What is listen mode?

[asheenlevrai]

Hi

Can anyone explain to me what is "listen mode"?
I used to have a UltraVNC icon in the windows tray. Now I have 2. The regular one and another (different shade of green) that is called "UltraVNC Viewer listening - port:5500".
If I click on it, the usual window allowing me to connect to a client pops up. Same as when I launch UltraVNC Viewer from the start menu.

Google tells me this mode is not something new, so how come I get the extra tray icon only now? What did I do without noticing?

Thanks
-a-

[Rudi De Vos]

Normal the UltraVNC Viewer makes a connection to the UltraVNC Server.
The UltraVNC Server listens for a UltraVNC Viewer.

But sometimes you want that the UltraVNC Server connects to the UltraVNC Viewer.
In that case, the UltraVNC Viewer listens for a UltraVNC Server connection and the UltraVNC Server connects to the UltraVNC Viewer.

Listen mode: UltraVNC Viewer waits for a UltraVNC Server connection.

[asheenlevrai]

Normal the UltraVNC Viewer makes a connection to the UltraVNC Server.
The UltraVNC Server listens for a UltraVNC Viewer.

But sometimes you want that the UltraVNC Server connects to the UltraVNC Viewer.
In that case, the UltraVNC Viewer listens for a UltraVNC Server connection and the UltraVNC Server connects to the UltraVNC Viewer.

Listen mode: UltraVNC Viewer waits for a UltraVNC Server connection.

Thanks a lot

How would you connect from the UltraVNC Server to the PC in listen mode?
Excuse my ignorance.

I usually setup both UltraVNC Server and UltraVNC Viewer on all my machines so that any of them can remotely access any of the others...

Thanks again
Best,
-a-

[Rudi De Vos]

commandline:

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winvnc.exe -connect ip_viewerpc -run

Also see:
- https://uvnc.com/docs/uvnc-server/51-ul ... eters.html

UI:
- Systray winvnc.exe
- Add new client

If another port then 5500 is used, sample 5001:

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winvnc.exe -connect ip_viewerpc:5001 -run