; it is mentioned in
<http://swupdates.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/US/Macintosh/Networking-Communications/Other_N-C/MacTCP_2.0.6_Update.txt>
and an updater (2.0.4 to 2.0.6) should be downloadable from Apple.

> The Problem
> 
> When I try to connect to the server absolutely nothing happens!!
> I type in the ip of the server with :0 after it click ok then wait and wait
> and wait.

While you're waiting:  do other applications continue to run?  does the
VNCviewer hang?  

> I can access the server using the java applet but get nothing at all with
> this beta version.

I understand by this that you can use the Java applet on the Mac LC
475 to connect to the server, but the native vncviewer application
doesn't work.

> This is an old computer that I have not used for a year so some of the
> software may be out of date and the server I want to connect to is very far

If MacTCP 2.0.6 does not help, you might want to consider upgrading to
use Open Transport instead of MacTCP.  I think this requires you to
upgrade the OS to at least System 7.5.  I think Apple would recommend
that your Mac LC 475 should have System 7.5.5.

> away (v slow connection - I am in UK, server in South Africa!!)  I managed
> succesfully to connect to the server from a pc and a modem the other day so
> I know that the lag is just workable.

Do you know the lag doesn't vary from day to day?  Do we know if lag
affects establishing the connection, or just slows it down when
established?  Are your pc results are relevant, since you said you can
connect using the Mac and the Java applet?

...dav
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