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Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:12 am
by kappage
im having trouble connecting to my vista based pc with my mac using this program
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/r ... fault.mspx

And imusing the remote accessthingo that vista has in remote settings.

I keep getting the same error saying that there is no such PC on the requested IP
Any ideas? :-k

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:17 am
by bubba
Remote desktop is turned on right? Not "remote assistance", but remote desktop.

Right click on My Computer >Remote tab >lower half check "allow all versions of remote desktop"

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:09 am
by kappage
Yea thats turned on bubba, there are several computers on the network do i need to do anything special because of this?

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:28 am
by Darkstar
is there an entry in the firewall for it?

:drinkers:

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:33 am
by bubba
Check the Firewall and also check to make sure its not hibernating or sleeping. PC's wont wake up for remote connections.

Are you using the IP or the PC name to locate the PC. Looking through the help files on your link it looks like you have to use the PC name not the IP.

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:13 pm
by kappage
I actually had to turn on the firewall to use it. but yes it is allowed acessok buba might have a quik look now

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:15 pm
by Major_A
What about using Apple's Bonjour? From what I remember it was pretty easy to setup and use.

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:43 am
by kappage
Major_A wrote:What about using Apple's Bonjour? From what I remember it was pretty easy to setup and use.
Never heard of it? Care to explain?

Re: Remote Desktop Client

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:41 am
by kenc51
kappage wrote:
Major_A wrote:What about using Apple's Bonjour? From what I remember it was pretty easy to setup and use.
Never heard of it? Care to explain?
It's just Apples "RDP Client / Server" program. It also uses "zeroconf" to broadcast the pc's netbios name around the network; so you can go to "network neighbourhood" in windows to find it