Remote Desktop a Mac on a PC

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So I am a PC users and would like to be able to use Remote Desktop or a similar utility to control/use a Mac.

I know it can be done the other way around, but haven't been able to find anything about driving the Mac via the PC.

Any ideas?
 
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That definitely does what I am looking for, is there a no cost or lower cost solution?
 
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VNC is also a viable solution. You would enable VNC access in the Remote Management setting and configure a password. For the Windows client, I've found that TightVNC seems to work well.
 
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Teamviewer for me is the best, but depending on how many access you do, you`ll be flagged as a commercial user and it sometimes don`t even work. happens to me!
 
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Another +1 for logmein.com

Most robust, secure, cross-platform remote tool I've used. But that's just me.

I've used the other suggestions on here too, they all work well but I always end up back using logmein
 
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Just to be clear - on a Local Area network RDC, CoRD, VNC, all work well. To access a computer from the internet takes setup with these protocols - usually a dynamic DNS, plus port forwarding.

VNC is probably the easiest for local access to a Mac from a PC.
I also agree - tightvnc is what I use on windows to access a Mac
Download TightVNC
Setup the Mac for access
Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Sharing your screen with other computer users

For WAN/from the internet access, Logmein and Teamviewer do all the heavy lifting of getting to and from your internal network. I have not use Logmein so I cannot comment on features. Teamviewer does have a local option - so it works without having to go off your internal network.

Lastly if your computers are sitting near each other - there is a Keyboard/Mouse switcher called Synergy+ that allows you to use 1 mouse and keyboard across multiple machines. Each still needs it's own display.
synergy-plus - Synergy lets you share a mouse and keyboard between several computers. - Google Project Hosting
 
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