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Connection to Mac OS 10.7 from Windows via VNC hangs on/after login screen
I'm connection to my Mac Mini from Windows, using RealVNC client (also tried TightVNC with the same behavior).
And, Login Screen shows fine, but when I'm typing password sometimes it hangs. Also it ...
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Ideal Screen Sharing Conditions
I realise what I am about to ask could be considered impossible to answer but maybe a discussion might be helpful to other people.
I am trying to use Screen Sharing (OS X 10.7.5) to control a Windows ...
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Problem with Chicken and keyboard
I use Chicken (ie Mac to Mac) to remotely control a Mac (in the same office, so fast ethernet connection). Quite often I get get as far as the login screen on the remote machine, but local keystrokes ...
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Can't remote into Mac mini
I have a MacBook Pro and a Mac mini, both running Mountain Lion. This problem, however, started when I had Lion. I can remote in to my MacBook Pro just fine from my iPhone and iPad. But I can't remote ...
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Screen Sharing works only one way
I can share my Mountain Lion screens to another Lion MBP in my office. However, I cannot seem to get the Lion MBP to share out its screen to the Mountain Lion MBP. Both computer have the exact same ...
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How to fix black screen when trying to control a remote Lion machine with Apple Remote Desktop that is inactive at its Login Window?
We are using Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) 3.5.2. on 10.6.8 to ARD control remote 10.7.5 Lion machines.
When the remote Lion machine is in its "inactive" stand and at the "Login Window", the result when ...
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Is there a way to pass keyboard shortcuts from a PC to a Mac while using ultraVNC?
At work I normally use a Windows laptop. My group recently bought a Mac mini to start playing with mobile. A monitor was not purchased. Instead it was deemed that we would access the mini with ...
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How do I switch between desktops and full screen apps when accessing a remote machine via Screen Sharing?
When I'm accessing a remote machine with multiple desktops or full screen applications running, via OS X Lion's built-in screen sharing, how do I change desktops/full screen apps on the remote ...
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Windows RDP client that allows key mapping and easy use of Function Keys
I often use RDP clients (like Microsoft Remote Desktop or CoRD) to access my work machines to use Visual Studio at work. This actually works pretty well, except for when it comes to using the Function ...
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Is there an app that will let me drag/drop and copy/paste across two Macs?
I've got two Macs sitting right next to each other and I'm logged on to both of them. Is there some app that will allow me to drag and drop across the two of them? Specifically, I'm trying to share ...
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Preventing Remote Desktop from reconnecting to lost connections after waking
Throughout a given work day, I alternate between my Windows 7 desktop and MacBook Air, using my PC via Microsoft Remote Desktop on my Mac. When I swap from my Mac to my PC, I simply close my Mac's lid ...
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How do you open two or more simultaneous sessions of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection in Lion?
How do you open two or more simultaneous sessions of Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection in Lion? The RDC client comes with Office for Mac 2011. I work on a MacBook Pro but have to remote into Windows ...
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Configuring Lion VNC Server: virtual display by default?
The new Screen Sharing server in Lion supports multiple concurrent log-ins: if there is already someone logged into the computer when you try to connect with VNC, it gives you the option of logging ...
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Lion not responding to mouse clicks over VNC
Under Snow Leopard, I had no problems with VNC connections from my Windows 7 64-bit PC to my Mac mini. However, after upgrading to Lion, my Mac mini no longer responds to mouse clicks when using any ...
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Full virtual desktop on iPad with sound
Is there an iPad app that allows me to use a desktop game with an important audio component? I'm looking for a pleasurable music-like experience on the iPad.
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Are the changes to Lion's screen sharing documented anywhere publicly?
I am looking for a general technical overview of the changes Lion brought to screen sharing (VNC).
Specifically, the server now can differentiate and communicate the difference between dropping in ...
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VNC Vinagre to OS X Lion
I've got a Linux Ubuntu 10.10 machine running Vinagre (VNC client) and I can't seem to be able to connect to my spanking new Mac mini on Lion. All I get on the Vinagre side is a blank screen.
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How to make the scrollbars appearing on demand on Lion
This is very neat to not always have the scroll bars displayed over every windows. I might be facing an edge case though: when opening a vnc session I sometimes need to scroll the window displaying ...
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RealVNC on Lion
I've been using RealVNC Server on my Mac for years, since it gives me encryption and other features used by RealVNC's clients for iOS and Windows. Once I upgraded to Lion, though, it broke. Now, I see ...
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Why isn't the multisession login in Lion's VNC server working properly?
Has anyone been able to get the VNC server that came with Lion to work? Right now it seems to have problems with the new multisession remote login, causing problems for any VNC clients connecting to ...
