Comments on: Single Click VNC Server – Solving Grandma’s Computer Problem is Just a Click Away http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/ Answers to everything I search for, every day Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Skylinux http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/comment-page-1/#comment-35496 Skylinux Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:39:29 +0000 http://www.answermysearches.com/index.php/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/#comment-35496 The instructions are not complete. If you don't know the client's IP, start you VNC viewer in listen mode. This way you only need to have the correct port open and the viewer running. To start the vncviewer in listening mode, you need to add -listen at the end of command. vncviewer.exe -listen I would suggest you all look at <a href="http://www.uvnc.com/addons/singleclick.html" rel="nofollow">VNC SingleClick Manual</a> to get the whole picture. The instructions are not complete. If you don’t know the client’s IP, start you VNC viewer in listen mode. This way you only need to have the correct port open and the viewer running. To start the vncviewer in listening mode, you need to add -listen at the end of command.
vncviewer.exe -listen
I would suggest you all look at VNC SingleClick Manual to get the whole picture.

]]> By: Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:06:50 +0000 http://www.answermysearches.com/index.php/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/#comment-1535 Phil, Thanks for the very informative comments! So as you explain it, my VNC viewer just has to be running? I don't need to change any settings there? Dynamic DNS is also an excellent idea. Phil,

Thanks for the very informative comments! So as you explain it, my VNC viewer just has to be running? I don’t need to change any settings there? Dynamic DNS is also an excellent idea.

]]> By: Phil http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/comment-page-1/#comment-1528 Phil Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:45:23 +0000 http://www.answermysearches.com/index.php/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/#comment-1528 one last comment. To send by email can be a bit of a pain, since this is an executable. I found the best was to have them download it directly off an ftp site. I built an html document with a clickable button in the body, so I can send an email with a button to click. Once clicked the link begins the download off the ftp site, and then they don't have to worry about trying to use an attached executable in an email. Very few email clients allow exe files to be opened anymore. They are blocked, and the person you are helping usually has no idea how to unblock them. It's in the preferences setup for the email app, but let's face it, if your aunt or cousin knew where that option was, you wouldn't have to be sending them the single-click help in the first place!! You want this connection to happen fast so that you aren't wasting your time, and giving them a solution in 10 minutes or less (my time is precious to me), have them download from an ftp site if possible. All they need do then is click the link, and choose "run", done. Alternatively, change the extension from .exe to .xex and then have them save to their desktop, and change it back to .exe to run the little app. This takes a bit to talk them through, but if you do a nice detailed email, it can work. If you get creative, you can also put a picture of yourself in the logo window. Makes the app a little bigger, but not bad. Mine ballooned from 165kb to 235kb, but sometimes it's nice for someone to see your smilin' face, as long as you don't scare the h#** out of them when they see it. LOL :) You have to find a nice picture, set the pixels to 196 wide by something less for the height. I used Irfanview to crop, and then resize my picture. Then, you need to save as a bmp, rename it "logo.bmp", and paste into the build file. It's that simple. one last comment. To send by email can be a bit of a pain, since this is an executable. I found the best was to have them download it directly off an ftp site. I built an html document with a clickable button in the body, so I can send an email with a button to click. Once clicked the link begins the download off the ftp site, and then they don’t have to worry about trying to use an attached executable in an email. Very few email clients allow exe files to be opened anymore. They are blocked, and the person you are helping usually has no idea how to unblock them. It’s in the preferences setup for the email app, but let’s face it, if your aunt or cousin knew where that option was, you wouldn’t have to be sending them the single-click help in the first place!! You want this connection to happen fast so that you aren’t wasting your time, and giving them a solution in 10 minutes or less (my time is precious to me), have them download from an ftp site if possible. All they need do then is click the link, and choose “run”, done. Alternatively, change the extension from .exe to .xex and then have them save to their desktop, and change it back to .exe to run the little app. This takes a bit to talk them through, but if you do a nice detailed email, it can work. If you get creative, you can also put a picture of yourself in the logo window. Makes the app a little bigger, but not bad. Mine ballooned from 165kb to 235kb, but sometimes it’s nice for someone to see your smilin’ face, as long as you don’t scare the h#** out of them when they see it. LOL :) You have to find a nice picture, set the pixels to 196 wide by something less for the height. I used Irfanview to crop, and then resize my picture. Then, you need to save as a bmp, rename it “logo.bmp”, and paste into the build file. It’s that simple.

]]> By: Phil http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Phil Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:29:42 +0000 http://www.answermysearches.com/index.php/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/#comment-1527 To note, I just started using SC UltraVNC, and here are a couple of of hopefully helpful comments I have. First, you do NOT have to know the person you are trying to help's IP address. They are connecting to you, not you to them. Your IP address is built into the executable they download. It is your router which must setup the port forward, and all they need to do is double-click the appropriate support option, and they immediately connect to you, unless they have some sort of firewall running, which blocks the connection. Secondly, you do NOT have to change your IP address in the build, IF you register your IP with a ddns service. There are many out there, and once you register, you do not have to put your IP address into the build. A ddns name with the port works just fine. Then, if your IP changes, your ddns service gets updated with your new IP, your ddns name stays the same, and your Single-click UltraVNC build still works because you are connecting to a ddns name, not an IP address. This is guaranteed, I did not put my IP address into my build, only "myddnsname:5500". Don't forget to add that port number. To note, I just started using SC UltraVNC, and here are a couple of of hopefully helpful comments I have. First, you do NOT have to know the person you are trying to help’s IP address. They are connecting to you, not you to them. Your IP address is built into the executable they download. It is your router which must setup the port forward, and all they need to do is double-click the appropriate support option, and they immediately connect to you, unless they have some sort of firewall running, which blocks the connection. Secondly, you do NOT have to change your IP address in the build, IF you register your IP with a ddns service. There are many out there, and once you register, you do not have to put your IP address into the build. A ddns name with the port works just fine. Then, if your IP changes, your ddns service gets updated with your new IP, your ddns name stays the same, and your Single-click UltraVNC build still works because you are connecting to a ddns name, not an IP address. This is guaranteed, I did not put my IP address into my build, only “myddnsname:5500″. Don’t forget to add that port number.

]]> By: Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) http://www.answermysearches.com/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Greg Pinero (Primary Searcher) Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:02:13 +0000 http://www.answermysearches.com/index.php/single-click-vnc-server-solving-computer-problems-with-just-a-download-and-a-click/68/#comment-1104 Thanks Seth. I'll revise this post next time I use the tool. That makes it much more convientient. Let me know if you find a Mac equivalent of this someday. Thanks Seth. I’ll revise this post next time I use the tool. That makes it much more convientient. Let me know if you find a Mac equivalent of this someday.

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