VNC

The screen sharing interface is not as fully interactive as using VNC or Apple Remote Desktop, however, it is very fast. The default uses 256 colors, and remote screens load in a snap. ...

Try and disable the BonJour option in Chicken of the VNC and see if it still maintains the connection. ...

No, I did enable that and rebooted. So I think I'm good in that respect. Could there be another reason. Note, I've noticed this sort of activity on other Macs running Chicken of the VNC connecting to OSXVNC/Vine... sometimes it seems that if I reboot the client machine (COVNC), then it will connect to the server.. but it seems to be sporadic.. i get the dialog that says...

In the Vine Server application, there's a section where you can enable it to launch on system startup. Once you enable that, Vine Server will have its VNC daemon start on bootup so that it's always running even when a user is not logged into the desktop. ...

the only issue I'm having with Vine Server and Chicken of the VNC is that I lose the connection on User Account Logout. ...

Yes, it does conflict. I prefer using Vine Server over the included VNC option under the Sharing pane of System Preferences because Vine Server gives you a lot more options and is more stable in my experience. ...

Does the Mac's "Remote Desktop" sharing "Allow VNC Connections" preference conflict with Vine Server? ...

I use Chicken of the VNC as a client on the Mac and Vine Server as a VNC server for my Mac. So far, both have been very stable for me. However, remember that VNC is insecure unless you tunnel it through SSH. ...

Im having the same issue. I just bought an airport and it seems that the port mapping simply does not work. I have tried everything to get vnc and my sling box to work over the WAN and nothing will connect. Not even FTP access. ...

or if the mac is steadily on, you could either ssh to it or use Remote Desktop or VNC if you want to access the mail application located on your mac itself? ...