Using VNC over Internet

[David Smith]

>I can't seem to find information on how to use VNC over the 
>Internet. I have, what I think, is a very simple need.
>
>I want to be able to connect to my sister's computer in another city 
>and control it from my computer (I am tired of debugging over the 
>phone.
>
>I would prefer to use the Internet, but would also like the option of dial in.
>
>Hope I am not asking for something that is documented, but I did not 
>see the details I needed.

The should be in the archives of this list with more specifics.

VNC is TCP/IP only, if you both have a connection to the Internet 
(you can ping each other) you can connect, just have her start the 
vncserver (winvnc on a PC) put in her IP address or DNS hostname and 
go.  She can get her IP address from winipconfig on a Win9x box, 
ipconfig on a NT/2000 box, or from her tcp/ip control panel on a mac. 
On a PC do not belive the hostname that these tools will give you, it 
is likely not your DNS hostname.

Direct dialin is not supported (unless one of you is running some 
kind of PPP server).  For that, and file transfer, multiple 
usernames, etc you need to look at PCAnywhere, Timbuktu or a number 
of other commercial remote control applications.
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David A. Smith
<smithd "at" blkbox.com>
The box said: "Needs Windows 98 or better," so I bought a Macintosh.

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