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I recently got a N800 and would like to be able to see my ofc desktop when I'm out of ofc-I installed the VNC server to my ofc desktop..easily installed the viewer to my N800..but being the dummy I am: What do I put in the VNC server field in the viewer in order to see my desktop? I tried IP address..names..can't seem to connect.

The IP address. Search this forum for previous threads for troubleshooting information as they're chock full of them, but in the meantime I'd guess it's a firewall/router related issue.

Well actually, if the server is running on UNIX/Linux, you probably also need the port number, something like <ip address>:<port number>. If this is the first instance of VNC server that you have started, it will probably have a port number of 1 (it will report this to you when you manually start VNC server). So, it would be something like 192.168.0.125:1, as an example. Then again, if you are running something like vino, then I think just the IP address will be sufficient, as a port of 0 is used, which is assumed to be the default.

AaronL

Thx..I use the 192.... IP assigned by the router?

If both the system that is running VNC server and your N800 are assigned IP addresses by the same router, then you would use the IP address that the router assigned to the system running VNC server.

AaronL

Nope..the N800 is away from my office, using my home LAN..the office is miles away on a different LAN. What then?

You might not have any options. How do you connect to your office computer from home, typically?

Aaron

If your office and your home network do not a network vpn link (not just some software you run on your pc) you can't do what you want to do, unless your work computer has an internet routable ip address which is HIGHLY unlikly. However they do make software to combat these problems, though the views probably won't work on the nokia it devices. It would be much easier to get to your home system from your it from the outside because you could setup port forwarding on your home router.

There are a few things you need to establish first:
1) What OS is your office desktop running?
- If you are running a Linux with a Gnome desktop then you already have a VNC server running called vino ... you just have to make sure it is enabled, otherwise you might have to start the VNC server manually. In fact, I would recommend running the VNC server manaully anyways since vino is best for desktop sharing where two or more people are viewing and controlling the same desktop. The manual VNC server start allows you to set up a totally separate desktop session that is the same size as your Nokia IT screen.
- If you are running Windows then you have to download and install and setup the VNC server for Windows since Windows has RDP built in but not VNC.

2) Is your office desktop accessible from the Internet ... either directly attached to the Internet (unlikely) or though some sort of VPN (more likely)
- There are some firewall issues and discussions you likely need to have with your IT folk to clear some of this up. I believe there is a VPN client for the Internet Tablet OS that will likely work with standard VPNs.

3) Are you sure you need your whole desktop and not just be able to access your email/files remotely?
- Sometimes VNC is an overkill solution when smaller solutions already exist.

Right now, if I need to access my office computer while away (on vacation..etc) I either use GotomyPC or Logmein (don't ask why I have both!!). My office computer utilizes a typical LAN with DHCP for my workstations. So I was hoping that when I leave town, I won't have to lug my laptop in order to access my office PC if I can do the same with the N800 and VNC. Are you saying that is not the intended use of VNC? Thanks!