Vnc Mac

and use your favorite VNC client on the Windows machine to connect. ...

Is there an opens source VNC client so you can remote desktop from PC --> Mac?

Chicken of the VNC uses the VNC protocol, while MS Remote Desktop for the Mac uses the RDP protocol. Very different, but both allow you to control a computer remotely. ...

Investigate Chicken of the VNC. I haven't used it myself but a friend of mine was talking to me today and mentioned that he uses it. Alternative there is MS Remote Desktop Client (if you want to go Mac --> PC). And finally there is Apple Remote Desktop but this costs money...

If you have Tiger, you don't even have to install the VNC server. ...

Then, use whichever your preferred VNC client is on the Windows machine. ...

That Remote Desktop program connects to Remote Desktop Sharing services which are available on Windows XP Pro. You can get clients for PC, OS X, and now, clearly, mobile phones (supposing you have a PocketPC phone). What you're getting when you go to whatismyip.com is your external IP. My guess is, you're on broadband. When you type that in, you're getting the log-in screen...

hich is connected to my wireless router. As it is only connected to the TV and not used for internet browsing, I wanted to transfer files that I download from my Mac to it. ...

the problem is that most VNC servers are built to support the X Window System, rather than the window server we have in Mac OS X. ...

The remote Mac has refused the connection" or something similar. ...