and there's no firewall currently running on it.

Hmm.. I would bet that even though a firewall isn't running, blocking is still occurring.

you're probably right, but what is causing the blockage I have no idea <sigh>

c'est la vie ;-)

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Try opening the port in your firewall anyway. The implication was that your firewall was still blocking even if turned off.

Also, did you create the remote_hosts.cfg file that doesn't exist by default, and putting the hostname or IP address of the computer that will be connecting to it on a singe line?

Yes. both the host cfg file (for remote client) and the gui auth cfg (for the local manager) were created as per the faq. The firewall was uninstalled, so there shouldn't be anything blocking it. In theory, that is ;-)

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erm, well just some points of order. Firstly if you have XP service pack 2 or newer, then you have Windows firewall, and AFAIK won't uninstall, but you would have to manually disable (which I would never recommend except under tightly controlled laboratory conditions, in isolation, behind a NAT router). Assuming you uninstalled some third party firewall mentioned in the thread (which I didn't read, freely admitted) I would recommend not dropping any more firewalls, but figure out how to open the requisite port(s) instead.

[Edit:] sorry if that sounds tetchy, it's not meant to. Just seen enough chaos induced by imprecise firewall setups to last me a lifetime ;)

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erm, well just some points of order. Firstly if you have XP service pack 2 or newer, then you have Windows firewall, and AFAIK won't uninstall, but you would have to manually disable (which I would never recommend except under tightly controlled laboratory conditions, in isolation, behind a NAT router). Assuming you uninstalled some third party firewall mentioned in the thread (which I didn't read, freely admitted) I would recommend not dropping any more firewalls, but figure out how to open the requisite port(s) instead.

[Edit:] sorry if that sounds tetchy, it's not meant to. Just seen enough chaos induced by imprecise firewall setups to last me a lifetime ;)

The Windows Firewall service can be removed. There is no menu for it, but there is a command line function. I wouldn't suggest removing it as things that apply firewall settings will still be applied, probably via the registry. That may cause some network things to not function & leave you without a way to change/disable the settings.


Configuring the correct ports is the proffered way to go. However if the machine is behind a hardware firewall. Then disabling the software one(s) for a quick test should be OK. However if the hardware firewall is setup like a sieve then it could end in tears.

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erm, well just some points of order. Firstly if you have XP service pack 2 or newer, then you have Windows firewall, and AFAIK won't uninstall, but you would have to manually disable (which I would never recommend except under tightly controlled laboratory conditions, in isolation, behind a NAT router). Assuming you uninstalled some third party firewall mentioned in the thread (which I didn't read, freely admitted) I would recommend not dropping any more firewalls, but figure out how to open the requisite port(s) instead.

[Edit:] sorry if that sounds tetchy, it's not meant to. Just seen enough chaos induced by imprecise firewall setups to last me a lifetime ;)

Windows firewall is disabled on this particular pc, since it refused to allow my mail server to communicate with the outside world, for some reason. A 3rd party firewall has been in use since that time. It was due upgrading, so I uninstalled it, just to see what,if any, difference it made, but I still couldn't connect to the remote client.On the local pc, Windows firewall is firmly on, Boinmngr.exe has been added to allow both i/c & o/g connexions, but still it doesn't work.
I'm not that fussed, since I can vnc into the remote pc anyway, I saw Ozfan's msg regarding the faq and thought I'd try it. No matter.

thanks for your assistance gents.

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and there's no firewall currently running on it.

Hmm.. I would bet that even though a firewall isn't running, blocking is still occurring.

you're probably right, but what is causing the blockage I have no idea <sigh>

c'est la vie ;-)

P.

Try opening the port in your firewall anyway. The implication was that your firewall was still blocking even if turned off.

Also, did you create the remote_hosts.cfg file that doesn't exist by default, and putting the hostname or IP address of the computer that will be connecting to it on a singe line?

Yes. both the host cfg file (for remote client) and the gui auth cfg (for the local manager) were created as per the faq. The firewall was uninstalled, so there shouldn't be anything blocking it. In theory, that is ;-)

P.

