SC with higher timeout

[MARS]

A problem I've encountered in unattended assistance is that timeout to begin the connection is limited to 5 minutes. I need the pc with SC server waiting in listening mode for connection (via repeater mode II) without such a low timeout (for example the user switches on the home pc, he goes out from home to work and he asks me to connect during that day).

Can anyone help me ? Is there already an SC version with higher timeouts? or without timeouts?


Thank in advance.

MARS

[ipsec]

A problem I've encountered in unattended assistance is that timeout to begin the connection is limited to 5 minutes. I need the pc with SC server waiting in listening mode for connection (via repeater mode II) without such a low timeout (for example the user switches on the home pc, he goes out from home to work and he asks me to connect during that day).

Can anyone help me ? Is there already an SC version with higher timeouts? or without timeouts?


Thank in advance.

MARS

maybe an option to set the timeout would be good, but the intention is that the program closes, and the computer is no longer listening making the computer non vulnerable to attacks.

The other alternative is - you leave your computer on all the time and when they open it up it connects.. then you can have 5 or 6 computer connections on in the morning and you just have to figure out whos computer is whos..

I think the "Unlimited" timeout option is the - UVNC Server / Viewer combo not SC.

[tacc2000]

A problem I've encountered in unattended assistance is that timeout to begin the connection is limited to 5 minutes. I need the pc with SC server waiting in listening mode for connection (via repeater mode II) without such a low timeout (for example the user switches on the home pc, he goes out from home to work and he asks me to connect during that day).

Can anyone help me ? Is there already an SC version with higher timeouts? or without timeouts?


Thank in advance.

MARS

I use TaskManager for that purpose. Though I am new to security,
is it possible for someone to raid into my PC being listning,
in spite of the PC's IP allowed specified?

Thanks,
2005.5.21 tacc2000@yahoo.co.jp

[tacc2000]

Sorry, I made a mistake in previous post on "Re: SC with higher timeout";
TaskManager --> TaskScheduler

2005.5.21 tacc2000@yahoo.co.jp

[ipsec]

I use TaskManager for that purpose. Though I am new to security,
is it possible for someone to raid into my PC being listning,
in spite of the PC's IP allowed specified?

Thanks,
2005.5.21 tacc2000@yahoo.co.jp

if you have the specific IP's allowed it still could mean someone else can try to connect - it will just fail.

If someone can spoof your Ip that your specifying then maybe.. however thats not exactly something some people can just do.

[MARS]

Sorry, I made a mistake in previous post on "Re: SC with higher timeout";
TaskManager --> TaskScheduler

2005.5.21 tacc2000@yahoo.co.jp

Thank You very much.

MARS

[CBailey]

What about a 15 minute timeout? What about usage on a closed intranet? What about controlling the process end ourselves with a Batch file, such as winvnc -kill? The 5 minute limit can be very limiting. VNC can be very insecure as is. It's up to the user to make sure they know what they're doing, and protect all involved computers. I don't think a 5 minute timeout alone is going to stop an IP spoof. Perhaps a command line option to change or remove the timeout, just for all us idiots foolish enough to try such a thing?

[Far-Far-Away]

A problem I've encountered in unattended assistance is that timeout to begin the connection is limited to 5 minutes. I need the pc with SC server waiting in listening mode for connection (via repeater mode II) without such a low timeout

by looking source code of previous(?) version of repeater, time limitation is build on repeater, not on SC.

Maybe on day we will see repeater that has two textboxes, one to set server timeout and other to set viewer timeout.

[CBailey]

Better yet, source code to the latest repeater! I'd love to add in time and date logging, the ability to kill specific connections, the ability to allow/disallow specific IP addresses, change timeouts, etc... There's a lot of features that could be added.