RealVNC questions about ports and display number
evets dranem
edranem "at" dranem.org
Fri Nov 4 15:21:15 2005
Arthur Simpatico wrote:
>Dragos,
>
>I have used Dlink and Linksys wireless routers without any problems for
>years with VNC over the wireless connection. It must be something in your
>setup.
>
>More specifically, right now I am using a Linksys WRT54G with no issues.
>
>Regards,
>
>Arthur
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On
>Behalf Of Dragos Maciuca
>Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 9:22 AM
>To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
>Subject: Re: RealVNC questions about ports and display number
>
>I'll reply to this message as a way of getting back on my soap box. I have
>yet to find one retail router that can be used with VNC over the wireless
>connection. I don't know what they are missing, but it's not the port
>forwarding part as I have another device that needs port forwarding and it
>works fine over wireless. As James found out, they work fine over wired
>connections.
>
>So, if someone knows of a retail router that can be used with VNC over the
>wireless connection, please let us know.
>
>Dragos
>
>
>
>>I have no problem coneting to my VNC inside my firewall ;-) [even when
>>I have two firewalls in-line] I can connect to three machines inside
>>2 of windows XP Pro; Linux,
>>The problem I do have is connecting to my wireless laptop althoug I
>>can connect to it when it is hardwired
>>
>>I can conect OUT with the wireless just not in
>>
>>Using DYNDNS.org
>>I can get clients to call me; I can call myself when I am off-site
>>
>>D-Link 804v Router
>>Virtual Server Settings
>>RULE inside IP
>>03. 192.168.8.100 5903 ~ 5903 - Linux Mandrake 10.1 RealVNC 4.1
>>03. 192.168.8.100 88 ~ 88 - Linux Mandrake 10.1 WebServer
>>03. 192.168.8.100 22 ~ 22 - Linux Mandrake 10.1
>>04. 192.168.8.102 5907 ~ 5907 - XPPro Server VNC 4.1.1
>>05. 192.168.8.101 5905 ~ 5905 - Laptop Server [display Zero]
>>06. 192.168.8.101 5500 ~ 5500 - Listening Viewer
>>07. 192.168.8.101 5708 ~ 5708 - Laptop UserMode Steve
>>08. 192.168.8.101 5500 ~ 5500 - Laptop UserMode Dale
>>09. 192.168.8.101 5805 ~ 5805 - Laptop Java [display Zero]______________________________________________
>>
>>
I too have used VNC Over wireless
but it _ONLY_ works when I am initiating the connection
NOT when I use the server portion _or_ the lisenting viewer.