Re: [NTLK] VNC 3.3a1 now released

From: Steve Weyer (weyer_at_kagi.com)
Date: Wed Oct 17 2001 - 13:50:58 EDT


> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
>
> on 10/17/01 11:16 AM, Richard Harbottle at r.harbottle_at_ic.ac.uk wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve,
>> I grabbed your software immediately and have tested it out on both a mac
>> and a pc running the latest versions of their software. I can connect
>> fine, but, there is no image on my newt - it's just blank. Any ideas?
>> I'm sorry to pester you so soon, but, I guess there will be many help-me
>> messages coming your way.
>
> Did install the server on my NT box, then Steve's client on my 2100 and
> connected at my 3rd attempt. Don't know what was wrong, probably not
> configured properly.
>
> Anyway, it's fantastic! Works very well. There are a few glitches here and
> there, specially pointer "ghosts" when you move the cursor, but that's
> pretty much it.

glad you got it working; I was worried there for a moment was something
terribly wrong with it since all the reports I'd seen so far were problems
with either partial connection, or with nothing on screen. hopefully folks
can provide me with a few details such as what server they're connecting to,
anything about its configuration, whether they've changed any VNC client
Prefs. if problems continue, one option is to email me a server address
(and temporary password) and I could try to connect (maybe with some
debugging traces on) and see if I can pursue problems further.

>Also, if you bring up any window or pane in front of the
> display and then dismissed it, the area that was covered is not refreshed.
> Not a big problem but thought I should mention it anyway...

the refresh problem in this version is well known. I'm going to look at
maintaining a local bitmap -- if it's not as slow as I feared, then that
would help a lot.

> I haven't configured any virtual desktop, but if someone has some way of
> using Steve's client more effectively, I'm ready to listen.
>
> The hardest thing right now is to move on the NT box screen. It currently
> displays 1024 X 768, so it's a bit hard to move onto the screen.
>
> All in all, a very great tool! I can't wait to use this with the upcoming
> WaveLan driver!

me too! -- I've got a Wavelan card on my Powerbook and wife's PC laptops (I
suppose I might have to mess with configuring the access point to make sure
my systems can talk to each other directly; I get confused about all of the
IP mapping that's going on between that and my hub).

-- 
Steve

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