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      CommentAuthorihc
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2007
     
    can i use ard to remote desktop access XP running on bootcamp?

    the microsoft remote desktop for mac runs at 800x600 which isnt quite the point

    i was wondering f i could realistically run my macbook 'headless' and be fully operational?
    • CommentAuthorBiff
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2007 edited
     
    Theoretically, but you're better off using Chicken of the VNC as a client. You can run it headless, but I don't have enough experience with it to call it a good idea or not. Even with a fast gigabit wired LAN, there's still a bit of a lag, so you don't want to do it as a primary workstation or something.
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      CommentAuthorihc
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2007 edited
     
    ya i figured as much - it was just an idea as a stopgap while i wait for the monitor adaptor to arrive - its a paint he one from my ibook doesnt fit

    my main problem with the bootcamp installation is that i cant work out how to see all the files on my home server machine (mac os 10.4.9)

    ive truend on windows sharing but when trying to add it as a network location on XP it gets to the login dialog prompt but won't accept the password

    that said if i put the right password and ID in it clears and then reprompts for the password - if i get either wrong is says connection failed

    anyone have any ideas? i guess its the same question as tryign to connect any old pc ofver a wireless network and fileshare
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      CommentAuthormichael
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2007
     
    maybe have a look at these tools. they both are supporting natively the rdp protocol and should be able to do higher resolutions:

    http://desktopecho.com/tsclientx/
    http://www.rdesktop.org/
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      CommentAuthorMcKs
    • CommentTimeMar 26th 2007 edited
     
    for the file sharing, in the Windows authentication dialog try adding the ip address of the machine to the username like this: MacIPAddress\YourMacUsername and the password for that OS X user.
    This is a bug in Windows or in OS X depending on who you ask, but that seems to help sometimes.
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      CommentAuthorihc
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2007
     
    ya mcks - i got to that stage

    thing is - if i type the correct password it reshows the same dialog and if i get the password wrong it tells me so and stops
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      CommentAuthorihc
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2007
     
    parallels kinda works for me right now - its not perfect but it works
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      CommentAuthorMcKs
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2007
     
    sorry to be a bore, but you did include the ip of the OS X machine in the username? for example:
    login: 10.0.0.6\ihc
    pass: [ihc password in OS X]

    it is supposed to work using just ihc, but sometimes doesn't, never when connecting from Vista, in fact.
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      CommentAuthorihc
    • CommentTimeMar 27th 2007
     
    YUP TRIED BOTH

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