Use SC as server?

[Ares]

I was wondering if it was possible to use UltraVNC SC as a server as well. Say something like this:

[HOST]
1: Listen for connections
-noregistry

I don't exactly know the correct command line arguments to make it listen for connections instead of making it "add a client" like it does by default.

Is this possible, or should I just give the user a full-fledged copy of UltraVNC? I would just like to be able to make this an "option" for when I'm not at any of the machines that I have coded into the SC distribution.

Thanks guys,
-Ares

[Ares]

Nevermind, just found the "UltraVncSC based on RC20+accept incoming connection - Require special Viewer (TO TEST)" on the main website. Sorry, I've been offline for a few days and haven't been checking things out regularly lol ;)


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[Ares]

There isn't any special command I need to put in my "helpdesk.txt" to make it accept incoming connections, is there?

Thanks,
-Ares

[Rudi De Vos]

SC don't accept incoming connections, for that you need to use the full ultravnc.

SC+incoming connections is a viewer/SC change so the viewer
show a box with some info before you accept an incoming server connections.

[Ares]

Okay, well, is there any way to specify a host, instead of having to hard-code it into the helpdesk.txt?

Say if I'm at a different machine, and someone downloads and runs my SC, is there a way I can give them my IP and they can double click say "custom IP" and it prompts them for the IP?


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[CBailey]

An option to enter the IP address would add some nice flexibility! What I did to get around it was to use the repeater. I'm fortunate enough to have a machine with a domain name, so I run the reeater there. That way, the SC connects to the repeater, and I connect to the repeater, wherever I am. The weak link seems to be the repeater, which isn't quite ready for prime time.

[EZToms]

I'm interested on your experience with the repeater, could you detail a bit more on that topic please.
I was condering also if the repeater could allow multiple viewer.

[CBailey]

I wish I knew more about the repeater myself. It was difficult to get working, and it doesn't work with all my machines. I don't think it will allow multiple viewers to one server, but I could be wrong. Apparently it will allow more than one viewer to connect to more than one server.

Personally, I think the repeater idea is big enough to warrant it's own development, as opposed to a quick hack added on to UltraVNC. There are a lot of things that could be added.

[robinet]

Why do'nt you just you a dyndns and add your dynamic URL instead of the IP ? easy and free ...

[Ares]

Yeah, I think that would be a great idea, and would also solve my problems. It would be cool if you could add a host that will ask for an IP when you double-click it, and you can tell the client to just type "1.2.3.4" into the box and hit OK.


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