Mac remote desktop

[BiggAW]

I use VNC around my house to access computers remotely. While I can access my Windows machine from my Mac, I am having trouble accessing my Mac from Windows in a reliable fashion.

I am now using VineServer on the Mac and TightVNC on the PC, but after a while it will become unresponsive, and require frequent re-connects and refreshes.

Apple's Screen Sharing is amazing running from Mac to Mac, but I don't have an extra Mac for downstairs at the moment. Is there a way to access OSX's built in screen sharing from a PC? Or a better server for Mac or client for PC that will give better connectivity?

Bandwidth is not an issue, I can manage 250mbps+ between the two computers over Gigabit.

 

[LPZ]

I use VNC around my house to access computers remotely. While I can access my Windows machine from my Mac, I am having trouble accessing my Mac from Windows in a reliable fashion.

I am now using VineServer on the Mac and TightVNC on the PC, but after a while it will become unresponsive, and require frequent re-connects and refreshes.

Apple's Screen Sharing is amazing running from Mac to Mac, but I don't have an extra Mac for downstairs at the moment. Is there a way to access OSX's built in screen sharing from a PC? Or a better server for Mac or client for PC that will give better connectivity?

Bandwidth is not an issue, I can manage 250mbps+ between the two computers over Gigabit.

Isn't Apple's Screen Sharing just a VNC server? What happens if you enable Screen Sharing on the Mac and then try to connect with TightVNC (or any other client)?

 

[BiggAW]

Isn't Apple's Screen Sharing just a VNC server? What happens if you enable Screen Sharing on the Mac and then try to connect with TightVNC (or any other client)?

I think it may be, but I can't find any instructions online about how to connect to it... i.e. what port, user name and password and such...

 

[LPZ]

I think it may be, but I can't find any instructions online about how to connect to it... i.e. what port, user name and password and such...

port is 5900 by default, I think. Try a valid user name from the Mac and the associated user password.

 

[BiggAW]

port is 5900 by default, I think. Try a valid user name from the Mac and the associated user password.

I just got it to work using the "Allow VNC users to connect to this computer" option on the Mac. It's still really laggy, but I'll see if it is stable... I don't really care about the lag, all I'm doing is IM and occasionally opening iTunes just to run it's server.

 

[BiggAW]

The amusing part is that it send both of my monitors, which ends up with a lot of scrolling, but it doesn't really matter, I can just keep all the windows on the right side of the main monitor.