Newbie Needs Help

[James Weatherall]

Hi Daryl,

What result do you get if you visit:

http://www.realvnc.com/cgi-bin/nettest.cgi

>From a browser on the server computer?

Can the script connect to your server?

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Daryl Riggins
> Sent: 12 April 2006 23:24
> To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Newbie Needs Help
> 
> I should have a straight forward installation. Here is what I 
> have done:
> --I have installed the full, free VNC on both server and 
> viewer computers.
> Running Win XP Home on both. They have all the latest patches 
> and updates.
> Firewall on both is Norton Internet Security 2006 which 
> autoconfigured after
> I ran VNC the first time.
> --lacking a static IP, I have setup DynDNS to point to my 
> router (LinkSys
> model that supports DynDNS)
> --I setup port forwarding on port 5900 to my destination 
> computer, SNAUSAGE
> --I am able to ping my router just fine. I do not know how to 
> determine if
> port forwarding is working correctly. This would be good to learn, if
> someone would help here.
> --I have attempted to establish a VNC connection between 
> viewer/server, but
> am getting connection errors. It SEEMS like my server 
> computer, snausage,
> cannot be seen. But, this is just a guess.
> 
> Can someone help me troubleshoot?
> 
> --
> _______________________
> daryl riggins
> www.campchestnutridge.org
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