Here's another update. First: It's running as a service and i have it configured in /etc/sysconfig/vncservers and i can connect on the loopback. Here's something that just happened in the past couple minutes. In tightvnc (vista) if i just put in the ip and not :5902 it works, also if i just put in the display number it works. If i sent you the ip,could you try to connect? On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 19:50 -0600, David G. Miller wrote: > "Gene Lapointe" <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I followed your instructions and tried from a machine within the local > > network with the same failed to connect to server message. I also > > had shut the firewall completely off. > OK. Let's try to get this down to as simple as possible. What happens > if you start vncserver on your Fedora box terminal session (Applications > -> Accessories -> Terminal) with something like: > > vncserver -depth 24 -geometry 1280x1024 > > The startup script will background the server and you'll get a command > prompt back. Start the server as a regular user. > > Once the server is started enter the following in the same terminal window: > > vncviewer -FullColor -geometry 1280x1024 127.0.0.1:1 > > This starts a vnc session that is strictly local using the loopback > interface. If this works it means that your vncserver setup is good and > the problem lies elsewhere. If it doesn't work, the server isn't > starting. This should also work if you substitute the the IP address or > hostname of your Fedora box. > > BTW, how are you starting your VNC server? I usually fire things up as > described above since I'm the only user. If you start the server > through the /etc/init.d script (i.e., you enable the service through the > "Services" application), you'll need to add any users to > /etc/sysconfig/vncserver. The file has comments that explain how to add > users. > > Cheers > Dave > > P.S. Sorry about the delay getting back to you. My wife and I took a > day off to do some skiing before the season ends. You can't beat > mid-week skiing: no crowds, no lift lines. > > -- > Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. > -- Ambrose Bierce >
