Comments on: Enabling hyperlinks for remote connections in Windows http://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/ lest the tubes become overfull Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chrishttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2836 Chris Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:11:11 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2836 The password is encrypted. The .vnc is editable via a text editor but the first was created via the vnc program. The password is encrypted. The .vnc is editable via a text editor but the first was created via the vnc program.

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 Ed Fisher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:27:05 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2835 Are you crafting that file by hand, or using the VNC client to create/save it? I believe Password=XXXXXXX is going to store that XXXXXX as an encrypted password (making me feel better about doing that) but I am not clear on whether you are editing a text file and adding the cleartext password, or creating the file with VNC so it salts/saves the PW encrypted. Are you crafting that file by hand, or using the VNC client to create/save it? I believe Password=XXXXXXX is going to store that XXXXXX as an encrypted password (making me feel better about doing that) but I am not clear on whether you are editing a text file and adding the cleartext password, or creating the file with VNC so it salts/saves the PW encrypted.

]]> By: Chrishttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Chris Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:20:49 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2834 Its RealVNC and the viewer is associated with the .vnc extension for these files:<code> [Connection] Host=HOSTNAMEHERE Password=PASSWORDHERE [Options] UseLocalCursor=1 UseDesktopResize=1 FullScreen=0 FullColour=0 LowColourLevel=1 PreferredEncoding=ZRLE AutoSelect=1 Shared=0 SendPtrEvents=1 SendKeyEvents=1 SendCutText=1 AcceptCutText=1 DisableWinKeys=1 Emulate3=0 PointerEventInterval=0 Monitor=\\.\DISPLAY1 MenuKey= AutoReconnect=1 </code>That's the contents of the vnc file. It is really just the password part that truly care about. I remotely connect to hundreds of client computers and having to type in the password for each would be a nightmare. End goal is a php webpage which a clickable div that launches the correct *.vnc file that is stored on my local pc. Its RealVNC and the viewer is associated with the .vnc extension for these files:


[Connection]
Host=HOSTNAMEHERE
Password=PASSWORDHERE
[Options]
UseLocalCursor=1
UseDesktopResize=1
FullScreen=0
FullColour=0
LowColourLevel=1
PreferredEncoding=ZRLE
AutoSelect=1
Shared=0
SendPtrEvents=1
SendKeyEvents=1
SendCutText=1
AcceptCutText=1
DisableWinKeys=1
Emulate3=0
PointerEventInterval=0
Monitor=\\.\DISPLAY1
MenuKey=
AutoReconnect=1

That’s the contents of the vnc file. It is really just the password part that truly care about. I remotely connect to hundreds of client computers and having to type in the password for each would be a nightmare. End goal is a php webpage which a clickable div that launches the correct *.vnc file that is stored on my local pc.

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2832 Ed Fisher Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:02:53 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2832 What VNC client are you using, and are you sure you want to embed credentials in a file? For your local workstation, appropriately secured, I imagine that will be okay, but I wrote this with a web site map in mind (even though it started as a humble demo) so I never spent any time embedding creds...want each user to enter their own. If I use your client version, I will kick it around a bit and see what I can come up with. If I don't, some other visitor might and can chime in. Paste the contents of your file (without real username, password, or externally reachable host of course) so I can see what you're working with. Ed What VNC client are you using, and are you sure you want to embed credentials in a file? For your local workstation, appropriately secured, I imagine that will be okay, but I wrote this with a web site map in mind (even though it started as a humble demo) so I never spent any time embedding creds…want each user to enter their own. If I use your client version, I will kick it around a bit and see what I can come up with. If I don’t, some other visitor might and can chime in.
Paste the contents of your file (without real username, password, or externally reachable host of course) so I can see what you’re working with.
Ed

]]> By: Chrishttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2830 Chris Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:34:47 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2830 Trying to get a hyperlink to launch a premade .vnc file, your site is so far the closest thing I have come across in my attempts to be abl eto do this. Love that it works but having to key in my password each time is a draw back. Hence my wanting to launch the .vnc file I have locally instead. Any ideas how this could be done? Trying to get a hyperlink to launch a premade .vnc file, your site is so far the closest thing I have come across in my attempts to be abl eto do this. Love that it works but having to key in my password each time is a draw back. Hence my wanting to launch the .vnc file I have locally instead. Any ideas how this could be done?

]]> By: Using the Kace K1000 VNC Button With Chrome And Firefox | Projects Bloghttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Using the Kace K1000 VNC Button With Chrome And Firefox | Projects Blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:01:27 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2784 [...] all the scripts Enabling Hyperlinks for Remote Connections in Windows Using jQuery in userscripts Networking, Programmingchrome, firefox, kace, userscript, vnc [...] [...] all the scripts Enabling Hyperlinks for Remote Connections in Windows Using jQuery in userscripts Networking, Programmingchrome, firefox, kace, userscript, vnc [...]

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 Anonymous Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:47:51 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2780 Yepp.It was a problem in my machine. I tested the same configuration on another machine & it worked fine.Sorry for bothering you about this, I am very happy with your programs that solved a lot of time for me !!(& sorry for a late reply)...Gurra Yepp.

It was a problem in my machine. I tested the same configuration on another machine & it worked fine.

Sorry for bothering you about this, I am very happy with your programs that solved a lot of time for me !!

