Re: 2.5.2 vs XP and Win7

[Kertesz L. <las...@gm...>]

Cougar@CasaDelGato.com wrote:
> Since my laptop was inside my firewall, I had it try t connect using the local IP address instead of the external one.
> That worked.
> I now don't know if there is a problem with the way the firewall is configured, OR if it is a problem with the connection between the 2 machines going through the firewall twice.
>

What is your network setup? (Which device is connected to which, where 
are firewalls etc).

If both computers are in the same network and connecting via local ip 
addresses work then tightvnc + Windows firewalls are configured correctly.
BUT if you connect from outside make sure the firewall rule accepts 
connections from any IP address, sometimes Windows creates rules that 
are restricted to local subnet.
There is no such thing "going through a firewall twice" - either you 
have 2 firewalls or 1 firewall with more rules.

PS. port 5800 is not needed, only if you connect via browser wia the 
Java applet. If you dont do this, disable the java connection from the 
tightvnc control panel.
PS2. If you open ports to the internet, ar least make sure you dont use 
the default 5900 port because VNC is a protocol that has no security.

> On Sat Oct 06 19:33:32 PDT 2012 Cougar@CasaDelGato.com said:
>> I have an older Win XP latop that I want to use TightVNC client on, to get to my Win7 TightVNC server.
>> I've just installed TightVNC 2.5.2 on both of them.
>>
>> When I run the client on the WinXP machine, it prompts me for the tightVNC password on the Win7 machine.
>> Then the wallpaper is blanked on the Win7 machine, 10 seconds or so later, it comes back.
>> A minute or so later the client machine reports "Error: Failed to recv data from socket".
>> I have both ports 5800 and 5900 forwarded to the Win7 machine on my home network router.
>> The install opened the port in the Win7 firewall.
>>
>> Note that I previously had 2.0 (something) installed on the Win7 machine, and it was working. (coming in from another machine that I no longer have.)
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
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