Will ARD allow desktop sharing with Windows?

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Will ARD allow desktop sharing with Windows?

I am wondering if ARD would allow me to connect to a Windows machine where I and the Windows user would be sharing the Windows desktop. Is this possible with ARD 3?

I have been using RDC to connect to Windows machines, but there are instances where we need to share the Windows user's desktop as opposed to knocking the user off when connecting to their machine.

1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 Power Mac, Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on May 26, 2006 3:13 PM

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Answer 1

Rj in WI

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May 27, 2006 5:01 AM in response to derekpcollins

Hi Derekpcollins:

YES! You can user ARD to connect to a Windows Machine as long as the Windows machine is running Real VNC. You can find more information on the Real VNC here: http://www.realvnc.com/

When accessing the windows machine from ARD using Real VNC, the current user will not be logged off.

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Answer 2

May 30, 2006 12:57 PM in response to Rj in WI

Thanks for answering my question Rj.

Out of curiosity, why must you use Real VNC as opposed to any other VNC client out there?

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Answer 3

Rj in WI

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May 30, 2006 7:14 PM in response to derekpcollins

Hi derekpcollins:

I just have experience with RealVNC. I assume other VNC clients will work, but I don't know for sure. I just recommended the product that I have real life experience with.

Good luck!

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Answer 4

Jun 4, 2006 9:58 PM in response to derekpcollins

Hi ,
I tried ARD 3 with Real VNC Server running on W2K3. ARD detects VNC server on the windows machine, but unable to connect.

Throwing up following Error: ( Console: System Log)

netinfod local[33]: notify's udp binder connection to ap1.apogee[192.168.1.11]/local failed during opening (UDP) - socket_open failed

Jun 5 00:53:08 Surys-PowerBook netinfod local[33]: notify's tcp binder connection to ap1.apogee[192.168.1.11]/local failed during opening (TCP) - socket_connect failed

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Answer 5

jseet

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Jun 5, 2006 8:03 AM in response to derekpcollins

I've found that TightVNC ( http://www.tightvnc.com/) works well too.

MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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