VNC... and patience....

[whyrichard]

Hello good mac people,


i will be needing to control my desktop pc from afar via my mac, and would like to enact vnc. but have not the slightest idea how to do so.


where do i begin this search?
any advice or instructions?


r.

 

[plinden]

1. download from http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html
2. install on your PC
3. set up as a service to run on boot
4. download http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/
5. install on your Mac
6. configure your PC firewall to open the vnc ports
7. connect and play around
8. give up because it's too slow
9. set up MS's remote desktop access (assuming you have XP Pro - otherwise you're out of luck)
10. download http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient
11. install on your Mac
12. configure the client for minimum eye candy
13. connect and find it's faster than vnc, but still not very usable
14. wipe windows and install linux on your PC
15. set up vnc server to use a low bandwidth desktop manager like windowmaker
16. connect using chicken of the vnc
17. find it's now usable, but you can't of course run any windows apps

 

[jeremy.king]

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14. wipe windows and install linux on your PC
15. set up vnc server to use a low bandwidth desktop manager like windowmaker
16. connect using chicken of the vnc
17. find it's now usable, but you can't of course run any windows apps

Who needs a VNC'ed linux GUI when SSH will do?

 

[Queso]

If the PC is running Windows XP you could use Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client. Much faster than VNC.

You'll find it on their Mactopia website here:-

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient

EDIT: Just read the existing replies above. Is there an echo in here?

 

[zach]

1. download from http://www.tightvnc.com/download.html
2. install on your PC
3. set up as a service to run on boot
4. download http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/
5. install on your Mac
6. configure your PC firewall to open the vnc ports
7. connect and play around
8. give up because it's too slow
9. set up MS's remote desktop access (assuming you have XP Pro - otherwise you're out of luck)
10. download http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient
11. install on your Mac
12. configure the client for minimum eye candy
13. connect and find it's faster than vnc, but still not very usable
14. wipe windows and install linux on your PC
15. set up vnc server to use a low bandwidth desktop manager like windowmaker
16. connect using chicken of the vnc
17. find it's now usable, but you can't of course run any windows apps

i lol'd.

 

[plinden]

Who needs a VNC'ed linux GUI when SSH will do?

Just spotted this question ... VNC will keep your state. For instance, I VNC into the same VNC server on my Linux box both at work and from home. This means I can leave work, drive home, sit down at my Mac and continue working from exactly the same place I left off. No need to open up xterms and cd into the correct directory - heck, although I'm not an IDE user usually, I've been working with eclipse today ... no problems using it via VNC.