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Author Topic: Puzzler - VNC connection to Christie projector Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-26-2019 10:04 PM                     In a 8-plex, I connected to projector 6 CP2210 via UltraVNC on 10.120.1.106. But although the viewer window said 10.120.1.106 at the top, I was actually connected to the #1 CP2220 at 10.120.1.101. Luckily I did not put up a pattern during a show there (it had JUST let out). When I didn't see my pattern on the screen in 6 I looked at the projector communication screen in VNC and saw the address was for #1. Weird. I can't explain that. Even isolated, ie my pc jacked directly into the one 2210 network por, I could not connect to that projector with UltraVNC - "no connection". I downloaded and tried RealVNC, which did connect to the projector I wanted. But I really like the UltraVNC interface. There were other network oddities there but nothing that would explain (to me) connecting to the wrong projector... Any ideas?  |  IP: Logged Ioannis Syrogiannis Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: Reykjavík, Iceland Registered: Jun 2005 posted 01-27-2019 12:00 PM                     I wouldn't know. I just guess that if the problem is not apparent with one of the viewers, something is rotten software-wise (not anymore in the state of Denmark). Yet, I was curious about what is the way of connecting to the local network. Is it via VPN? Is it via a NAT that is set to forward different external ports to the standard(?) 5900 port of each and every projector? In that case, does the VNC server use the :0 or another number, different to zero? (As far as I have seen, its certainly the same screen we see on the TPC so it should be :0) Is it quasi-local, by means of a remote administration program that uses a PC on the LAN to "feel like home"? Sorry for the question without any suggestion, but I believe it would clear the circumstances a bit. Edit: Now that I read again, I guess you were on-site when you did connect. Or else, why you would suggest putting on a test pattern. Right? Christie has always played a bit better with RealVNC. Anyone who have tried to connect to an old series one CP2000-X projector would agree.  |  IP: Logged

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