Set up sharing on your PC. To get this going, make sure your PC is set up for file sharing. In Windows, choose the folder you want to access from your Mac, and right-click to get to its. A decade ago, it was a headache trying to get Windows and OS X to talk to each other. Our previous article showed you how to setup a network between OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7.Since then. The Mac makes networking really easy. However, for PCs in your house, it can be very difficult to 'see' your Mac on the network. Connecting from the Mac to the PC is generally pretty easy. Mac OS X 10.4 - Setup as Client To connect to your new VNC server from a remote machine you will need a VNC Viewer but luckily there are a number of free options out there. The steps for setup will depend on the viewer you choose follow the documentation closely and you will have no problems creating a connection. On Windows 10, Microsoft introduced a new Remote Desktop app, which you can download from the Windows Store, and it aims to make it easier for anyone to connect to another computer over a local.

OS X 10.9 Mavericks supports the protocol VNC – Virtual Network Computing to connect 2 remote computers which is done via ‘ Screen Sharing‘. Here are 2 ways to connect one is using the the Screen Sharing application buried deep in the file system the other is a quick way using the Shared Devices in the sidebar in the finder.

Using Screen Sharing Set Up the Remote Machine You Are Connecting To For the machine that you want to connect to you need to make sure it has screen sharing enabled. Enable ‘Screen Sharing’ via the System Preferences under the Apple Menu. If the option is greyed out it will be because ‘Remote Management’ is on, Remote Management also uses VNC and is tied to Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) both cannot run simultaneously, disable Remote Management and Screen Sharing will be accessible. Set Up the Remote Machine You Are Connecting From On the machine that you are connecting from whilst in the Finder, either click on the ‘Go’ menu in the Finder or “command+k” keys to bring up the ‘Connect to Server’ dialog box or drag the Screen Sharing.app lurking in the depths below to your Dock as an alias and launch that every time. This is found in: /System/Library/CoreServices/, you can get to this by clicking the ‘Go to Folder’ also in the ‘Go’ menu in the Finder.

Whichever method you use to connect, the address method you enter is the same – vnc://ipaddress When the connection is made you will be prompted to authenticate as an admin user account residing on the machine you are logging into Enter the correct details and you will then see and control the remote computer on your screen. You can avoid entering the username for the remote machine in the follow up login dialog box by adding the username to the connection string in the initial connection like so As long as the user exists on the remote computer you will just be asked for your password. Mac mail. If there is a user currently logged you get the option to share their screen or just go straight to yours; you can ask the currently logged in user to share their screen or choose to see your own account not interrupting the current user by selecting the ‘virtual display’ button.