View Only mode when using Start button

[OldNick]

When I tried to operate the Server machine's Start function (Start/Control Panel etc) I found that I was in View Only mode, effectively.

I wanted to make a Win Firewall Setting but when I opened Control Panel, and asked for Set Up Windows Firewall, as soon as the DBoxes popped up I was unable to in any way control the Server. I had to phone the Server's user and ask them to shut down the DBoxes. AS soon as they had done that I was Ok to operate again.

ANy help on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nick

[OldNick]

I tried to make my signature my setup, but I do not see3 any sig. SO just in case:

Win XP SP2 Home as Client
Vista Home Basic as Server
V1.03 RC 6

Nick

[OldNick]

So of the 50 views, I am the only one seeing this?

[mattice06082]

Was the firewall off and you turned it on? If so you would need to have created an exception for TCP port 5900 traffic or you would lock yourself out.

[OldNick]

[quote="mattice06082"]Was the firewall off and you turned it on? If so you would need to have created an exception for TCP port 5900 traffic or you would lock yourself out.[/quote]

I am not sure that I uderstand. Everything works until I try to make changes that involve DBoxes.

I would need to try again to say "DBoxes in general" as dfistinct from "dboxes started from Control Panel" but if I opened a DBox from anything in Control Panel it would ignore the Client.

It almost fel more like UAC than FW. Unless you have no other ideas I will tru switching those off. Of course that means more Server operative interaction. Based upon my hgistory in that dept, I make no promises :(

[OldNick]

[quote="mattice06082"]Was the firewall off and you turned it on? If so you would need to have created an exception for TCP port 5900 traffic or you would lock yourself out.[/quote]

Sorry. To address your question.

No. I made no attemptem or successful alterations to the Windows FW, and no others were installed.

Do you thimk it may be a UAC issue??

Sorry for asking rather than trying, but using the Server operator as a real "controller" of any sort is fraught with with delays, repetition and the possibility of real damage or worsening of the situation.

[mattice06082]

I missed that this was on Vista. I don't use Vista so perhaps one of the other members can chime in. I thought you were turning on the Windows Firewall which will block the TCP 5900 (VNC) traffic unless you've created an exception to allow this traffic.