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Date:      Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:31:46 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        "Karl J. Runge" <runge@karlrunge.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Remote assistance for X
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001031430590.1129@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <E1NREli-0001Wq-00@haystack.runge.home>
References:  <E1NREli-0001Wq-00@haystack.runge.home>

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On Sat, 2 Jan 2010, Karl J. Runge wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Jan 2010, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:
>>
>> Proto: RFB 003.008
>>
>> Connected to RFB server, using protocol version 3.8
>> Enabling TightVNC protocol extensions
>> Security-Type: 16 (rfbSecTypeTight)
>> No authentication needed
>>
>> Desktop name ""
>> ...
>> ...and that's it.  The TightVNC server shows it's connected, and the
>> ssvncviewer console is still busy.  But no graphic window.  ^C on the
>> ssvncviewer window and the TightVNC server beeps and disconnects.
>> That's TightVNC 1.3.10 on Vista and ssvnc-1.0.22_1 on FreeBSD.
>
> This is a bug in ssvncviewer that I will fix in the next release (1.0.26)
>
> It has to do with the (silly, IMHO) TightVNC security type rfbSecTypeTight
> (that has nothing to do with security or encryption; it is used to enable
> other features!)
>
> I believe a workaround for you will be:
>
>    ssvncviewer -listen -rfbversion 3.7
>
> this reverts to the previous protocol version where there is no issue.

Confirmed, that works fine with TightVNC servers from both of the 
Windows systems.  Thanks!

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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