connection problem

[Eamonn Mulvihill]

No, didn't try it as a service, but will give it a go when i see my server
sometime early next week.  Is that a known problem?

cheers.

Mike Dowling wrote:
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> Did you install VNC-server as an NT service?
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> Eamonn Mulvihill <eamonn "at" html2exe.com> on 06/16/99 05:03:31 PM
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> Please respond to vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
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>  Subject: connection problem
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm a newbie with vnc.  I'm using the win32 server on NT4 SP4 and the windows
> viewer on both win95 and 98.
> 
> My problem is that whenever i try to connect to my server i get the message
> 'Connection closed'.  This is after entering my password.
> 
> I have search the mailing list archive so i know that has been asked before,
> but i couldn't find an answer.
> 
> if it helps, this is the log file produced by the viewer:
> 
> Started and Winsock (v 257) initialised
> bufsize expanded to 4352
> Registered connection with app
> --------------- now it asks for VNC server
> Connected to MyHostNameHere port 5900
>   reading 12 bytes
> RFB server supports protocol version 3.3
>   writing 12 bytes
> Connected to RFB server, using protocol version 3.3
>   reading 4 bytes
>   reading 16 bytes
> --------------- now it asks for the password
>   writing 16 bytes
>   reading 4 bytes
> VNC authentication succeeded
> Clipboard changed
> Don't send initial clipboard!
>   writing 1 bytes
>   reading 24 bytes
> --------------- now i get the message 'connection closed'
> Deregistered connection from app
> Exiting
> VNC viewer closing down
> 
> I have tried this from 2 machines, so it's probably not the viewer.  I've also
> tried setting up win98 server and that works fine.
> 
> All connections are over the internet - not a LAN.  I'm really hoping someone
> can help me here as the server is about 150 miles away - as allways it worked
> fine when i was stading over it.
> 
> The only thing i can think of is that the screen saver on the server might be
> causing a problem, but it doesn't change resolution and the server is not
> running as a service.
> 
> So i'm a bit stuck.  Any advice would be really appreciated.
> 
> cheers.
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> Eamonn Mulvihill <eamonn "at" html2exe.com>
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