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   Message 354 of 2,348   
   gene martinez to Michael Hart   
   Re: RealVNC   
   10 Oct 03 05:21:16   
   
   From: njkat@eclipse.net   
      
   Thanks, I'll be trying that out tommorrow....   
      
   "Michael Hart"  wrote:   
      
   >That is quite easy to do.  I presume you are going through a router with   
   >port forwarding on the server side.  One side of the router is connected to   
   >you cable (or cable modem) and the other side is connected to your local   
   >lan.   
   >   
   >You have currently forwarded tcp ports 5800 and 5900 to the server pc you   
   >are currently using.   
   >   
   >All you have to do is forward tcp ports 5801 and 5901 to server #2, 5802 and   
   >5902 to server #3 and so on.   
   >   
   >On the server that receives ports 5800 and 5900 you have to set the display   
   >number to zero   
   >The server that receives ports 5801 and 5901 you set the display number to   
   >one (on the same screen you set your password on)   
   >The server that receives ports 5802 and 5902 you set the display number to   
   >three.   
   >and so on.   
   >   
   >from the client (viewer) when you want to access the first computer use   
   >"hostname.com:0", to access the second computer use "hostname.com:1", to   
   >access the third computer use "hostname.com:2" and so on.   
   >   
   >The only gotcha is to ensure you have correctly matched the display number   
   >with port number for the port forwarding.   
   >   
   >PS.  This takes advantage of the fact that RealVNC uses different, known,   
   >tcp port numbers to access different displays which you can then set in you   
   >port forwarding.   
   >   
   >Michael   
   >   
   >   
   >"gene martinez"  wrote in message   
   >news:3f85b8a3.40525415@news.eclipse.net...   
   >> Is anyone using RealVNC? I've gotten it to work using dial-up (client   
   >> end) and cable access (server end), all seems OK. My question is, on   
   >> the server side, as it's a small network (5-8) computers. I can access   
   >> the (1) computer with the serves software installed. What I'd like to   
   >> do is install the server on all the pc's and then somehow be able to   
   >> pick which (1) I'd log-in to. Question?? Can this be done??? What if   
   >> anything am I missing???   
   >>   
   >> Thanks to All   
   >   
   >   
      
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