Alternatives to VNC

dsmcd01 · Post by **dsmcd01** » 2005-03-03 16:23

Hello...

Don't get me wrong, I've depolyed UltraVNC to dozens of clients, but one employee (re: the Boss) has 'an issue' with VNC. He's grown accustomed to WinXP's Remote Desktop speeds, and he's now switched to a Mac, but still needs to remote into a few Win32 machines that are behind a NAT firewall.

Timbuktu isn't a viable alternative because of a few port forwarding issues regarding OSX>Windows connections. WinXP Remote Desktop won't work because he needs a shared session, and Windows Remote Assistance won't because it requires an invitation.

Other than online services, can anyone think of an alternative remote access program that is multi-platform?

TIA,
D.

lizard · Post by **lizard** » 2005-03-03 19:22

Alternatives to Ultr@VNC then?
http://www.google.com/search?q=mac+vnc

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2005-03-03 21:40

install the video driver for ultravnc it makes a huge difference on speed. Atleast it did in all the testing I have done so far.

ipsec · Post by **ipsec** » 2005-03-03 21:45

Anonymous wrote:install the video driver for ultravnc it makes a huge difference on speed. Atleast it did in all the testing I have done so far.

HUH?

wwiii · Post by **wwiii** » 2005-12-07 00:46

Try the pair of freeware VNC products for Mac OS X listed in my signature below.

redge · Post by **redge** » 2006-01-13 00:29

UltraVNC WinRDP powered by xrdp
http://sc.uvnc.com/V2/winvnc+rdp.zip

2 ways connections possible:
mstsc (terminal service client) --> WinRDP, Remote Desktop, Terminal Service Server (XP Professional, NT4 TS, 2000 TS, 2003 TS
vncviewer ---> WinRDP , winvnc classic , SingleClick

try before on test computer with the clone disk of your boss