Hello Everyone

Now I have good news:

Yeaterday I updated my CS3 Plus to newest version and I saw that in Web-server is very good news:



Look at the bottom left side of the screen:


Steps to use the CS3 screen server

     Start the CS3 screen server
     Open your VNC viewer
     Enter the IP of your CS3 + port 5900. Ex .: 192.168.1.5:5900

I did downloaded and installed VNC-wiever and YES YES YES
There it is real good PC-connection to CS3.
I have not tested it much but it seems to work fine.

The most important thing is IMHO, that Märklin use all ready made and tested third party software with they special software. It is good, very good.

I will get back to this thread and tell you my experiences around this feature later, now I am doing work with Routes and there is much to do in that area.

Meanwhile Happy Training

Regards

Jukka

I don't know if you really need the VNC Viewer.

I was able to just type in the IP address for the CS3+ in my Firefox web browser and it gets the same image as you posted for the CS3.

Unless the VNC Viewer allows you to operate the CS3+ remotely from the PC.

Thanks Jukka.

More good news. The MAINStation on iPad also works.

Pieter

so a couple questions:

Do you have to download and install VNC Connect to the CS3+?
And then download and install RealVNC Viewer to your desktop computer?
Or did you just install the RealVNC Viewer to your desktop, enter the CS3+ IP address +5900 and go from there?

See here:
https://www.realvnc.com/docs/get-connected.html

and here:
https://www.realvnc.com/docs/faq...d.html#faq-get-connected

This seems to be a good way to remotely control the CS3+. And not wait for software from Marklin?

Goood Morning





Just download VNC-Viewer and install it to your desktop or laptop.

Then open on your dektop/laptos web-brouser and connect to your CS3 normally.
Start CS3's screen server:


after that open vnc-server an make connection to CS3, post 5900

You dont't need to download and install any VNC-Server-software to your Laptotp/dekstop BUT . . . I you wnat start playing with more conplicated Internet connections with your friends who also have CS3 then you need also VNC-server.


I do not recommend playing with VNC server at all, use just VNC-viewer.


One thing I have to say considering VNC-connections over all.

Virtual world in PC is quite old technology, and it its quite complicated to get all functioning reliable( because there are computers with very very complicated programs).
Even though software companies has tested their products very carefully not all rare and complicated situations are taken care. So my proposal is that you should use only those software that Märklin use in this VNC-case. There are many other products and they might work just OK if all has made " by the book" using proven standards.


Those who will try other software please tell as others your experiences and feelings

Happy Training all

Regards

Jukka

Maybe we need Phd in electronics to play with our trains from now on.

Well, I'm doing something wrong. VNC gets rejected by the CS3+.

I can open the CS3+ by inserting the IP address into my FireFox browser and that opens up fine.
Then when I start VNC Viewer and try to connect to the same IP address with :5900, the CS3+ rejects the connection.

Any ideas help?

I am still missing something. Start the "server" inside the CS3. How? Do I still have to install VNC Server into the CS3?

Thanks

Hello,

You have older version of webserver than I have. That is the reason you cannot make VNC-connectios yet.

You have to wait for updates first. Updates will came in near future, be patient.


Someone in another thread said that märklin give updates only to few devices for beta testing. It seems that I have that kind of device.
I suppose they can choose who can be beta-tester by using series number of CS3 and CS3 Plus.

I hope you will receive needed updates soon

Regards

Jukka

That would explain it.
I thought my router may be blocking the VNC but maybe not.
Thanks,

Hi,



Just buy a Nano Router / Wireless Access Point like a TP-Link TL-WR702N. It comes with a USB and RJ45 cable and could be directly connected to the two ports on the right of CS3. I think I paid 20€ for it and it works perfect.

Kind regards
Jörg

I purchased the TL-WR802N nano router and I couldn't seem to connect my desktop PC via wifi to the nano router that was connected to the CS3+.

BUT!! After an on-line chat with a TP-Link support agent, I was able to get the Nano configured.

I couldn't configure the Nano from my PC via tplinkwifi.net or tplinklogin.net. The former would say not connected to the network and the latter would log into my existing router. Then I tried moving the Nano over to my existing router and still could not configure it. However, with the help of the on-line chat agent, I was able to log into the Nano using my smart phone and configured it as a client.

I then logged into my existing router and got the Nano IP address from the list of DHCP clients, I was then able to log into the Nano from my PC. This would give me the Nano maintenance page.

I then moved the Nano over to the CS3+ and it powered up fine.

Now from my desktop PC, I could log into the CS3+ using the CS3+ IP address. Behold! The CS3+ is now a wifi device. From there you start the CS3+ server and then VNC Viewer. Just a little lag between mouse action on the PC to what happens on the CS3+ but not much.

So there is no support in the CS3 for a USB wifi stick?

Like this for $US 8 ?

https://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW...;keywords=usb+stick+wifi

Um, how can I use vnc with CS2
All indications are that I can't