You need to set the default password for the machine, in Start -> Programs
-> VNC (or whatever) -> Administrative Tools -> Show Default Settings.
Andy.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raye Raskin [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 2:49 PM
> To:
> Subject: VNC server not working after reboot
>
>
> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I searched the message
> archives and saw references to this problem but no
> resolutions or fixes.
>
> I can connect if and only if I'm already logged in locally. For
> example, if I "Close all programs and log in as a different user" I
> can't connect anymore.
>
> I'm running NT 4.0 SP6a
>
> IE 5.5
>
> VNC is installed as a service. I installed it as myself,
> proving I have
> administrator privileges.
>
> Below, I'm connecting from my Unix machine and I'm logged in
> locally on
> the NT box.
>
> ..............................................
> % vncviewer
> VNC server supports protocol version 3.3 (viewer 3.3)
> VNC authentication succeeded
> Desktop name "rayer-pc"
> Connected to VNC server, using protocol version 3.3
> VNC server default format:
> 16 bits per pixel.
> Least significant byte first in each pixel.
> True colour: max red 31 green 63 blue 31, shift red 11
> green 5 blue 0
> Warning: Cannot allocate colormap entry for "grey"
> Using default colormap and translating from BGR233. Pixel format:
> 8 bits per pixel.
> True colour: max red 7 green 7 blue 3, shift red 0 green 3 blue 6
> Got 8 exact BGR233 colours out of 256
> Using 130 existing shared colours
> ..............................................
>
> No problem! I close the vncviewer connection from my Unix box.
>
> Now, I log off my NT machine, and try to connect again from the same
> Unix machine:
>
> ..............................................
> % vncviewer
> VNC server supports protocol version 3.3 (viewer 3.3)
> VNC authentication failed
> ..............................................
>
> The server must be running, otherwise I wouldn't have been presented
> with the password prompt, right?
>
> I know I typed the password correctly, I've tried it too many times.
>
> By the way, I can "Close all programs and log in as a different user"
> while I'm connected, and I stay connected.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Raye.
>
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> Lucent Technologies, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502
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