2 Remote Desktop Connection questions

When a Windows user connects to a Mac
via the Remote Desktop Connection client,
what server does it communicate with?

When a Mac user connects to a Windows computer
via the Remote Desktop Connection client,
what server does it communicate with?

Many thanks.

 

I neglected to mention that I did google for this
but was unable to obtain a definite answer.

 

The RDC client on a Mac or a PC connects to what Microsoft calls
Terminal Services on a PC.

 

The Apple Remote Desktop server (System Preferences -> Sharing ->
Apple Remote Desktop -> Access Privileges -> VNC viewers may
control screen with password), which in this case is a variation
on a VNC server. You can use any VNC client on the Windows
system, such as TightVNC or RealVNC, etc...

It is also possible to install a different VNC server on the Mac,
such as Vine Server (aka OSXvnc).

x11vnc can also be compiled from open sources and used to provide
VNC access to the Mac.

You can also access the Mac desktop by installing the LogMeIn.com
Mac OS X beta server, and then using Internet Explorer (or other
web browser) to access the Mac via the LogMeIn servers.

NTRconnect is another server you can install on the Mac and use
the NTRconnect servers to control the Mac OS X desktop.

And there is YuuGuu.com server you can install on the Mac and the
PC to share the Mac's screen.

LogMeIn, NTRconnect, and YuuGuu also allow for easy secure
connections over the internet easily getting through home NAT
routers and DHCP assigned IP addresses.

Assuming you are talking about the Microsoft "Remote Desktop
Connection" client you download from Microsoft. In this case you
are using the RDP protocol to connect to the "Microsoft Terminal
Services".

On the Mac "RDC Menu"
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/27555> can make
allow you Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection to have multiple
sessions.

You can also install a VNC server on Windows (such as TightVNC or
RealVNC), and then use Chicken of the VNC on the Mac to connect to
the Windows system.

Plus LogMeIn, NTRconnect, and YuuGuu can be used from the Mac to
control the Windows system.

And as a bonus, there is also Hamachi and HamachiX that allows you
to create your own personal VPN with consisting of Windows, Macs,
and Linux systems.

Bob Harris