I have a PC and want to be able to control it with Apple Remote Desktop
2006-12-16 16:50:14 · 5 answers · asked by switchfoot fan 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The version of Apple Remote Desktop that is included with Mac OS X is only the server; if you want to control another computer, you will have to pay US$200 for the Apple Remote Desktop Administrator, which there's no reason to do.
Instead, I recommend two other possible courses of action, both of which only involve free software.
1. Get Chicken of the VNC ( http://cotvnc.sf.net ) for your Mac, and install a VNC server on your Windows box (see http://www.realvnc.com ). This solution has the benefit that you will also be able to use Apple Remote Desktop Administrator to control the Windows box, since Apple Remote Desktop is based on the VNC protocol.
2. Turn on remote access on the Windows box, and put Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection ( http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient ) on your Mac. The advantage of this solution is that you will not need to install any additional software on your Windows box.
2006-12-16 16:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by MarnenLK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the OSX TS Client can connect to a Windows PC. For reference only XP Pro, not Home allows remote connections without the PC asking for "Remote Support".
2006-12-16 16:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by MS_TechHelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 02:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know **** about macs really but try appletalk protocol i believe it can talk with tcp/ip and vice versa..
2006-12-16 16:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by keith s 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://macs.about.com/cs/tipstutorials/a/xp_osx_sharing.htm
2006-12-16 16:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