(& sorry for a late reply)…

Gurra

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 Ed Fisher Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:50:36 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2741 With respect Gurra, it sounds like a problem with <em>your</em> machine's security, not Win7. On my machine I am using my domain account, which is a member of the local administrators group, and it works just fine. I do not need to log on as administrator, or even launch the process as an admin (no split token issue.) As long as it is working for you, I'm glad, but you shouldn't have to log on as the Administrator for this to work unless there is something more restrictive than default on your PC that we don't know about. Hope that helps, Ed With respect Gurra, it sounds like a problem with your machine’s security, not Win7. On my machine I am using my domain account, which is a member of the local administrators group, and it works just fine. I do not need to log on as administrator, or even launch the process as an admin (no split token issue.)
As long as it is working for you, I’m glad, but you shouldn’t have to log on as the Administrator for this to work unless there is something more restrictive than default on your PC that we don’t know about.
Hope that helps,
Ed

]]> By: Gurrahttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2740 Gurra Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:55:36 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2740 Re. Win7 ssh/rdp problem.Seems to be a security problem after all. I tested mstsc & ssh on command line and that worked fine.In win7 i am user gurra and i am a member of group administrators. This results in the rdp-errors i mentioned earlier, but logging in as USER administrator makes the rdp/ssh links work fine. Seems to be a difference in read/write rights between a user that is a member of the administrator group and the USER administrator. Anyway everything works fine now. Thanks again for excellent programs !! Re. Win7 ssh/rdp problem.

Seems to be a security problem after all.
I tested mstsc & ssh on command line and that worked fine.

In win7 i am user gurra and i am a member of group administrators. This results in the rdp-errors i mentioned earlier, but logging in as USER administrator makes the rdp/ssh links work fine.
Seems to be a difference in read/write rights between a user that is a member of the administrator group and the USER administrator.
Anyway everything works fine now. Thanks again for excellent programs !!

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2737 Ed Fisher Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:49:46 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2737 Works fine for me in Windows 7 Ultimate SP1...no binary difference in Ultimate and Pro as far as mstsc is concerned. You might have something wrong in your default.rdg file. Try this Start, run, mstsc /v:<em>someserverofyours</em>[enter] If you get the same error, it's in your default connection file, not in the js or regkey. Run mstsc without a target, and then check all your default settings. HTH Ed Works fine for me in Windows 7 Ultimate SP1…no binary difference in Ultimate and Pro as far as mstsc is concerned.
You might have something wrong in your default.rdg file. Try this
Start, run, mstsc /v:someserverofyours[enter]
If you get the same error, it’s in your default connection file, not in the js or regkey.
Run mstsc without a target, and then check all your default settings.
HTH
Ed

]]> By: gurrahttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 gurra Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:08:57 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2731 Yeah, great.... Works fine now !! Excellent program !!!Now I'm testing it on Win 7 Pro 64-bit SP1, but it complains about my link saying something like (trying to translate the message into English): Error in connection file (rdp://10.1.5.3)(i'm not 100% sure about the error message translation, but it complains about the rdp://10.1.5.3 which works just fine in Win XP, using exactly the same scripts)... (mstsc.exr IS in c:\windows\system32 and works fine from the command line)Is this a problem caused by some security issues in Win 7 ?? Yeah, great…. Works fine now !!
Excellent program !!!

Now I’m testing it on Win 7 Pro 64-bit SP1, but it complains about my link saying something like (trying to translate the message into English):
Error in connection file (rdp://10.1.5.3)

(i’m not 100% sure about the error message translation, but it complains about the rdp://10.1.5.3 which works just fine in Win XP, using exactly the same scripts)…
(mstsc.exr IS in c:\windows\system32 and works fine from the command line)

Is this a problem caused by some security issues in Win 7 ??

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Ed Fisher Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:33:52 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2727 Gurra, Looks like a font change on my theme turned double quotes into a pair of single quotes. I updated the post, try a copy/paste again and let me know. Sorry for the boggle, Ed Gurra,
Looks like a font change on my theme turned double quotes into a pair of single quotes. I updated the post, try a copy/paste again and let me know.
Sorry for the boggle,
Ed

]]> By: Gurrahttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Gurra Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:28:48 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2726 Hi. This is a great solution and works fine with rdp, but the ssh solution produces a Windows error :Line 5 char 45 : Unterminated string constantwhen running it on our Win XP Prof. I've cut&pasted and also tried manual creation of the js file but the error remains. Ive also updated my java from java.com but the error message won't go away.... Any ideas ?? Hi.
This is a great solution and works fine with rdp, but the ssh solution produces a Windows error :

Line 5 char 45 :
Unterminated string constant

when running it on our Win XP Prof.
I’ve cut&pasted and also tried manual creation of the js file but the error remains.
Ive also updated my java from java.com but the error message won’t go away…. Any ideas ??

]]> By: Ed Fisherhttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2684 Ed Fisher Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:40:41 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2684 Have you associated .js files with another application? Try this. Right-click on a .js file in Windows Explorer, choose "Open with" and then choose "Choose default program", and make sure the default program is "Microsoft Windows Based Script Host". If that doesn't work, try this from an admin cmd prompt. regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\jscript.dll [enter] HTH Ed Have you associated .js files with another application? Try this. Right-click on a .js file in Windows Explorer, choose “Open with” and then choose “Choose default program”, and make sure the default program is “Microsoft Windows Based Script Host”.
If that doesn’t work, try this from an admin cmd prompt.
regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\jscript.dll [enter]
HTH
Ed

]]> By: Rakihttp://retrohack.com/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 Raki Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:11:22 +0000 http://retrohack.com/2009/11/enabling-hyperlinks-for-remote-connections-in-windows/#comment-2683 Hiam trying to add the rdp one and when i type in rdp://fqdn, it shows this following error"--------------------------- Windows Script Host --------------------------- There is no script engine for file extension ".js".--------------------------- OK Am i doing something wrong please let me knowThanks Raki Hi

am trying to add the rdp one and when i type in rdp://fqdn, it shows this following error

“—————————
Windows Script Host
—————————
There is no script engine for file extension “.js”.

—————————
OK
Am i doing something wrong please let me know

Thanks
Raki

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