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Easier way to remote control Mac via Apple Remote Desktop

Posted By Raymond In Category: Apple Mac OS X // Computer

Apr
14
2006

Yesterday I blogged about remote controlling Mac OS X from Windows by installing VNC server on Mac OS X which is very troublesome due to the conflict with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) on port 5900.
Today I found a much easier way to access Mac OS X via Windows.


It is also being done using VNC Viewer but this time without installing anything on Mac OS X.
Just merely a single check and that enables you to remote control Mac OS X from Windows via VNC Viewer.
Here’s the simple step to remote control Mac OS X via Windows with VNC Viewer…
1. Go to System Preferences from your Mac OS X Dock.

2. Click on Sharing
Mac OS X System Sharing

3. Check on the Apple Remote Desktop to enable service. After that click on Access Privileges…
Mac OS X Apple Remote Desktop settings

4. Make sure you check everything and finally the most important box to enable by checking is “VNC viewers may control screen with password:”
VNC viewers may control screen with password

Once you’ve done all that, you do NOT need to install any third-party VNC server such as OSXvnc or cotvnc on your Apple Mac OS X.
You can now use any VNC Viewer from your Windows operating system to remote control your Apple Mac OS X.

Isn’t that cool ;)


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    • victor

      Great info!

      I tried it and it worked within my network, but when I tried connecting via the internet it did not work. I tried opening a port on my router, but it still not work.

      Does this work internally only?

    • http://www.sjobeck.com/apple/ Jason Sjobeck

      This is great but how does an Apple user do the equivalent of “add new client”?

      We use ultraVNC with one-click for Windows users but need something just like it for the Apple.

      Thanks.

      jbs

    • http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30668 OSX

      http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30668

      Schnitz Remote Lite

      why isnt there something just this simple on the pc??!

    • johnboy

      This is perfect, just what I was looking for, thanks!

    • Will

      Bonjour, est ce possible avec ce genre de technique d’

    • http://nonplus.us igel musik

      Apple\\\’s VNC implementation is very unstable and crashes frequently in Panther and Tiger so it\\\’s still better to use Vine for VNC. It might be better in Leotard, but I doubt it.

      I fail to see the cause of any conflicts. Change the port in Vine. and/or turn off ARD. I have Vine running on half a dozen macs in various locations on and off-site.

      {{ Why isn\\\’t there anything this easy for PC? There is but it\\\’s only for people who can read and/or use a search engine }}

    • Marco

      Ho provato come dici ma se dal pc usando vnc viewer (ultima rel 4.4.2) mi dice che
      \\\\\\\”il server is not-standard and may fail to work\\\\\\\” …. or use protocol 3.3 option.

      Comunque vado avanti dando okay…inserisco la password per un attima appare \\\\\\\”penso\\\\\\\” lo schermo del mac e poi sparisce tutto….

      Grazie

    • Marco

      Ho provato come dici ma se dal pc usando vnc viewer (ultima rel 4.4.2) mi dice che
      \”il server is not-standard and may fail to work\” …. or use protocol 3.3 option.

      Comunque vado avanti dando okay…inserisco la password per un attima appare \”penso\” lo schermo del mac e poi sparisce tutto….

      Grazie

    • Brock

      I can connect through the internet, but as soon as i enter my password, it dissapears. What is up>?

    • dcnp

      {{I can connect through the internet, but as soon as i enter my password, it dissapears. What is up>?}}

      I have the same exact problem. And if I physically go to the Mac and change a setting, I come back to the PC and RealVNC posts a message indicating that I\’ve been disconnected…yet I never saw the remote window open?!?
      Anyone have any ideas as to the cause of this problem?

    • mzbirka

      {{I can connect through the internet, but as soon as i enter my password, it dissapears. What is up>?}}

      The builtin vnc server only accepts connection with FULL colors and is picky about encodings. So try that. It behaves exactly like this if colors or encoding doesn’t match.

    • Brock

      {{I can connect through the internet, but as soon as i enter my password, it dissapears. What is up>?}}

      Figured it out. The settings on VNC need to be set to AUTO. If you specify a lower setting for the connection, it will drop as soon as you connect.

    • irek

      I do not see the same you are showing on the screen

    • ray

      It works but every time my mac reboots I have to restart the service. It shows that it is running but I can’t connect to the mac unless I stop and start the service.

    • kdigger

      Excellent! No extra software and it works perfect! thank you very much!

    • Kristian Pontus

      WORKS PERFECTLY!!!AWSOME.Thanks for the tip:) I`m having a mac server and i can connect tu it from my pc laptop:) Thnx:)

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