vnc viewer behind router won't connect

[James Weatherall]

Fred,

Have you opened the relevant port in the server router's firewall?  By
default, the server will expect connections on port 5900.

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Fred Rubble
> Sent: 28 April 2005 16:29
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: vnc viewer behind router won't connect
> 
> I'm trying to connect to another server which isn't using a firewall
> or a router from my home computer (viewer) which is behind a router
> (over the internet, but not using the web interface).  I can't receive
> a connection or even get to the password screen.
> 
> I've read various posts that all relate to setting up port connections
> to get past the server firewall or router but I'm not sure if the
> issue is that I'm connecting from a viewer behind a router.
> 
> Thanks for any help!
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