Windows 7 will not connect with VNC

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#1

This is totally weird, have never had this problem, until I upgraded to opensuse 11.3.

I try to connect to my opensuse 11.3 desktop with my Windows 7 notebook, but I keep getting a wrong password error, I have re-entered the password many times, even tried different passwords on my opensuse desktop, it never helps. I keep getting a wrong password error. I have tried tightvnc and realvnc both on my Windows 7 notebook, and still can’t get it past the login screen. I am at my wits end, please help.:frowning:

#2

There are three flavours of vnc server available on openSUSE (and realvnc brings in a fourth). So please describe one of them and how you installed it, how you start the server for that flavour and what login screen you get.

#3

Or if you just want to start again and follow one that does work, this might be worth a read: TightVNC (VNC Xvnc) on openSUSE as Client or Server (Remote Desktop Connections)

#4

I’m using TightVNC (my altime favorite, and up until now the easiest to use), everything looks fine on my Opensuse Desktop, but on the Windows 7, I can’t get past the login screen.

#5

BTW, used the default distro to install (used YAST), which is usually the best way to ensure it works right.

#6

You should run the command to reset the password, here it is: vncpasswd
Run it as a normal user, yourself, not as root.

#7

Still no joy, keep getting wrong password, even after resetting it.

#8

Here’s a test that narrows the problem to either the server or the client. On the openSUSE server, run this command:

vncviewer a.b.c.d:1

except of course using the correct IP address instead of abcd and the correct channel number if it’s not :1. After that you’ll know if you have to look in the win 7 machine or the Suse machine.

#9

I assume you’re talking about the VNC password and not the machine’s User Account username/password.

Have you tried setting the password to 6 characters or less?
(Is one of the reasons why I dislike using VNC)

Tony