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Basically I have VNC server installed at home on my pc and I use the viewer from the work pc to access it but just lately I have been unable to connect and its goddamn annoying. I now need desperately to access my home pc. Is there any way I can connect to it without installing something on it first? I know my IP!
I have tried logmein but it needs to be installed on the remote pc I believe which is no good in my current situation.
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 12:46 Post subject: |
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My dilemma is I cant access the PC I want to control from here but I know its IP address. I tried pinging my IP from work and it doesnt work so I tried the traceroute command (tracert) and it gets to my ISP but times out before it reaches the destination which suggests it might not be my VNC server that is at fault!
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 12:50 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | My dilemma is I cant access the PC I want to control from here but I know its IP address. I tried pinging my IP from work and it doesnt work so I tried the traceroute command (tracert) and it gets to my ISP but times out before it reaches the destination which suggests it might not be my VNC server that is at fault! |
Sound like the pc you try to reach is behind a firewall .
If the pc is connected to a router , you need to do a port forward .
If its just a firewall , than you need to open ports .
See VNC site to know what port you need to open or forward because i dont know .
Im using VNC in a LAN .
If you dont know how to :
http://www.portforward.com/
btw VNC is maybe on the list .
Last edited by Starforcefan on Wed, 15th Feb 2006 12:53; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 12:53 Post subject: |
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I already set up port forwarding on my router for VNC. It has been working for about a year I would say! Maybe I will try an alternative port but theres nothing I can do about it until I get home. :/
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 12:57 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | I already set up port forwarding on my router for VNC. It has been working for about a year I would say! Maybe I will try an alternative port but theres nothing I can do about it until I get home. :/ |
Maybe the computer is crashed .
Or maybe the isp is fucked up today .
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 13:04 Post subject: |
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Nope! I had exactly the same problem yesterday too which is when I first noticed it but when I got home the PC was still on, it hadnt crashed and the internet connection was working fine.
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 13:26 Post subject: |
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| headshot wrote: | | Nope! I had exactly the same problem yesterday too which is when I first noticed it but when I got home the PC was still on, it hadnt crashed and the internet connection was working fine. |
Did you gave a ip to the computer or you let the router gave one?
If you dint , the router may give a new ip sometimes to the computer .
You need to give an ip to the computer you try to connect . Dont let the router give one .
i give 192.168.0.1 to the router
i give 192.168.0.2 to the first computer
192.168.0.3 to the next and so .
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 13:58 Post subject: |
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you sure you have your outside network IP?
you can get your outside IP for example with a website such as http://www.whatismyip.com/
is your password very long?
if your pings won't get returned, it could be that your firewall is just blocking any return
vnc standard limits passwords to 8 letters
thightvnc (the best implementation to my knowledge) began to enforce it only with the last release a year or so ago
i wasn't at first aware of this, and wondered why the hell i couldn't connect until i read about it - i truncated my connection password to 8 letters and it works like a charm
i don't know your tech knowledgelevel so i'm sorry if i sound patronising
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 14:06 Post subject: |
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Im not that technoknowledgable but I know more than most but not as much as others lol. My password is 7 characters. What I cant understand is it has been working solid for a good year and suddenly it stops. I havent changed anything whatsoever. I will wait till I get home and then mess about with it until it works! I have 3 other machines connected to my network so I can use those to test it.
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Feb 2006 18:56 Post subject: |
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My ISP figured out i was serving and now my outside IP changes every 30 min.
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| Posted: Thu, 16th Feb 2006 01:34 Post subject: |
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My IP has definitely not changed
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