BPS
2004-10-31 15:08:10 UTC
Hi, all!
I want to be able to use both VNC and pcAnywhere (not
on the same computer, of course...). It seems like
the basic procedures for both VNC and pcAnywhere are
going to be the same with Win XP - configure the
router, deal with the dynamic IP, and disable the Win
XP SP2 firewall.
I notice that the instructions that I get for
disabling the firewall are quite a bit different for
pcAnywhere than for VNC. Seems like the pcAnywhere
instructions are a little more straight forward.
Could I use the pcAnywhere instructions for VNC,
using, of course, the appropriate VNC port #s, etc.?
Or is there really a difference between how the two
programs have to circumvent the firewall?
Here are the two sets of instructions:
DEACTIVATING THE WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL FOR
PCANYWHERE
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections.
3. Right-click the connection that you are using with
pcAnywhere and select Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab, then click Settings.
5. Click the Services tab, then click Add.
6. Type a name for the service such as pcAnywhere in
the "Description of Service" field.
7. Type the Host computer's machine name or IP
address in the "Name or IP address of computer hosting
this service on your network" field.
8. Type 5631 in the "External Port number for this
service" field.
9. Type 5631 in the "Internal Port number for this
service" field.
10. Note: If you have changed the default TCP port
that pcAnywhere uses, substitute that port number for
5631 above.
11. Check the box next to TCP.
12. Click OK.
13. Verify that the checkbox next to the service that
you just added is checked, and click OK.
DEACTIVATING THE WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL FOR VNC
If you've installed the recently released "Service
Pack 2" (SP2) for Windows XP, you have automatically
installed a new firewall on your PC that might be
blocking VNC connections. To create an "exception" for
VNC, follow these instructions:
1. Click Start, click Run, type Wscui.cpl, and then
click OK to open Windows Firewall.
2. Click the Exceptions tab, and de-select the "Don't
Allow Exceptions" radio-button.
3. Click Add Port to display the Add a Port dialog
box.
4. Enter port number "5900" or whatever port you've
got VNC on that PC to listen on (port number = 5900 +
"VNC Display Number").
5. Select the TCP protocol.
6. In the Name field, type "VNC".
7. Click Change Scope to view or to set the scope for
the port exception, and then click OK.
8. Click OK to close the Add a Port dialog box.
9. go to http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ and click on the
Run Check Now on XXXXXXX and see if it reflects
connections on at least one of your displays.
Thanks!
Mary
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I want to be able to use both VNC and pcAnywhere (not
on the same computer, of course...). It seems like
the basic procedures for both VNC and pcAnywhere are
going to be the same with Win XP - configure the
router, deal with the dynamic IP, and disable the Win
XP SP2 firewall.
I notice that the instructions that I get for
disabling the firewall are quite a bit different for
pcAnywhere than for VNC. Seems like the pcAnywhere
instructions are a little more straight forward.
Could I use the pcAnywhere instructions for VNC,
using, of course, the appropriate VNC port #s, etc.?
Or is there really a difference between how the two
programs have to circumvent the firewall?
Here are the two sets of instructions:
DEACTIVATING THE WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL FOR
PCANYWHERE
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control
Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections.
3. Right-click the connection that you are using with
pcAnywhere and select Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab, then click Settings.
5. Click the Services tab, then click Add.
6. Type a name for the service such as pcAnywhere in
the "Description of Service" field.
7. Type the Host computer's machine name or IP
address in the "Name or IP address of computer hosting
this service on your network" field.
8. Type 5631 in the "External Port number for this
service" field.
9. Type 5631 in the "Internal Port number for this
service" field.
10. Note: If you have changed the default TCP port
that pcAnywhere uses, substitute that port number for
5631 above.
11. Check the box next to TCP.
12. Click OK.
13. Verify that the checkbox next to the service that
you just added is checked, and click OK.
DEACTIVATING THE WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL FOR VNC
If you've installed the recently released "Service
Pack 2" (SP2) for Windows XP, you have automatically
installed a new firewall on your PC that might be
blocking VNC connections. To create an "exception" for
VNC, follow these instructions:
1. Click Start, click Run, type Wscui.cpl, and then
click OK to open Windows Firewall.
2. Click the Exceptions tab, and de-select the "Don't
Allow Exceptions" radio-button.
3. Click Add Port to display the Add a Port dialog
box.
4. Enter port number "5900" or whatever port you've
got VNC on that PC to listen on (port number = 5900 +
"VNC Display Number").
5. Select the TCP protocol.
6. In the Name field, type "VNC".
7. Click Change Scope to view or to set the scope for
the port exception, and then click OK.
8. Click OK to close the Add a Port dialog box.
9. go to http://www.gotomyvnc.com/ and click on the
Run Check Now on XXXXXXX and see if it reflects
connections on at least one of your displays.
Thanks!
Mary
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