The gui_rpc_auth.cfg must be modified on the remote computer, not the local computer.

Another option is http://www.teamviewer.com/. I used it here and it also allows to get at all my PCS from my laptop when out of the house. Free for private use.

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and there's no firewall currently running on it.

Hmm.. I would bet that even though a firewall isn't running, blocking is still occurring.

you're probably right, but what is causing the blockage I have no idea <sigh>

c'est la vie ;-)

P.

Try opening the port in your firewall anyway. The implication was that your firewall was still blocking even if turned off.

Also, did you create the remote_hosts.cfg file that doesn't exist by default, and putting the hostname or IP address of the computer that will be connecting to it on a singe line?

Yes. both the host cfg file (for remote client) and the gui auth cfg (for the local manager) were created as per the faq. The firewall was uninstalled, so there shouldn't be anything blocking it. In theory, that is ;-)

P.

The gui_rpc_auth.cfg must be modified on the remote computer, not the local computer.

my bad, got them the wrong way round ;-) (in the msg, that is)

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Another option is http://www.teamviewer.com/. I used it here and it also allows to get at all my PCS from my laptop when out of the house. Free for private use.

I have Teamviewer on my tablets, works well, but use vnc from the local pc.

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and there's no firewall currently running on it.

Hmm.. I would bet that even though a firewall isn't running, blocking is still occurring.

you're probably right, but what is causing the blockage I have no idea <sigh>

c'est la vie ;-)

P.

Try opening the port in your firewall anyway. The implication was that your firewall was still blocking even if turned off.

Also, did you create the remote_hosts.cfg file that doesn't exist by default, and putting the hostname or IP address of the computer that will be connecting to it on a singe line?

Yes. both the host cfg file (for remote client) and the gui auth cfg (for the local manager) were created as per the faq. The firewall was uninstalled, so there shouldn't be anything blocking it. In theory, that is ;-)

P.

The gui_rpc_auth.cfg must be modified on the remote computer, not the local computer.

my bad, got them the wrong way round ;-) (in the msg, that is)

P.

Both remote_hosts.cfg and gui_rpc_auth.cfg should be on the remote computer.

Both remote_hosts.cfg and gui_rpc_auth.cfg should be on the remote computer.

and that, dear Ozzfan, resolved the problem completely, thank you ;-)
<must get new glasses>

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I use a TightVNC for similar purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TightVNC

Ok, well I have some time this Saturday to do some download and I need to tell you thank you again! (Other too).

This software it's exactly what I need it. For the beggining, just read the PDF they give, but after that, wow, this software work fine for me!

PS - If your using VNC to spy on what your kids are doing upstairs ... Use view only so you don't interrupt their mouse :)

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PS - If your using VNC to spy on what your kids are doing upstairs ... Use view only so you don't interrupt their mouse :)

That sound great :O Or don't move the mouse until a specific moment and make thinking that the computer bug or something. In fact, the possibility are plenty!

Oh I know ... at work, a guy liked to connect to a person that was typing a letter, and then just randomly type a letter ... until he comes out his office screaming "My keyboard is acting up again, WTF do I have to do to get you guys to do to fix it?!"

LMAO

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I don't know it this is exactly what you want. But I use my smart phone to make small changes to my cruncher. I just log in to my account and make changes. Just have to wait for a update to happen.

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Has anyone tried 'Mouse without borders' from Microsoft Garage.
It seems to work on my systems (xp, win7 and win 10) although at the moment I don't have 'Boinc' on the xp (replacing GPU) and am in the process of setting up on Win 10.

Has anyone tried 'Mouse without borders' from Microsoft Garage.
It seems to work on my systems (xp, win7 and win 10) although at the moment I don't have 'Boinc' on the xp (replacing GPU) and am in the process of setting up on Win 10.

I use it all the time.

You do have to have a screen for each computer.

I use it on two laptops on a daily basis from my desktop. One laptop has a second screen and Mouse without Borders copes with that no problem

One nice feature is it "shares" the clipboard across all machines.

If you have screens on your machines I can recommend it.

And it's free!!

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