Mac to Mac

[James Weatherall]

Hi David,

Please specify the precise error message you're getting, and the versions of
VNC viewer & server that you're using.

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of David Ure
> Sent: 03 August 2006 22:18
> To: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: Mac to Mac
> 
> I'm using the free version of RealVNC. On my PowerBook G4 I can use  
> it to peer into any PC I put RealVNC on. It's been a genuine 
> pleasure  
> to access PCs as easily as I do my Macs with Apple's Remote Desktop  
> and being allowed to work with the user as they are logged in  
> simultaneously.
> 
> However, when I try to use the same beta version of RVNC on another  
> Mac that I use on my PowerBook, I get an incompatible version error  
> when I try to access the remote Mac. Right now, you're probably  
> asking yourself, "Why's he need RVNC when he's got ARD for this task?"
> 
> The reason is this: I can only control one Mac at a time with ARD,  
> and there are times I would like to have a second window open  
> controlling a second machine. Had an example of this just the other  
> day. Our agriculture teacher, one of my power users, was having  
> difficulty accessing most of his files on our server--most but not,  
> which was driving me crazy as you can imagine. It would have saved a  
> lot of time if I could have had one window open in ARD to change  
> settings on the server and watch the results--and also have a window  
> open where I could both watch and control the computer he was on.
> 
> I could have done so if he were on a PC using RVNC, but I can't with  
> it installed on a Mac.
> 
> Any thoughts as to what I'm doing wrong? For what I need and 
> am doing  
> with RVNC, the setup seemed awfully simple and 
> straightforward, which  
> is one of the reasons RVNC has been such a joy to use. Is it because  
> the software's beta? All help will be appreciated.
> 
> My thanks to you all,
> 
> 
> David Ure, Technology Coordinator
> Wapello Community School District
> 501 Buchanan Avenue
> Wapello, Iowa 52653
> 319-527-1209, fax: 319-523-4408
> dure "at" wapello.k12.ia.us
> Skype: davidure
> 
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