Trying to set ConnectPriority.

James "Wez" Weatherall jnw22 "at" cam.ac.uk
Thu, 09 Sep 1999 11:31:09 +0000


> > > The documentation indicates an advanced property called
ConnectPriority
> > > that can change the default behavior so that new connections are
refused
> > >
> > > when there is an existing connection. I have attempted to get this
> > > working by adding a binary key named ConnectPriority and with a value
of
> > >
> > > 02 under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3. This has had no
effect
> > >
> > > on the behavior of WinVNC.
> > >
> > > Any help in getting this working will be appreciated. The fundamental
> > > requirement is that a new user discover that the machine is busy
without
> > >
> > > disrupting the work on an existing user.
> >
> > Has the WinVNC server been restarted since then?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > James "Wez" Weatherall
>
> Yes, it has been restarted. The machine has also been rebooted, and VNC
> starts automatically as a service.
>
> I should mention that I only find empty folders in the registry. The
> properties that I enter in the property box are saved, but they do not
appear
> in the registry. Where are these values stored?

In released versions, in the registry area for the .Default user.  In the
next version, things are a little more sensible.  Are you sure you got the
case of the name and the type of the value correct?

Cheers,

James "Wez" Weatherall
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