still getting connection failed, though ssh is working

vnc disconnected yesterday and since then I could not connect.

last thing I saw was screensaver on remote computer.

Steps I tried:

disabled firewall via ssh

restarted ARD using kickstarter via ssh

Anything else I could try ?

Many thanks for any suggestions.

Posted on Jan 21, 2021 3:22 AM

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Jan 22, 2021 3:52 PM in response to ilya159

Try disabling the screen saver. I would not have it active on the target as it causes problems every time for me.

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