Problem connecting from linux to XP

[Reinhard M. a. C. <cze...@gm...>]

Dear all,

I have a severe problem when I connect from my openSUSE 10 PC to my XP  
workstation. Since I could not find any other similar problem in the  
mailing lists I start a new thread.

Server: Windows XP running TightVNC 1.2.9
Client: OpenSUSE 10 running vncviewer 1.2.9

These two guys are connected via a VPN, the client can ping the server,  
response time is like 60 ms.

On the client I open a connection:
vncviewer pc-knop1 -xrm "*debug:true" -encodings "Tight Zlib Hextile CoRRE  
RRE CopyRect Raw" -bgr233 -owncmap -compresslevel 9 -quality 0  
-nocursorshape

Since I don't expect too much in the beginning all features are turned off.

The connection is established, vncviewer prompts for the password. I enter  
it and the remote window pops up immediately.

The content of the remote window is poor: I can see just to top 100  
pixels, the rest is not there. The window itself is not responding and if  
raised from the backgroud it does not repaint it's content.

After about 1 minute the window closes as soon as I move the mouse over it  
(or I raise it from the background) and vncwiever exits.

The console output:
VNC server supports protocol version 3.3 (viewer 3.3)
Password:
VNC authentication succeeded
Desktop name "pc-knop1"
Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.3
VNC server default format:
   32 bits per pixel.
   Least significant byte first in each pixel.
   True colour: max red 255 green 255 blue 255, shift red 16 green 8 blue 0
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-bold-r-*-*-16-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"  
to type FontStruct
Couldn't find a matching PseudoColor visual.
Using default colormap and translating from BGR233.  Pixel format:
   8 bits per pixel.
   True colour: max red 7 green 7 blue 3, shift red 0 green 3 blue 6
Got 256 exact BGR233 colours out of 256
Using shared memory PutImage
<< at this point we stuck >>
vncviewer: read: Connection reset by peer
ShmCleanup called

The server is still there. I can ping it or try another vnc session.

When I connect to the server from another XP machine in the LAN everything  
is fine.

Has anybody got a clue what the reason for this problem might be? What  
extra information can I provide? How can I search the error?

Thanks for any response!

Czerwinski

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