vnc connection question

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littlespud
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vnc connection question

Post by littlespud »

hi,

im having trouble connecting to a gentoo machine via wireless lan laptop. tightvnc viewer connects fine using a desktop, but on the laptop it says:

Failed to connect to server

any ideas?
vplayer
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Post by vplayer »

can you ping to the xbox from your laptop.
Box: XBOX ver 1.1
Mod: Xecutor 2.3 lite+
Hdd: WD 80GB
Dash: Evox, Ava, XBMC
Linux: Gentoox Pro 4.2
littlespud
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Post by littlespud »

it pings fine.

the laptop is connected via a wireless gateway which is then connect to the router. both desktops are connect to the router as well.

do you think the wireless gateway is incorrectly configured?

thanks
orochi
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Post by orochi »

are you using the java client via your browser? try using the IP addres insetead of the xbox name (if your usng that)
littlespud
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Post by littlespud »

phew! works now, thank you.

the last post made me doublecheck the ip. i needed to add the port number.
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Post by vplayer »

searching for "vnc" on the forums would have answered that faster. glad you could get it working..
Box: XBOX ver 1.1
Mod: Xecutor 2.3 lite+
Hdd: WD 80GB
Dash: Evox, Ava, XBMC
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Post by orochi »

cheers littlespud
triggernum5
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Post by triggernum5 »

I've noticed that you need to revert to v3.3 protocol to vnc if not using java.. RealVNC has a toggle for this.. If current versions of TightVnc do, I can find it..
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