Is there a good VNC that works on WM5?

paladaxar · 03-19-06, 08:18 AM

I'm looking for a good VNC program that will work on my x51v running WM5. Any suggestions? It would be nice to have both a server and viewer, but, at a minimum, I need the viewer.

I downloaded the file for wm2003 (arm) from this site:
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~midgley/wince/vnc.html

When I try to run it, a dialogue box pops up asking for an IP address. After entering an address, the dialogue box goes away and...that's it. There is no evidence of the program running. Either I'm using the prog wrong, or it just doesnt work on WM5.

benots4 · 03-19-06, 08:59 AM

I use .net vnc google for it. It Is free.

paladaxar · 03-19-06, 09:45 AM

I need a vnc that is cross platform ready. I will be using it from a freeBSD box as well as winXP.

ilshriner · 03-19-06, 08:30 PM

Paladaxar, I've used the same software that you downloaded and have seen the same problem.
Usually if you let it sit for a minute or two, you will get a message that the connection failed.
I have noticed that it doesn't like all versions of VNC on the desktop though.
Still trying different versions to see what works and what doesn't

DocWatson · 03-19-06, 10:14 PM

Paladaxar, I use the same software that you referenced above on my WM2003SE and get the same thing yuo get when I try to connect to a VNC server that is using newer VNC protocols. On the web page you reference there is the following note under known issues: "VNC client is not compatible with VNC 4.0 server, unless the server is configured to provide 3.x VNC protocol." Make sure that the server you are trying to connect to supports 3.x protocol.

I hope this helps.

- Clyde

paladaxar · 03-20-06, 11:47 AM

Ah! Thank you DocWatson. I failed to read that notice. That is probably the key factor.

DigitalMDX · 03-28-06, 01:07 PM

when the software asks for the IP address try adding ":1" to the end. It needs the session number to connect to. Let us know if it works.

ie: 192.168.1.200:1

brobinson · 03-28-06, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by DigitalMDX

when the software asks for the IP address try adding ":1" to the end. It needs the session number to connect to. Let us know if it works.

ie: 192.168.1.200:1

Same thing I was going to say when I read the post. However, on my systems, it is :0, which I think is the default.

paladaxar · 03-28-06, 03:41 PM

.net VNC seems to be working well for now. I didnt realize that I could use one type of VNC (.net VNC on my ax) to view a computer running another companies VNC (Real VNC on my desktop).

.net VNC seems to be a bit slow on my ax, but i think that is to be expected from a compy with only a 640Mhz processor. VNC's can be slow on full blown desktops.

Kazkin · 03-28-06, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by paladaxar

I'm looking for a good VNC program that will work on my x51v running WM5. Any suggestions? It would be nice to have both a server and viewer, but, at a minimum, I need the viewer.

I downloaded the file for wm2003 (arm) from this site:
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~midgley/wince/vnc.html

When I try to run it, a dialogue box pops up asking for an IP address. After entering an address, the dialogue box goes away and...that's it. There is no evidence of the program running. Either I'm using the prog wrong, or it just doesnt work on WM5.

you didn't say free or commercial :)

I use this one and it's way better then the one you've mentioned ... WM5 supported !

http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16879

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