[Techtalk] TeamViewer problems (was: Setting up an ADSL router for remote access)

[David Sumbler]

I have now got TeamViewer 11.0.53191 installed on both my Desktop
computer my Laptop.  Both are currently connected to my router, the
Desktop via a wired connection and the Laptop via wifi.

I have already described what happens when I use TeamViewer on the
Desktop machine to try to control the Laptop: control seems to work
pretty well.  But changes to the display are not echoed on the Desktop's
monitor, so the connection is effectively unusable.

When I tried to control the desktop computer from the laptop, it was
more successful.  All went well for a while, but then the connection
seemed to fail in both directions: the Laptop no longer influenced the
Desktop, nor were any changes in the Desktop's display echoed in the
TeamViewer window on the Laptop.  

However, after a few more attempts it seems that the problem is this: if
I remotely change to a different workspace, then sometimes the change of
workspace is seen in the Laptop's window and at other times the echo
display gets stuck at the workplace switcher itself (although the change
to the new workspace has happened on the Desktop machine.)  At that
point, the Laptop no longer has any control over the other computer, and
any changes in the Desktop display are not echoed.  However, if by using
the Desktop's own mouse or keyboard I change back to the original
workspace, then the Laptop display will show this again, and also regain
its ability to control the Desktop computer remotely.

In other words it seems as if, by using my Laptop rather than my Desktop
computer as the controlling machine, I can get a usable connection so
long as I remember not to attempt to change workspaces.  This is less
than ideal, but is certainly usable.

Any further suggestions about how I might use the Desktop computer as a
controlling machine (which would be preferable to using the Laptop),
and/or how to get around the restriction of having to work on one
workspace will be gratefully received!

David












On Wed, 2015-12-30 at 14:00 +0100, Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
> On 30-12-15 12:35, David Sumbler wrote:
> > On Wed, 2015-12-30 at 00:21 +0100, Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
> >> The problem you are describing, can be caused on either your computer or
> >> hers. That is why i ask whether you also get this problem when you try
> >> to use Teamviewer to control another computer then your friends. If the
> >> problem also appears in that case, the issue in probably in the video
> >> control on your computer.
> >>
> >> So trying to determine on which side of the link to look for a solution ;)
> >   
> > As mentioned in my previous email, my latest attempts were made using my
> > own laptop as the "remote" machine - I am not in possession of my
> > friend's computer at the moment.  So, yes, logically I suppose the
> > problem must be with my own desktop computer.
> >
> > I'll try installing the full TeamViewer on my laptop when I have the
> > time, and see whether I get better results using that as the local
> > machine.
> Thank you, this was double checking, as i got a bit confused with the 
> remainder of the information ;)
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2015-12-29 at 18:39 -0500, Little Girl wrote:
> >> TeamViewer is extremely picky about versions. Are you both using the
> >> same version of TeamViewer?
> > I just ran the TeamViewer Quick Support module on the remote machine - I
> > have not (yet) installed the full version on that computer.  I have
> > version 11 on the local machine.
> My experience with teamviewer is that in case of a version mismatch it 
> will complain and refuse to work at all (and tell you to upgrade).
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2015-12-29 at 21:16 -0800, Deborah Gronke Bennett wrote:
> >> I would experiment with the "View" menu. My remote computer has two
> >> monitors. I have to select "show all active monitors" and then
> >> "View"->"Best Fit" to get a workable display.
> > I'll certainly try this when I have a chance.
> >   
> >> You might also experiment with what driver you are using in Ubuntu. Some
> >> graphics devices work better or worse if you use the proprietary driver
> >> or the generic driver. (I suggest this since you also had problems with
> >> other programs, which points more to a driver problem with your display).
> > 'sudo lshw -C display' gives:
> >
> >    *-display
> >         description: VGA compatible controller
> >         product: GT216 [GeForce GT 220]
> >         vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
> >         physical id: 0
> >         bus info: pci at 0000:01:00.0
> >         version: a2
> >         width: 64 bits
> >         clock: 33MHz
> >         capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
> >         configuration: driver=nouveau latency=0
> >         resources: irq:16 memory:fd000000-fdffffff memory:e0000000-efffffff memory:de000000-dfffffff ioport:cc00(size=128) memory:fe900000-fe97ffff
> Both nouveau and the driver from NVidia have pro and con. I usually use 
> the nvidia provided driver although nouveau has made great steps in the 
> last years.
> You could try with the NVidia provided driver (which is different yet 
> from nvidiafb).
> 
> In Debian this is package nvidia-driver to obtain the NVidia proprietary 
> driver. I expect Ubuntu to use a similar name.
> 
> Rudy
> >
> > The relevant section of the output from 'lspci -v' says:
> >
> > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GT216 [GeForce GT 220] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
> > 	Subsystem: ZOTAC International (MCO) Ltd. Device 1132
> > 	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
> > 	Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
> > 	Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
> > 	Memory at de000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
> > 	I/O ports at cc00 [size=128]
> > 	Expansion ROM at fe900000 [disabled] [size=512K]
> > 	Capabilities: <access denied>
> > 	Kernel driver in use: nouveau
> > 	Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb
> >
> > Do you think that I should experiment with the nvidiafb driver?  I don't
> > have any issues at all with my video display, except when trying to view
> > remote desktops.
> >
> > David
> >
>