Remote Desktop

[rayray]

Hi guys, newbie on a MAC here is there any software like remote desktop for MAC so I can access a windows server at work to manage some user settings? some people mention VNC here but I am not allow to install any program on the windows server so is there a remote desktop program like windows has? Thanks!

[boyfarrell]

Hello.

I use rdesktop, http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/

Once it is installed you simply type:
rdesktop -u <username> <IP or name>
e.g.
rdesktop -u daniel boyfarrell.com

If you don't like the command line there is a GUI called tsclient that you can also install.

The best way to get unix/linux apps for you mac is my installing darwin ports, http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/

Once darwinports is installed you can get a huge amount of free software. You would get the above by typing in the terminal,

sudo port install rdesktop
sudo port install tsclient

Then of course you could just use Mircosoft remote desktop client for mac,
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/

Dan.

[rayray]

thanks....i will try it

[blikseme300]

Originally Posted by boyfarrell

Hello.

I use rdesktop, http://sourceforge.net/projects/rdesktop/

Once it is installed you simply type:
rdesktop -u <username> <IP or name>
e.g.
rdesktop -u daniel boyfarrell.com

If you don't like the command line there is a GUI called tsclient that you can also install.

The best way to get unix/linux apps for you mac is my installing darwin ports, http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/

Once darwinports is installed you can get a huge amount of free software. You would get the above by typing in the terminal,

sudo port install rdesktop
sudo port install tsclient

Then of course you could just use Mircosoft remote desktop client for mac,
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/

Dan.

Dan, thanks for this post. I am a recent Mac convert and your post lead me into a new direction. I was not aware of the extent of the Open Darwin project. Got stuck into it as well.

Carl

[boyfarrell]

Hi,

Good to know that I've been useful!

Dan.

PS - there is also the fink.

With the fink commander GUI

Fink is quite similar to DarwinPorts the difference is that ports will always compile from source while with fink you have to choice to download a binary of source code. You can use it without the GUI in a similar way to 'ports' but using the 'apt-get' command, e.g.,

sudo apt-get install rdesktop

But I tend todo everything with the GUI when using fink.

Cheers,

Dan,

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by rayray

Hi guys, newbie on a MAC here is there any software like remote desktop for MAC so I can access a windows server at work to manage some user settings? some people mention VNC here but I am not allow to install any program on the windows server so is there a remote desktop program like windows has? Thanks!

“HOWTO use your Mac from anywhere”

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection

[rayray]

thanks guys