Text 57851, 66 rader
Skriven 2009-10-31 20:18:09 av Jean Parrot (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 57850 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: RDC vs UltraVNC
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Alan wrote:

 AZ> By 'vice-versa' are you implying having your brother on his Thinkpad be
 AZ> able too see and optionally control your Acer?

	Not really so, he could not do much. I still have the two TP G41s here, side
by side and the one dedicated to him is the one in question here.

 AZ> It SHOULD be straightforward- the system being viewed/controlled needs
 AZ> to have VNC Server running- ideally as a 'service', which lets it run in
 AZ> the background without having to appear as an application (though there
 AZ> may be a little icon in the system tray).

	The idea is for me to have the ability to control the TP when he gets it. As
it was yesterday, I could command mine from his but I need the opposite. Today,
I was trying this VNC again and behold, it worked as I wanted...PFM at work. I
will not change anything again, tom would say : if it works !!!

 AZ> The computer wanting to view the server runs the VNC Client, putting in
 AZ> the IP Address for the desired server.

	Terminology had me for a spin again, client-server business. I think that I
have it sorted out now.

 AZ> If all that's in place- if you've installed (and are running) VNC Server
 AZ> on your Acer but your brother can't connect, I would suspect firewall
 AZ> issues- that either the software firewall on your computer or the
 AZ> hardware firewall in your router (or both!) are blocking the connection
 AZ> requests from your brother's computer.


	I am running SecEss as you suggested a while ago, on all my systems, my
brother's too. It is supposed, VNC that is, to fix whatever Firewall is present
or so it said on installing it.

 AZ> You may need to go into your router's setup and look for what is usually
 AZ> (though not always!) referred to as port forwarding... then set port #
 AZ> 5900 to point to your computer's IP address on your internal network.

	Port 5900 was also suggested on install and I let it be. The two G41 are now
set as I need them to be. More luck than brain, for sure.

 AZ> When that's done, your brother should point his VNC Client to your
 AZ> router's IP address (you can find what that is by going to
 AZ> www.whatismyip.com from any of your home computers)... the router will
 AZ> forward that request to your Acer and - as long as the firewall on the
 AZ> Acer isn't blocking it- away you go!

	I am sure that I will be the instigator in this respect. Remember, he has
never touched a computor. His condition is the only reason why he desires to
see one now.

 AZ> (Make sure that you've set up a password on your VNC Server, and that
 AZ> only you and your brother know the password... otherwise, you've left a
 AZ> door wide open for anyone on the Internet).

	As it is, I have four of my machines set up on Ultra VNC, I have a tough time
remembering which PW goes where when facing a KB. I will have to make a little
sticky note for my own use. Just to be safe, if I connect to him, I will carry
the burden of using a PW. I will not set him up with a need to "allow" the
connection.

	Thanks again for your dedication to my cause.

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