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TightVnc binds to local ip instead of internet ip

I put tightvnc on a client's computer and set it to run as a service. Problem is that it grabs the local ip at startup - how do I make it smart enough to wait for an internet ip assigned of course by the isp and answer to that instead?

-Greg

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Lee W, MVP

Or is the system behind a firewall or router?

gsgi

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Ok. I'll try it out. I just noticed the local ip when I put my cursor over it in the little system tray, so I assumed that it was only listening to it.
I try tomorrow to actually connect to it, I think my client has gone to bed for the evening. Thanks. -Greg

Tim Holman

DependOnService registry key may help - this can force tightvnc to start after a particular service has.

Or, you could create an icon that ran a batch script that ran the dial-up, and then ran tightvnc ? The user would click this, so that tightvnc would run after setup.

eg: dialup.exe && tightvnc.exe would wait for dialup.exe to finish before launhcing tightvnc.

Or, delay the loading of the service:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193888&Product=win2000

If the client is set to DHCP, does tightvnc try and grab 0.0.0.0 ? Is the client already connected to something ?

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