VNC-Java/Netscape/Win9x Lockups

[Ingecom - SERRE Jean-Christophe]

Brian Credeur <brian "at" silverthread.net> wrote:
> 
> We have been using the Java applet version of the VNCViewer and have found that it freezes the
> browser (i.e., [No Response]) when running this via Netscape (4.7 and 4.72) on Windows98 boxes.
> The scenario is go to URL for VNCApplet, login and use VNC, di
> sconnect from VNC, go to another URL, browser locks up.
> 
> I have only observed this problem under Netscape on a Win98 machine.  Running IE 5 on the same
> system gives me no problems and running Netscape on Linux and Solaris is OK, too, so I'm sure
> it's a problem tied-in with that particular Java implementation. 
>  I have also tried Muddassar Farooq's JDK 1.1 applet with the same results.
> 
> Has anyone else observed this problem?  Better yet, does anyone have a suggestion or solution?
> Our application of VNC needs to be stable on as many browser/OS platforms as possible and this
> particular platform represents a large portion of our users.

You should also tell which VNC version and server platform you're using
since, while unlikely, the trouble could initially come from a
bug/incompatibility in the applet delivered from that particular server
version...

FYI I don't see your bug happenning with this similar setup:

Server:
  x86 NT4 SP4 - french
  zlib-enhanced version of WinVNC server 3.3.3R2
  (http://www.veridicus.com/tummy/programming/vnc/vnc_hacks.asp)

Clients:
  Vanilla Win98 and Win99 (AKA Win98 Second Edition) - french
  Vanilla Navigator 4.70 - french
  [wether using an HTTP proxy or not]

After the Java VNC session I can browse other sites, wether after
disconnecting Java-VNC first (as in your scenario) or even w/o clicking
the Disconnect button and simply jumping to a new URL -- in both cases
Navigator statusbar quickly says "Applet vncviewer stopped" before
browsing to new URL and no freeze.

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