LocalHost

[Steve Bostedor]

Yes, telnet will test if the port is listening but it isn't a complete
connectivity test.  

You should enable loopback connections on the VNC server properties and
then launch your VNC viewer against 127.0.0.1 to test the authentication
and all of the other secrity settings that you are interested in.  

Be aware that doing this in Windows will cause a pretty trippy display
of cascading windows.  :)  At least you will know if everything
connected fine, though!


- Steve Bostedor
http://www.vncscan.com


-----Original Message-----
From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On
Behalf Of Yury Averkiev
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 9:07 AM
To: geoff "at" 3lanes.freeserve.co.uk; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
Subject: re: LocalHost


Geoff,
why don't you use a telnet for that. In order to test that VNC server is
up and running you can do the following. From a command line execute the
command:
telnet.exe localhost 5900

If the server is setup correctly you
will a VNC server handshake string:
RFB XXX.XXX

Best regards,
Yury
SmartCode Solutions
WWW: http://www.s-code.com
Tel: +1 (650) 276-0434 or +65
91125904
Fax: +1 (801) 904-5158

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From: geoff "at" 3lanes.freeserve.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 3:01 AM
To:
vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
Subject: LocalHost 

I'm having a few problems setting
up RealVNC to work on a local network, strangely 
TightVNC worked immediately
but I prefer the security settings on RealVNC as I am 
looking to eventually
connect via a VPN connection.

Is there a way I can test the set up using
localhost or 127.0.0.1, I did try it but just got 
window after window after
window appearing, which is understandable.

At the moment I have not got two
computers on my adsl/router set up to test it with.

Geoff Lane
Welwyn
Hatfield Computer Club
www.whcc.co.uk
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