UltraVNC

Did you have timeout set to zero?

I got on the server now, and sure enough, in the logs it says


Sun Dec 27 11:11:08 2009
.\vsocket.cpp : VSocket() m_pDSMPlugin = NULL
.\vncsockconnect.cpp : accepted connection from 89.241.240.201
.\vncserver.cpp : AddClient() started
.\vncclient.cpp : vncClient ...

No, I still don't have access to the server.

It's a real shame. I don't understand why the server can't simply detect a broken (or even idle) connection and terminate the session by default.

I don't see how the process watcher would help at all. The server is still running and doesn't need ...

Hi, I posted this a few days ago in the 108x forum, but got no joy - apologies if you read it twice

I'm running 1.0.8.2, with viewer and server win xp sp3. As of now it hasn't timed out, so it looks like it's not going to.

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I installed 1.0.8.2 yesterday on my home PC, tested it ...

Hi,

Does no one have an opinion on this? Is my problem valid? Have I misunderstood some fundamental? Am I in the wrong forum?

thanks
Dave

Hi, thanks for the reply.

It's not the controlled PC that went into standby. The controlled PC is fine.

It's a huge shame that the default setting makes it so easy for the server to become useless. It would have been so much better if the default server behaviour was to detect a broken or idle ...

Hi,

I installed 1.0.8.2 yesterday on my home PC, tested it, through firewall etc, and then left for Christmas. I am on another PC now, I connected fine, then the PC went into standby, on bringing it back up, I closed the vnc viewer since there was nothing in the window. Trouble is I can't reconnect ...