RDP Equivalent for OSX? Remote connect from PC to MAC non VNC

Timbuktu from Netopia would be one possibility. "Best" and "cheap" are rather mutually exclusive terms, though. If you want cheap, VNC is your solution. If you want best, expect to pay for it.

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I agree with Dave on the "best" vs "cheap". Microsoft used to charge quite a bit for RDP (a.k.a.: Terminal Server) in the past before they started including a single user license "for free" in certain versions of Windows. 😉 (You're paying for RDP since RDP server is only included in the more expensive Windows XP-Pro, Vista Business/Ultimate or Windows 7 Pro/Ultimate. None of the cheaper Windows Home versions have RDP server.)

Thinking outside the box a bit, perhaps something like GoToMyPC or LogMeIn. LogMeIn has a free version that works for PC and Mac. And there's even an iPad/iPhone LogMeIn client so you can remote control your Mac from the iPad/iPhone (however the app is not free.) I use LogMeIn and I often get better performance than VNC over slow links.

I've never used either, so I can't comment. Perhaps someone else here will have had experience with one or both.

I'm really surprised there aren't more options for what I want to do. I would think it would be a common request.

Most people are satisfied with the built-in screen sharing.

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Yes, the built in screen sharing is based on VNC. It's not perfect by any means, but for most people it's good enough such that there isn't a lot of incentive to spent a lot of time and effort create other solutions. Most alternatives aim to get around the problem with router ports and IP addresses rather than quality of connection.

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For free, there is Chicken of the VNC or Vine.

ridergroov said s/he is looking for something better than VNC, DJ.

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TeamViewer.com is another easy to use option

There is nothing like RDP on the Mac. It's one of the few advantages Windows has. All the solutions mentioned so far are based on VNC, which means that they transmit bitmaps of the screen over the network.

There's a product called "iRapp" that purports to be an RDP server for the Mac, but I didn't like the look of it and didn't test it.

I use Teamviewer, it's excellent.

"It's not perfect by any means, but for most people it's good enough such that there isn't a lot of incentive to spent a lot of time and effort create other solutions"

I know this is an old thread but I had to reply to this one. VNC is NOT good enough for most people. Personally I think it is so bad that I'm considering going back to windows because of this issue. This might sound a bit OTT but being able to log into your home machine from anywhere in the world with reasonable speed is an awesome feature. RDP is far far ahead of anything on the market, there is simply no comparison. It's the only remote software I know of that doesn't just send low quality jpegs (or whatever compression) across the net. RDP supports video acceleration which makes it significantly faster to the point where nothing compares. It also resizes the screen to fit the remote client, allows you to login as different users and hides the screen from other users. It also sends windows keys across such as windows key E to start explorer etc. As someone said, it's like actually being on your machine.