Mac to Mac

[David Ure]

The version info is as follows:

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The error message is

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David Ure



On Aug 4, 2006, at 5:24 AM, James Weatherall wrote:

> 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
>>
>> "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save
>> the few who are rich." -- JFK Inaugural Address
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