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ScreenRecycler - Extra desktop space from another Mac
Authored by: hamarkus on Tue, Jul 15 2008 at 1:20AM PDT

Well, TightVNC (installed on a PC) is unable to connect to my Mac (where Screenrecyler is running). I've tried changing the ports from the default 6900 to 7900, no change. The Mac can initiate a RDC session on the PC, so I know they can connect to each other. On the Mac, ScreenRecyler is listed in the Firewall as exempted application.

There might still be a firewall on the PC preventing the connection, but I have no idea how to check this. Or there are some settings in TightVNC that I would have to change for this.

Got it working
Authored by: hamarkus on Tue, Jul 15 2008 at 1:55AM PDT

Switching the port in Screenrecycler to 5900 made it work (I had tried to set the port in TightVNC to 6900 but apparently that did not stick).