ChunkVNC 3.3.1 Release!

[supercoe]

Some of you have been having trouble being able to successfully compile ChunkVNC 3.3 so I've changed the method of compiling and it seems to have much better results!
Please let me know if any more problems occur.

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Release 3.3.1 9.12.11
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Changes in this version:

* Updated Compiler to exit if it detects a VNC server running othewise compile will fail.

* Updated Compiler to automate the UltraVNC server in a different way for greater compatibility.

* Updated Compiler to check if the SecureVNC plugin was configured correctly.

* Updated Compiler to output to a temp directory and to display that directory after compiling.

* Updated UPX to version 3.0.7

* ChunkVNC now has an installer!


Known Issues:

* Installation Guide is out of date, I did not have time to write documentation for this release but the ChunkVNC concept remains the same.

Download:
http://www.chunkvnc.com/ChunkVNC_3_3_1_setup.exe
MD5: bf5790c8948114ea3a40bd60c2ccd436

[dxdemetriou]

Since ChunkVNC 3.1 it does not ask me for username/password.
I'm using "ultravnc_repeater.pl" on CentOS Linux.
With ChunkVNC 3.2 it works normally.
I don't know if it's perl issue, something with "SecureVNCPlugin.dsm", etc.
What have been changed since 3.2 that I could check?

Thanks

[supercoe]

Interesting, 3.1 should still be prompting you for a password... either way it's depreciated.
The repeater doesn't affect authentication.
I'm confused what you are asking for, do you not want the password prompt?

[dxdemetriou]

Interesting, 3.1 should still be prompting you for a password... either way it's depreciated.
The repeater doesn't affect authentication.
I'm confused what you are asking for, do you not want the password prompt?

I want the password prompt.
I found that it was the server port that changed from 5500 to 443.
I'm using port 443 for something else, so I changed it back to 5500.

[supercoe]

Good catch, I was under the impression that it was working but failed to prompt for a password.
Remember, the server requires a repeater server port of 443 for HTTP Proxy support. If you do not need HTTP Proxy support it doesn't matter what port you run on.

[dxdemetriou]

I am confused about what "http proxy support" is.
Is it for having a java web based viewer?
Is it for having an extra https encryption?
I tried to find some informations about but I didn't understand the main role of it.
The only think I understood is that ultravnc does not accept any port except 443.

Thanks

[supercoe]

If you are trying to support someone that is on a network using an HTTP Proxy InstantSupport can detect it and setup the Server connection appropriately.
In my experience it's schools that use web proxies for filtering websites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Web_proxy

[Hineynu]

The download page's setup.exe file is corrupted on Win 7. Is there an alternate download? Could you correct this?

[B]

Did you verify the checksum?

[KapaiKiwi]

Is there any chance we can have the Disable UAC rerun as admin feature back?

We use this to support random clients and installing it as a service each time seems quite over the top?

[supercoe]

Either way you do it there was still changes to the registry, its much better to install the service because changes are removed with the desktop uninstall link.
Rerunning as admin would modify the registry and forcefully disable UAC, if InstantSupport failed to close properly these settings would not be returned to their original state.
Both ways still required you to reconnect the viewer...

Technically, rerunning as admin was much more "over the top" than installing as a service because of the hacks.

I'll consider the option as I too always like a quick way to get admin access but currently it's safer that the feature is gone because installing as a service is just plain better.

[B]

Eventually you're going to have to relent on the simplicity and add some kind of "Advanced Options" menu for this sort of thing.

I suppose you could hide it behind a one-pixel icon...

[supercoe]

I like simplicity, if I see two options that basically achieve the same outcome I want to combine it.
I guess with the way I use ChunkVNC the "ReRun as Admin" option was a feature that was unnecessary.

It's true that this isn't the case for everyone... I guess I'm just trying to create the best tool for me and haven't focused on making it great tool with advanced options for everyone else.

We could have a poll... Would everyone prefer more options as opposed simplicity? If so what options would you like them to be?

When all else fails, the source code is always there! I promise it's a simple script.

Bummer part is now work hit hard again so it might be a bit until I get some more stuff out.

[KapaiKiwi]

Thanks for insite to that,

What you are saying does make sense and there is no real reason why we can't use it like that.

To me it seemed like more work be in reality its not at all.

As for the changes to the registry it makes when uninstalling I really like that feature!

Back to being happy.

Thanks for all the hard work you put in, we use this tool every day constantly and do plan to make donations.

Cheers from Kiwi Land