Remote Desktop Connection Mac and PC, neat stuff.

[Faustus]

Any mac users that do not know this, just thought I might pass this along to you if you also have PCs.

XP as many know has some remote desktop software built in, you simply check a box so that remotely you can log in from another machine, but you must have the proper client software to do so. Enter Remote Desktop Connection Client 1.0.2 for Mac.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c58ace91-d209-4b2b-82ff-beae4...displaylang=en

I tend to run a high rez about 1280x1024, so I run an Athlon XP 2200+ at 1024x768 so that the entire desktop can fit on a single screen. Now I can run a few PC apps on my mac. It even has an option to auto mount your Macs hard drive on the PC so that you can copy files back and forth.

If this isn't new to you, ignore it. If it is, let me say its very cool. Yeah its basicly just VNC, but its VNC any user should be able to setup knowing very little about what they are doing.

Shot of it in action:

http://www.crystalmidnight.com/action.jpg

[tekkieman]

I run remote desktop to my systems at work, and to access client machines in remote areas. Didn't know it was available for Mac to PC. Good news! Thanks.

[Faustus]

I run remote desktop to my systems at work, and to access client machines in remote areas. Didn't know it was available for Mac to PC. Good news! Thanks.

Mac Based VNC clients have been around a long time. But between XP and OSX this software makes the setup and use even easier then standard VNC.

[tekkieman]

I run remote desktop to my systems at work, and to access client machines in remote areas. Didn't know it was available for Mac to PC. Good news! Thanks.

Mac Based VNC clients have been around a long time. But between XP and OSX this software makes the setup and use even easier then standard VNC.

That's what I meant. I've been running WinVNC for years. I don't really need Mac-PC, but for the support staff where I work, it might be a nice option.

For the stuff I do, it's always been one of:
VPN with Teminal Services or WinVNC
Remote Desktop
NetMeeting
Webex

[mujahid7ia]

I run remote desktop to my systems at work, and to access client machines in remote areas. Didn't know it was available for Mac to PC. Good news! Thanks.

Mac Based VNC clients have been around a long time. But between XP and OSX this software makes the setup and use even easier then standard VNC.

Does the Windows thing have any advantages over normal VNC clients/servers? I use TightVNC.

[Faustus]

I run remote desktop to my systems at work, and to access client machines in remote areas. Didn't know it was available for Mac to PC. Good news! Thanks.

Mac Based VNC clients have been around a long time. But between XP and OSX this software makes the setup and use even easier then standard VNC.

Does the Windows thing have any advantages over normal VNC clients/servers? I use TightVNC.

I've not used normal VNC really before, the one time I tried the documentation on the setup sucked.

I can say that I can decide what rez the remote machien runs, how many colors it uses, map my local drives to the remote machine, and a number of other things before I even connect to the system. Also I can make it play sounds either on the remote machine or the local one.

[Faustus]

In a change of the config the VPN like connetion now moves over a Firewire network between the 2 boxes instead of the primary network. File trasfers are almost seemless now.

One problem I've run into however. The auto connect to local drives works, but sometimes longer file names freaks it out. So instead I turned that off and manually open the remote machien via normal networking. Works great that way.