2015-11-24T17:38:19+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258 AUGW info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ 2015-11-16T18:38:41+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5757 Philip Noyce info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Good evening....a new iMac user here who has just joined the Group so apologies in advance for questions which may appear straightforward at first glance. I use an iPhone, iPad and now the iMac. It's running El Capitan and is a thing of beauty! I used a Windows 10 laptop before and connected to my work server using Remote Desktop Connection. I have trawled through a few websites which give apps to connect which, on the reviews, do not look particularly good. Is there a standard way of connecting to a remote desktop in a mac or perhaps you could recommend an app to use? Many thanks for your help Philip 2015-11-17T10:59:23+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5759 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I've no direct experience but I think if the remote server is an Exchange server then you need to use VPN and I don't think you need any extra software to do that. You may need some connection details the server requires from the IT department at work - or from the software you used to use. 2015-11-17T11:48:32+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5760 Derek Wright info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ The friendly fellows that want to take over your machine and contaminate it and charge you money to remove the virus use a program called Teamviewer see Teamviewer they get you to install the program and then swap numeric codes with you to enable the remote desktop to be accessed It is also used for legitimate purposes as well - it is cross platform product. So give it a try and let us know how you get on 2015-11-18T18:23:58+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5763 Tony Still info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ OS X has built-in screen sharing using the industry-standard VNC (Virtual Network Computing) protocols. If Windows also supports that (this article suggests that it does) you should be able to get away without any extra software. You enable Screen Sharing though the Sharing and of System Preferences. Here's an Apple support page on the subject. Best of luck. 2015-11-20T21:56:44+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5767 David Moon info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Many years ago, pre-intel, I used to connect to my works server in the USA from here in Dorchester via VPN and using Microsoft's own Remote Desktop Connection for Mac and it worked great. I see that http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Remote-Desktop/3000-7240_4-26392.html is still a way to go. 2015-11-21T11:46:34+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5769 Derek Wright info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Tony - can one connect to another Mac outside of your network - ie to a Mac in Australia from a Mac in the UK using the builtin screen sharing ? 2015-11-21T17:34:48+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5770 Tony Still info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Hi Derek, Yes. You may have to tweak the router settings at one or both ends to open ports but I'd just try it first. 2015-11-22T12:55:25+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5773 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I think there's an issue with screen sharing (and video?) at present in Messages. Something to do with the server Apple uses. Lots of information on forums. I had a need to regularly screen share with a friend. Neither of us have changed router or settings but it stopped working after one of my updates to (I think) Yosemite and it's still not working. It briefly worked when I reverted to Snow Leopard (my friend has never ventured beyond Snow Leopard) but even that has stopped now. 2015-11-22T15:30:04+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5776 Tony Still info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Mick, Does the problem in Messages also affect screen-sharing as I described (effectively through the Finder)? I haven't used it for a good while. 2015-11-22T22:21:51+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5780 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I've never tried it - iChat worked so well and Messages did too at first. 2015-11-24T17:38:19+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/1258#5785 Philip Noyce info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Thank you for all the replies. I used Microsoft Remote Desktop app in the end which connects well but I had some issues of re-sizing of the remote desktop.