Port Mapper doesn't run behind lock screen

[steveklein]

I have a windows 2003 server, that is running AnalogX PortMapper, which allows a VNC connection to be mapped to a terminal connected to the server on the local network. The connection and mapping work as long as a user is logged in, but the server auto logs out and users after 5 minutes of inactivity, and then shows the lock screen. At that point the VNC Viewer is unable to connect.

I can ping the server but not the terminal on that port, so i'm guessing it's getting stopped at the point PortMapper should be forwarding.

Any ideas?

 

[TonHu]

If the user is logged out then the portmapper app is terminated, and so no linger running.
You could try to run the portmapper as a service (or in service-mode if it supports that) because that's the way to go for apps that need to be running without a user logged in.
An alternative is not to logout the user, but just to start the screensaver that activates the logon screen (like <Win>+L pressed).

 

[steveklein]

That's what i was thinking. In 2003 is it still necessary to use instsrv and srvany from the Resource Kit? Or is there another way to do this?

thanks in advance.