remote desktop open multiple times in nested windows

[Alex K. Angelopoulos]

If it's any comfort, speaking from occasional embarrassing experiences, VNC 
eats resources more slowly than pcAnywhere in this situation... :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Casper Bergenhammer" <casper+freebsd "at" sophistic.dk>
To: "James Weatherall" <jnw "at" realvnc.com>; <vnc-list "at" realvnc.com>
Sent: 2004 August 21 11:27
Subject: Re: remote desktop open multiple times in nested windows


> Thanks Wez, the VNC viewer brought the system to a halt, ate up
> all system resources in an evil loop, so it was last resort.
>
> :) Casper
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Weatherall" <jnw "at" realvnc.com>
> To: "'Casper Bergenhammer'" <casper+freebsd "at" sophistic.dk>;
> <vnc-list "at" realvnc.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:17 PM
> Subject: RE: remote desktop open multiple times in nested windows
>
>
>> Casper,
>>
>> You're viewing the desktop of the computer in a window that is on that
>> desktop - that's why you see the cascading mirrors effect.
>>
>> Why do you reboot the computer?  Why not just close the VNC Viewer 
>> window?
>>
>> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>>
>>
>> > weird problem here..
>> >
>> > system:
>> >   win2k pro
>> >
>> > Installation:
>> >   realvnc4 server+view package.
>> >   server an viewer installed on the same machine
>> >   default configuration
>> >
>> > problem description
>> >   when I connect to the localhost vnc server the viewer
>> >   opens the desktop, but within that vnc viewer desktop
>> >   a new instance is opened, and within that a new instance
>> >   and so it continues until the system is brought to a halt
>> >   and all I can do is reboot the hard way.
>> >
>> > Anyone with an idea?
>> > If more information is needed, let me know.
>> >
>> > thanks.
>> > Casper
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