Win XP Failed to connect to server

[James Weatherall]

James,

> >  Opened VNC Viewer on my machine and typed  129.252.1.72:0 
> I have also
> > tried :2 after changing the display number on the server.
> 
> You certainly want :5900 not :0 :)

No he doesn't.  The syntax is one of:

	<host name/address>:<display number>

Or

	<host name/address>::<port number>

With the caveat that <display number>s of 100 and above are assumed to
actually be port numbers, which is why the version you suggest will also
work.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.