hi all. new imac user again( this will be an ongoing relationship i fear) . i need to connect to my office- previolusly using windows remote desktop connection. it is my understanding that i can do so wth my new shiny imac. is this true? if so, how?
thanks again.
john
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), actually os X 10.8
It works for me, mostly. I'm using Junos Pulse on my Mac to set-up the VPN connection to my company's internal network. Then, I use Microsoft RDC (remote desktop connection) to connect to the Windows PC on my desk. What I see on my Mac at home is a "windowed" version of my PC desktop at work. I have access to all of my PC applications, files, shared drives, etc.
Recently, I've had problems connecting using RDC. I can still connect to our VPN using Junos Pulse, but the RDC session to my desktop PC fails. The problem appears to be related to Pages (part of iWork) or something else involving iCloud. I'm still trying to diagnose the exact problem, but a reliable solution appears to be to not install iWork on your Mac if you want to use RDC.
It works for me, mostly. I'm using Junos Pulse on my Mac to set-up the VPN connection to my company's internal network. Then, I use Microsoft RDC (remote desktop connection) to connect to the Windows PC on my desk. What I see on my Mac at home is a "windowed" version of my PC desktop at work. I have access to all of my PC applications, files, shared drives, etc.
Recently, I've had problems connecting using RDC. I can still connect to our VPN using Junos Pulse, but the RDC session to my desktop PC fails. The problem appears to be related to Pages (part of iWork) or something else involving iCloud. I'm still trying to diagnose the exact problem, but a reliable solution appears to be to not install iWork on your Mac if you want to use RDC.
I use Microsoft's RDP to connect to window servers via remote desktop, but I have MS Office for the Mac.
I think Microsoft's remote desktop app for the Mac is free. Go to the MS Office site and look for it.
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