How can I remotely login to my Windows PC using my Mac?

What is the easiest way to do a remote login over a local network, ala Remote Desktop?

(preferably using something free)

Abraham Vegh

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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Answers

RDP client for Mac

JP Alioto

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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Thanks for the fast answer! This is exactly what I was looking for! – Abraham Vegh – 2009-07-17T16:37:03.330

Happy to help :) – JP Alioto – 2009-07-17T16:38:42.017

There is also CoRD which is an open source RDP Client for the Mac. I find the UI for managing sessions of the Microsoft client to be a little bizarre. CoRD is better in that respect.

FigBug

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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I've used both, CoRD is more functional to me than the MS client. – jtimberman – 2009-07-17T17:54:49.587

I've been using the code straight from svn. It's stable and adds some features not yet available in the beta -- sortable and searchable server list, keyboard shortcuts. See info at http://cord.sourceforge.net/development.html

– Doug Harris – 2009-07-17T17:56:25.013

All good options above, I just want to add Log Me In. Very easy to install and use - just create a free account, download, and run the installer. I hope this helps.

Kevin Worthington

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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I use LogMeIn extensively. But I was asking this question with regard to local network access - I probably should have mentioned that. :) – Abraham Vegh – 2009-07-19T04:49:15.893

You can also use VNC. There's a plethora of servers and clients available for a multitude of platforms.

jtimberman

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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Another solution is (the Free for Personal Use) TeamViewer. This can work over LAN, as well as over the internets.

You can also set it up on Windows to run as a service.

Matthew Schinckel

Posted 2009-07-17T16:34:44.537

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