Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac in All Things Macintosh

Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac in All Things Macintosh http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20115141 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:26:38 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:26:38 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118840 jons : Actually, I've been using logmein for awhile on a number of PCs, but I didn't realize they had finally come out with a Mac version! I'll be using that from now on, probably. Logmein makes things very easy.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118840 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:05:10 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118829 jons : Thanks! That helps a bit...
Still not as nice as ARD, and this Mac and PC are on the same subnet! In fact, they're sitting right next to each other on the floor! :D
Really the connection's not what I'd expect - maybe I need to try another vnc viewer...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20118829 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:03:10 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115749 Phucker : i second logmein.com

too easy ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115749 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:22:52 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115712 bbarrera : Vine Server offers better performance than Apple's bundled VNC because you can connect at lower color depths -- important when connecting over the Internet (except for lucky few with very high upstream bandwidth).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115712 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:17:45 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115645 Zyncotl :

said by bobrk

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I just know it's on my desktop PeeCee. I don't know anything about the servers, so I should probably crawl back into my hole now.

On xp right click my computer and choose properties. Select the remote tab and in the bottom half of the screen choose "allow users to connect remotely to this computer". Now you can use the remote desktop connection option from start-programs-accessories-communications to connect to the pc, or use CoRD or the RDP linked earlier to connect from a mac.

OR

You can install a vnc client/server package (ultravnc for example).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115645 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:07:00 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115579 babwas : After talking with one of my co-workers, we decided to set up a test machine and try out some of the different options that are out there. With all of the suggestions I am sure we can find a solution that everyone will like.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115579 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:56:53 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115456 bobrk : I just know it's on my desktop PeeCee. I don't know anything about the servers, so I should probably crawl back into my hole now.
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said by bobrk

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I thought RDC was built into all micro$oft winders products. All you have to do is turn it on, which may or may not be allowed.

I don't think so. All server products have terminal services and I believe starting with XP, the desktops do...Win2k you could install the service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115445 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:31:49 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115349 Zyncotl : There is no need to run vine server. All you have to do is enable Apple Remote Desktop, then select options, and enable vnc connections with password.

Both CoRD and the Windows Remote Desktop tool work great. If you want to share the desktop with the user you can install ultravnc on your windows machine and connect with Chicken of the VNC.

For a fun trick you can use ssh and vnc to make a tunnel to your network and securely administrate your machines from outside of your house. If interested I can post some details on how to use ssh tunneling to do this.
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said by jons

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I run Redstone Software's Vine VNC server on my Mac, and then use UltraVNC viewer on my PC to connect. Works decently enough, not great...

Try configuring UltraVNC to connect to your Mac using 8-bit or 16-bit color depth instead of the default 24-bit color depth. You'll see a big interactivity improvement at the expense of some eye candy. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115196 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:50:11 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115141 bobrk :

said by Mauricio9

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Reverse question: is it possible to use a mac to connect to a Windows Remote Desktop server on which you have an account but are not allowed to install your server software of choice?

I thought RDC was built into all micro$oft winders products. All you have to do is turn it on, which may or may not be allowed.
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STFU & RTFM | Iraq Coalition Deaths | bobrk]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115141 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:41:46 EDT Re: Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20115128 LaWirelesWeb : i use timbuktu mostly mac to pc for multi monitor support but it will do pc to mac also.

i also use rdc for mac to pc only.
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or you can use VNC]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20112459 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:43:55 EDT Remote desktop from a pc to a mac http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20112434 babwas : Is there a way to remote into a Mac from a pc? If so what is the easiest way to do this? I have experience doing this from a Mac at home to a pc at work, but have never needed to go from a pc to a Mac.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20112434 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:40:24 EDT