Strange LAN problems - unable to VNC

[matt_fsr]

OK, maybe I'm being a bit of a total n00b/retard here, but I'm having a strange LAN problem.

I've recently rebuilt my HTPC box downstairs, XP Pro 32, and although I can ping the machine (it has static IP) I cannot get a VNC connection to it from my PC or the laptop.

I've checked the Windows Firewall exceptions, and all machines are on the same workgroup - this worked fine before the rebuild, and I've never had any problems VNC'ing to machines on my LAN before.
I've tried from my desktop on XP32 and Win7 64, and the laptop on XP32 and none will conntect.

Router is a Netgear DG834T, tried rebooting it, same problem.

Anyone got any ideas what I might have done wrong? Or not done?

 

[GhostlyPea]

Is the service running?

- Pea0n

 

[matt_fsr]

Fair point, but yes. Feel free to ask anything else you think of, I'll probably try a re-install of VNC tonight just to be sure.

 

[ecksmen]

On the VNC machine, within a comand prompt type

netstat -an | find /i "5900"


Replace the 5900 with the listening port of VNC. IIRC it's 5900 or something similar.

You can alter the netstat switches to either show the PID or the process to see if you somehow have a conflict of ports and that the process is listening on the correct ports.

You shouldn't need to reinstall, sounds very much like a mis-configuration.

 

[matt_fsr]

netstat -an | find /i "5900" on the VNC machine brings back:

TCP 0.0.0.0:5900 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING

Am I right in thinking that this means that VNC is listening on an IP address of "0" instead of the correct 192.168.x address that it should be listening on?

If so, I have absolutely no idea how to get it to run on the correct IP

 

[Sp00n]

disable the firewall entirely and test, along with amy other AV/security center type things.

That netstat looks correct.