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Have successfully setup a Airport network. The clients are a Windows XP Desktop (USB ADSL Modem) and my new 12" Powerbook. Everything is working just fine. I am looking for an application where I can control the desktop of the Windows XP through my Powerbook. Something similar like Netmeeting. I am still new to the Mac world, thanks in advance for any response.
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Join Date: May 1999
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Or VNC or Timbuktu which are both 2-way apps (Mac can control PC, and PC can control Mac)
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Gods don't kill people - people with Gods kill people.
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Originally posted by Camelot:
Or VNC or Timbuktu which are both 2-way apps (Mac can control PC, and PC can control Mac)
RDC is 100 times faster.
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Originally posted by wallinbl:
RDC is 100 times faster.
Thanks for all the replies. Excellent. I have already downloaded RDC. Do i have to configure anything on my XP Home? it states it only supports XP Professional editon. anyone who has a different experience?
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Originally posted by cube4all:
Thanks for all the replies. Excellent. I have already downloaded RDC. Do i have to configure anything on my XP Home? it states it only supports XP Professional editon. anyone who has a different experience?
Ack, if you're running XP Home then I don't think you can access your PC through RDC. XP Pro has terminal services (which is what RDC uses to connect) built-in, but this was one of the features Microsoft left out of the home version of the OS. In this case, using VNC (Server for Windows) (Client for Mac) , which won't be as fast as RDC, but should work fine for occasional use. If you're planning on doing a lot of work remotely, if might be worth it to buy Timbuktu or to upgrade on XP Pro (You can usually find Upgrade CDs for pretty cheap on eBay).
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Thanks for the tip. you are right VNC is quite slow, so I will have to search on for that XP upgrade.
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