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Re: [ECS] VNC Ingo Dean Tue, 06 Jul 1999 17:14:49 -0400

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No, VNC won't dial up the connections for you, something else has to do that for
you.  Once a TCP connection is up, you use VNC to control any reachable machines
with the VNC server installed.

Mark Gilmore wrote:

> Thanks much Stewart, but I am looking for someone who
> has tried this with a normal (modem) ISP connection,
> whereby the ECS-PC is accessed from a remote PC via
> the internet.
>
> N1FBG@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> > I downloaded VNC version Win32(Intel). Unzipped and then ran the setup.
> > On the remote computer or Host I ran the Vnc server program WinVnc 3.3.2. It
> > also asks for a password so I gave it a simple password otherwise it wont
> > work without it.
> > BTW the program leaves a small icon on the systray.
> > Then upstairs to the other computer to run the Vnc viewer.  The viewer comes
> > up asking for Vnc server.  This (since the computers are already networked)
> > is the name of the other computer(from network neighborhood) followed by :0
> > ie. the other machine is called Cellar so the input to the viewer is
> > Cellar:0
> > It then asks for the password of the Cellar machine.    Thats it...
> > Now the screen comes up with the same display as the remote machine.  If you
> > right click on the viewer taskbar button you can then change the options and
> > make the display a full screen.  Its a lot easier than it sounds.
> > Stuart
>
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip

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