VNC

and over a LAN its just as good as being at the windows PC. If you've ever used software like VNC or something its the same sort of idea, only the RD protocol is wayyyyy faster. ...

Not networking... remote control... read the other posts. I'm not sure what VNC is. Microsoft is coming out with a remote control media system, will we have one? ...

P.S. As for VNC running VMWare over X as I am now is bassically equivalent. I also was not smart enough to be able to... ...

If you have a PC which you run all the time you should consider using VNC.

After all, don't I need physical access or VNC to control NetInfo to do the deed? ...

That's where this thread went! Why isn't this a stickey like the one in the hardware section? :p And I know this is kinda redundant as I already posted it in the hardware section. :D Anyhoo... this is my Mac running 10.2 Jaguar, controlling a Windows XP Pro computer that I was setting it up to take it to work via VNC, and a Virtual PC session of Win2K Pro... and...

I can Not establish a VNC connection between PC and Mac, no matter how I adjust the firewall. ...

Try Timbuktu... it works on PC's and Mac's and does remote desktop and file transferring. I don't use it, but my friend does and he swears by it. VNC is nice when you are trying to remotely see a UNIX desktop as in FreeBSD, Linux, Solaris... but if you are only interested in Mac to Mac, or PC to mac, give Timbuktu a try...

As far as I know the only options are VNC, or Remote Desktop. Remote desktop only works with other Macs. But before Remote Desktop you had to use VNC!!! What we really need is for Apple to release a remote desktop client for windows... Wonder if we'll ever see that happen? Actually there is also some program called Timbuktu, but I'm not to sure what it does.