Automatically connect VNCServer to client at restart

[James Weatherall]

Steve,

No, I think he was asking how to make the server (with a dynamic IP) connect
back *out* to a viewer (with a static IP) when it comes up.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Bostedor [mailto:Steveb "at" tshore.com] 
> Sent: 10 March 2005 16:49
> To: James Weatherall; Cesar Dela Paz; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Automatically connect VNCServer to client at restart
> 
> If you check the box to send WOL, it will sit and wait for 
> the computer
> to come back to life after a reboot and automatically 
> reconnect even if
> it changes the IP.  I believe that's what he was asking. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Weatherall [mailto:jnw "at" realvnc.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:46 AM
> To: Steve Bostedor; 'Cesar Dela Paz'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Automatically connect VNCServer to client at restart
> 
> Steve,
> 
> What is it that VNCScan can do that just connecting with the 
> VNC Viewer
> can't, in this instance?
> 
> Cezar,
> 
> If you can configure your computer to automatically log you in when it
> reboots then the simplest way to have it connect out to your viewer is
> to add a program shortcut for "winvnc4.exe -connect 
> <viewer-ip>" to your
> Startup Folder.  This will only work, though, if you configure your
> server computer for auto-login, which is not generally advisable...
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Steve Bostedor
> > Sent: 10 March 2005 15:46
> > To: Cesar Dela Paz; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: RE: Automatically connect VNCServer to client at restart
> > 
> > VNCScan can do that.  You just need to tell VNC Scan to use 
> the host 
> > name instead of the IP address when connecting.  You can 
> use something
> 
> > like DynDNS to give your computer a free domain name, too.  
> That makes
> 
> > it a little easier.
> > 
> > - 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 Cesar Dela Paz
> > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 1:19 AM
> > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: Automatically connect VNCServer to client at restart
> > 
> > Hello,
> >  
> > Is there a way to reconnect a VNCServer after restarting 
> the machine 
> > where VNCServer is? The server doesn't have static IP. VNC Client 
> > machine has the static IP. Is there a command line option in the 
> > VNCserver to issue the "Add New Client" option at startup? 
> Or a config
> 
> > for that matter?
> >  
> > Regards,
> >  
> > Cesar Dela Paz
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