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Tagged with remote-desktop vnc
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Is there a multi-user Remote Desktop app for Mac OS X? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can a Mac be used by multiple users at same time?
Is there a remote desktop app for the Mac that allows multiple people to be remoted in at the same time, similar to RDP in ...
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What's the difference between RDP vs VNC?
What's really the difference between the RDP and VNC?
They both provide the same function and features?
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How can I make VNC faster?
I need to remotely access and use my work computer a few times a week. I'm currently using UltraVNC. I want to use VNC because of the price. I've used VNC before, mostly on my own network, where it's ...
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How to improve the speed of VNC connection from Windows to Mac?
I regularly need to connect from a Windows box to an OS X box over VNC.
OS X has VNC built-in as part of its "Screen Sharing" tool, but for some reason, it's much faster to connect from OS X ...
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Is it possible to run games over remote desktop?
I'm not expecting to run hardcore games, but maybe simpler games where low frame is OK. I have a 1gbit network between my computers. How can I set up my computers so I can remotely play games?
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Mac VNC client (for controlling Mac Mini remotely)?
I recently got a Mac mini as both a media centre and a desktop computer. I'd like control it remotely, over wifi, using my MacBook.
I have the impression that what's basically needed is to enable ...
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Non-RDP remote desktop solution (for LAN - Windows Home Premium)
I was too cheap to buy Windows 7 Pro and went with Windows Home Premium, so now I'm looking for a replacement for RDP (Remote Desktop). It's been a while since I've used VNC, but the performance ...
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What protocol does TeamViewer use?
I was just teaching someone a little about SSH & VNC. I said I'd show him some things with TeamViewer. Then he asked me "Soo.. is this a VNC client?
And I wasn't sure.
What protocol does ...
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Remote Desktop for OS X that's better than VNC? [closed]
VNC just feels sluggish and inefficient, and occasionally has display glitches. On windows, I can use Remote Desktop (RDP / MSTSC), and on Linux I can use NX Server, both of which are much better ...
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How to connect to VirtualBox remote desktop client using VNC?
I am using VirtualBox 4.0 on Ubuntu Narwhal with guest OS Windows XP. I've installed the VB extensions and enabled remote access through port 3389 as suggested on several sites.
I am trying to ...
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Good video quality over VNC or RDP?
I am using a Windows 10 PC and I want to access and control it using my iPad. So I installed Microsoft Remote Desktop on my iPad. The problem is that when I play videos in remote desktop, quality is ...
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How do I remotely administer Mac OS X Snow Leopard from Windows desktop?
I have tried turning on System Preferences -> Sharing & then connecting using TightVNC in windows, but I cannot connect.
Would prefer a free option for the mac, would prefer it even more if i ...
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Remotely accessing OSX Lion from Windows in a sane manner
I have a 3-year old MacMini and 2-year old PC laptop residing on the same home 100Mb network. To manage the Mac, I did the whole screen sharing thing (basically VNC) and I connect to it from Windows ...
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What's the best(free) vnc server software [closed]
I want a good VNC server to connect to my PC from my iPhone. What's my best bet?
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Concurrent remote desktop in windows with multiple session support
I'd like to have a remote desktop solution that allows me to connect to remote PCs even while other users are logged in, using a different session. The whole idea is that the user working locally in ...
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Forcing a resolution on a computer without monitor
I have this computer running an embedded version of Windows 7 and it does not have any monitor attached. It is only accessed with VNC (alternatice for RDP) so a monitor is not needed. The problem is ...
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Is there a (free) way to set up remote desktop sharing without configuring the router?
I want to be able to access a linux machine at home from anywhere. I understand just enough about routers that I normally need some static ip address.
I have read about DynDNS, and honestly do not ...
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VNC tunnel via SSH connection
Here is the situation:
Server 1 - I have direct SSH access to this machine.
Server 2 - Can only be accessed via Server 1 (SSH).
(Both Linux boxes.)
Is there a way to set up direct VNC access to ...
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How to toggle Caps Lock status on remote Windows system?
Sometimes people turned on the Caps Lock on a remote Windows system which is running VNC service. When I connect to the remote system through VNC Viewer, the Caps Lock status on the local and remote ...
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Multiple remote desktop connections to same session
I need to connect to the remote desktop twice - because of pair programming on the remote machine - now, when one coder connects, other is disconnected.
My idea is to install tightvnc or some other ...
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Enabling RDP, or installing a VNC server, on Windows 7 from the command line
I've got a remote Win7 box that I can SSH into (via Cygwin). I apparently forgot to turn RDP on before leaving it. I've got wget accessible, but obviously no way of getting to a GUI.
Is there a way ...
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How can I leave the remote screen locked when I ARD/VNC/etc. to my Mac?
I'm currently using Jolly's Fast VNC and Mac OS X's built-in VNC server (System Preferences, Sharing, Screen Sharing) to access my iMac remotely.
Here's my problem: When I'm using the iMac remotely, ...
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Difference between vnc and Windows Remote Desktop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What’s the difference between RDP vs VNC ?
It seems to me that Windows Remote Desktop is ridiculously resource hungry and has to load up every window on the remote ...
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How to access VNC on a Linux server without having been logged in to the machine first? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically start VNC server on startup
I have a Linux server at home, and by default no-one is logged in to that box.
I'd like to establish a remote desktop connection to ...
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is there a way how to remotely control computer via USB
I am looking for a way to control my other computer (win/linux) remotely (ideally via VNC) via USB or serial - without using network or virtual network. It can be fully software based, hardware based ...
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Is a good graphics card important for remote desktop?
I'm trying to pick a laptop for working from home, where I'll be using remote desktop to connect to my machine at work. How important is it to have a good graphics card on the client machine (the ...
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Can I access my desktop over VNC at a different screen size?
I've already installed x11vnc and have it running well on my laptop upstairs. I can access my existing desktop session with no real problems, it works great. The problem I'm running into is the fact ...
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Is there a screen sharing/remote desktop app for mac that lets you use a different host screen resolution?
Ok, there are tons and tons of questions about remote desktop for mac and they're all being closed as duplicates. I however am specifically looking for one that will let me use a different resolution ...
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Copy/Paste (Clipboard like) functionality from a VNC desktop
I use TightVNC, RealVNC to access the Remote Linux(CentOS,Ubuntu) desktops by running a vncserver on the remote machine. When I connect to those servers from my Windows host:
Can I use the Copy/Paste ...
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How to setup VNC on Linux?
Is it possible to have VNC running on Ubuntu to share just 1 application running on the desktop instead of the whole desktop?
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