Sorry everyone..Should have been deleted...But what's going on is I am trying to login to my Windows desktop which is using tightvnc server 2.0.2 from my laptop which is running Linux Mint 9 with xtightvnc viewer. I have the port 5800 and 5900 open on my router and the server is configured to allow connection. I have the ip address and a password set. When I go to login from my linux machine i get a message that tells me Authentication failed.
I really wanted to know if anyone has ever successfully configured vnc for cross platforms and if i need to open any other ports. Or should I just use another way of remote
Does Linux Mint have Wine? and if so would TightVNC work in Linux under Wine, TBH ive never tried. I did see here somewhere a few days ago a link to a cross platform desktop viwer
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