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Is Remote Utilities service Down

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 17, 2020 8:37:31 am EST
Hello Nasser,

Thank you for your message.

Our Internet-ID servers are up and running right now. It seems that there was some short downtime period, but we will additionally check our ID servers, just to see if everything works properly. We will let you know if there are any updates on the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please let us know if you have other questions or need further assistance.

Beta testing: Remote Utilities for macOS/Linux

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 16, 2020 5:38:40 pm EST
Hello Richard,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, multiple monitors support is not implemented in the Viewer for Mac/Linux yet. However, we plan to add it in the subsequent updates. Sorry for the inconvenience.

In addition, please note that we have moved your question to another topic related to Viewer for Mac/Linux. In this topic, you can also find a full list of features currently available in Viewer for Mac/Linux, as well as the features that we plan to implement in our future updates - please see the very first message in the topic here.

Hope that helps.

2-Factor authentication not working on windows server 2019 (workgroup)

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 16, 2020 5:25:01 pm EST
Hello Darryl,

Thank you for your message.

The issue might be caused by the wrong token being stored on the Windows Server 2019 machine. Please try the following:
1. Open the Windows Run dialog (Win+R) and type in regedit.exe to open the Windows registry editor.
2. Locate the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Usoris\Remote Utilities Host\Host\Parameters and delete it.
3. Reinstall the Host from the vanilla Host installer or your custom Host installer and see if the issue with the 2FA still persists.

In addition, in case if you use version 6.10.10.0 of Remote Utilities or any other older version, please try updating to the latest 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version, as the issue might have already been resolved in the latest release.
The latest 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version is available for the download on this page. Please make sure to update both Viewer and Host to the same version as the version mismatch might lead to performance issues or some features not working.

Please let us know if this worked for you or if the issue persists.

Beta testing: Remote Utilities for macOS/Linux

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 16, 2020 4:54:46 pm EST
Hello Emiliano,

Thank you for your message.

Vasilis has noted correctly in the message above - unfortunately, File Transfer connection mode is yet to be implemented in Viewer for Mac/Linux. You can see the full list of features available in Viewer for Mac/Linux as well as the features that are going to be implemented in subsequent updates here, in the very first message.

In case if you mean something else, please let us know.

Hope that helps.

RU Remote Printing Failure

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 16, 2020 2:58:34 pm EST
Hello George,

Thank you for your message.

Could you please try updating to the latest 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version and see if the issue persists after the update? It might be that the issue was already resolved in the latest update. Please note that despite its name, the 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version is a fully functional release as it only consists of bug fixes and improvements.
The latest 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version is available for the download on this page.
When updating Remote Utilities please make sure to update both Host and Viewer as the version mismatch might lead to performance issues or some features not working.

In addition, in case if the issue persists after updating to the latest version, please try deleting the contents of the following folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Remote Utilities - Host\Printer\Common and see if this helps to resolve the issue.

Please let me know if the solutions above did not help and the issue persists.

MSI Install via GPO

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 16, 2020 2:00:20 pm EST
Hello Matthew,

Thank you for the update.

We had issues with excessive dropouts when using the beta2 viewer and 6.10 hosts. However, we have updated our self hosted server to beta2 and that has helped enormously. So currently, our overall configuration is Self Hosted Server 2.9B2, Viewer 6.10.10, Hosts 6.10.10.

Please note that it's not recommended to use Viewer and Host of different versions as the version mismatch might cause performance issues. Of course, we try to maintain as much backward compatibility as possible, but we cannot guarantee that it does not affect connection speed/performance.

With regard to the group policy, although I cannot rule out some sort of specific GP config creating the issue, if this is cause, then it is something we are replicating as we have faced this issue across about 10 different client sites, all with completely independent GP and AD implementations.

I've additionally checked on the issue with our developers and they confirmed that it's caused by some GPO settings. Unfortunately, this is something that you need to refer to your system administrator and ask them to further investigate the issue. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please let us know if you have other questions.

Beta testing: Remote Utilities for macOS/Linux

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 13, 2020 5:02:28 pm EST
Hello everyone,

This is to inform you that we've fixed the bug that was causing Viewer to freeze when launched on macOS Big Sur.

The latest version 1.0.6.q Beta 6 of Viewer for Mac with the implemented bug fix is available on this page.

However, please note that currently, there are some issues with the downloading button, we're currently working on fixing this. We will notify everyone in this thread once the issue is fixed and the updated Viewer for Mac is available for the download. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Once the above issue is fixed, please re-download the updated Beta version of Viewer for Mac and see if this helps to resolve the issue.

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Black screen for some log ins and works fine for others?

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 13, 2020 1:30:32 pm EST
Hello Jennifer,

Thank you for your message.

Could you please try enabling the Use legacy capture mode feature in the Host Settings -> Other tab and see if this helps to resolve the issue? Please make sure to restart the Host after enabling the feature in order for the changes to be applied.

In addition, here's a related KB article that might provide a helpful solution.

Finally, in case if you use version 6.10.10.0 or an older version of Remote Utilities, then please try updating to our latest 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 version as the issue might have been fixed in the latest update. Version 6.12.2.0 Beta 2 is available for download on this page. When updating, please make sure to update both Viewer and Host/Agent to the same version as the version mismatch might lead to performance issues or other features not working.

Please let us know if the solutions above did not help and the issue persists.

Log in User and Password on Android

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 13, 2020 12:51:56 pm EST
Hello Juan,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, RU Security authentication method is yet to be implemented for mobile Viewer, Single password is the only method available for mobile Viewer. However, we plan to implement a full-fledged address book along with other authentication methods in our future updates for mobile Viewer. Unfortunately, we cannot provide any specific ETA on this. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Please let us know if you have other questions.

Multi Monitor on remote and problems with Blank Screen

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Nov 13, 2020 10:01:51 am EST
Hello Will,

Thank you for the provided log files.

I've examined the logs and noticed the following error entry:
Internet-ID: Unable to connect to ID server. Address: id.remoteutilities.com; Port: 443; Socket Error # 11002 (EIdSocketError)
As quoted from Windows Sockets Error Codes:
WSATRY_AGAIN
11002
Nonauthoritative host not found.
This is usually a temporary error during host name resolution and means that the local server did not receive a response from an authoritative server. A retry at some time later may be successful.

This error entry might be pointing at some connectivity issues with our servers at the Host end. Specifically, this could be caused (from our prior experience) not even by the Host computer itself but rather a network router through which the Host accesses the Internet.

Could you please, if possible, try connecting from the same Viewer to some other Host located in another network and see if the issue occurs in this scenario as well? This will help us to isolate the issue to see if it's caused by the unstable connectivity at the Host's side or if there might be some other reason.

Looking forward to your reply.