Sign on problem

James Weatherall jnw "at" realvnc.com
Mon Sep 12 20:25:01 2005


Travis,

I'd recommend upgrading to VNC 4.1.1.  The versions you're using are very
old.

Cheers,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Travis Anderegg - MSN
> Sent: 12 September 2005 18:06
> To: Arthur Simpatico; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Sign on problem
> 
> Hi Aurthor,
> 
> I am using 3.3.7 on my laptop and 3.3.9 R9 on the webserver. 
> The services
> was one of the first things that I thought of. It shows up as 
> VNC server |
> started | Automatic in the services management counsel. So it 
> should start
> when the computer reboots itself, but I am still not able to sign in.
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Travis
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arthur Simpatico [mailto:arthursim "at" yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 12:54 PM
> To: 'Travis Anderegg - MSN'; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: Sign on problem
> 
> 
> Travis,
> 
> Make sure you are running VNC as a service.  You don't 
> mention what version
> you're using, but the more recent ones do this very easily.
> 
> 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 Travis Anderegg - MSN
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 12:27 PM
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Sign on problem
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I have a problem logging onto a Windows 2000 webserver that has VNC
> installed. When I am out in the field I will often use VNC 
> and my laptop to
> log onto the webserver to troubleshoot things. For some 
> reason a problem has
> come up where I can not connect to the webserver using VNC IF 
> the webserver
> had not already logged onto. So for example if there is a 
> long power outage
> and the webserver reboots inself and it comes to the Windows 
> 2000 log on
> screen, I can not use VNC, it will not connect. If someone 
> locally signs
> onto the Windows 2000 webserver and the webserver returns to 
> the Log on
> screen, then VNC works ok.
> 
> I want it to always work on the sign on screen after a 
> reboot. It's a pain
> to put in service call to have someone go to faciliti to sign 
> on each time
> after a reboot.
> 
> It worked ok until I installed a Linksys wirless hub. In the 
> installation I
> blocked all ports except those used by the website and the 
> VNC program for
> security purposes.
> 
> Any know what the problem might be?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Travis
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