how to solve the "zlibinstream:exceeded bytesIn" error in vnc

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yehudahs picture yehudahs · Nov 2, 2014 · Viewed 19.7k times · Source

Every now and then I get the "zlibinstream:exceeded bytesIn" error when trying to connect to my server through my vnc. Why do I get this error and how can I solve it when I get it - without restarting my server ?

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Burpy Burp picture Burpy Burp · Dec 31, 2014

Came across the same issue a couple of times. I am not aware of permanent fix, but for a quick one just change colour to Fullcolour.

For me in VNC Viewer it was in options/Expert/FullColour to true.

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