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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:58 am
Post subject: remote desktop apps?
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Hi all,
Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
if possible an open-source solution at home.
Thanks for reading,
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:58 am
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bob prohaska's usenet account wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
> Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
> if possible an open-source solution at home.
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> bob prohaska
Have a look at OSXvnc as the sever and either Chicken of the VNC or the
faster JollysFastVNC as the client. While VNC sopports a simple
password authentication scheme, I would strongly suggest you go the
extra mile and deploy them using an SSH tunnel.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:58 am
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In article ,
bob prohaska's usenet account wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
> Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
> if possible an open-source solution at home.
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> bob prohaska
A very nice custom VNC solution is built into 10.5, if you can run that.
If not, "OSXvnc.app" and "Chicken of the VNC.app" are a nice pair.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:39 am
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:42 pm
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Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> In article ,
> bob prohaska's usenet account wrote:
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
>> Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
>> if possible an open-source solution at home.
>>
>> Thanks for reading,
>>
>> bob prohaska
>
> A very nice custom VNC solution is built into 10.5, if you can run that.
And I have to say, I've been very impressed with its performance. Blows
the socks off Chicken and Jolly's for accessing my home machine from the
office. >> Stay informed about: remote desktop apps? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:42 pm
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In article ,
Calum wrote:
> Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> > In article ,
> > bob prohaska's usenet account wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
> >> Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
> >> if possible an open-source solution at home.
> >>
> >> Thanks for reading,
> >>
> >> bob prohaska
> >
> > A very nice custom VNC solution is built into 10.5, if you can run that.
>
> And I have to say, I've been very impressed with its performance. Blows
> the socks off Chicken and Jolly's for accessing my home machine from the
> office.
At the same time, it has some rather annoying bugs. For instance, on
more than one occasion, I've found it in a state where all clicks were
registered as control- or right-clicks.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:52 pm
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In article ,
Calum wrote:
> Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
> > In article ,
> > bob prohaska's usenet account wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Do there exist any alternatives to Timbuktu Remote and Microsoft
> >> Remote Desktop for the Mac? I want to access an iMac at work, using
> >> if possible an open-source solution at home.
> >>
> >> Thanks for reading,
> >>
> >> bob prohaska
> >
> > A very nice custom VNC solution is built into 10.5, if you can run that.
>
> And I have to say, I've been very impressed with its performance. Blows
> the socks off Chicken and Jolly's for accessing my home machine from the
> office.
I haven't tried it, but do you know if the built-in solution permits
tunneling through SSH?
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Tom Stiller
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