Mac to Mac

[David Ure]

Let me try this again.

The version is

Enterprise Edition E4.2beta5

The error message is

Incompatible Version.

That's all it says. Well, there is an OK button in the window.


David Ure


On Aug 4, 2006, at 12:36 PM, David Ure wrote:

> The version info is as follows:
>
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> name of Picture 1.png]
> The error message is
>
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> name of Picture 2.png]
> David Ure
>
>
>
> On Aug 4, 2006, at 5:24 AM, James Weatherall wrote:
>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> Please specify the precise error message you're getting, and the
>> versions of
>> VNC viewer & server that you're using.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
>>> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of David Ure
>>> Sent: 03 August 2006 22:18
>>> To: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com
>>> Subject: Mac to Mac
>>>
>>> I'm using the free version of RealVNC. On my PowerBook G4 I can use
>>> it to peer into any PC I put RealVNC on. It's been a genuine
>>> pleasure
>>> to access PCs as easily as I do my Macs with Apple's Remote Desktop
>>> and being allowed to work with the user as they are logged in
>>> simultaneously.
>>>
>>> However, when I try to use the same beta version of RVNC on another
>>> Mac that I use on my PowerBook, I get an incompatible version error
>>> when I try to access the remote Mac. Right now, you're probably
>>> asking yourself, "Why's he need RVNC when he's got ARD for this
>>> task?"
>>>
>>> The reason is this: I can only control one Mac at a time with ARD,
>>> and there are times I would like to have a second window open
>>> controlling a second machine. Had an example of this just the other
>>> day. Our agriculture teacher, one of my power users, was having
>>> difficulty accessing most of his files on our server--most but not,
>>> which was driving me crazy as you can imagine. It would have saved a
>>> lot of time if I could have had one window open in ARD to change
>>> settings on the server and watch the results--and also have a window
>>> open where I could both watch and control the computer he was on.
>>>
>>> I could have done so if he were on a PC using RVNC, but I can't with
>>> it installed on a Mac.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts as to what I'm doing wrong? For what I need and
>>> am doing
>>> with RVNC, the setup seemed awfully simple and
>>> straightforward, which
>>> is one of the reasons RVNC has been such a joy to use. Is it because
>>> the software's beta? All help will be appreciated.
>>>
>>> My thanks to you all,
>>>
>>>
>>> David Ure, Technology Coordinator
>>> Wapello Community School District
>>> 501 Buchanan Avenue
>>> Wapello, Iowa 52653
>>> 319-527-1209, fax: 319-523-4408
>>> dure "at" wapello.k12.ia.us
>>> Skype: davidure
>>>
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>>> the few who are rich." -- JFK Inaugural Address
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