GlacSoft LLC hasn't yet released TightVNC for Mac, but you can find many similar desktop sharing applications that enable you to control your computer remotely. This list of alternatives will allow you to find programs that can perform all the operations that TightVNC for Mac would do.
Have been using TightVNC viewer on a windows based PC to connect to my iMac without any problems. Upon upgrading to Lion, I am no longer able to connect to VNC. When I connect, I get a gray screen with my username, prompting me for a password. I am unable to type or click, etc. I understand there is a new protocol for connecting to VNC. I have no problems mac-to-mac or even iphone-to-mac, however, I am looking for a solution for pc-to-mac. Does anyone know how to configure tightVNC to make this work?
Can anyone recommend another software that would work? Thanks for any input Mike. We are having the same issue with our Lion. With the help of this thread: We came up with a workaround:.
Use RealVNC client - this uses the ZRLE encoding (which is what Lion VNC uses); TightVNC does not use it. Configure RealVNC client with:.
Misc Tab Uncheck 'Shared connection (do not disconnect other viewers) Uncheck 'Only use protocol version 3.3. Default Tab (Load/Save Tab) Save as default (click Save).
Now run VNC viewer and enter the password to authenticate. Caveats: Screen Sharing seems to work but not remote management Due to the new multiuser login with Lion, you'll need to log out of OS before disconnecting to VNC. If you don't log out, you can't reconnect in. Maria, Thanks for your input, but still having the same problem. Downloaded RealVNC, and still got the gray screen asking for password, but unable to type anything.
Went to RealVNC website, and they stated that only RealVNC Enterprise edition 4.6.2 can handle Lion. So I downloaded that, installed it with a trial, and.once.
it worked, I was able to type my password. But since then, I have not been able to reproduce the success. Still get gray screen and unable to type. What do you mean log out of OS before disconnecting to VNC? I leave my Mac on all the time.
When I VNC, I would type in my password to log on as admin. Back with Snow Leopard, I just disconnect my VNC and I could reconnect no problem. Now I have to log off? That doesn't make sense. No need to install the Enterprise version. I am using RealVNC personal Edition 4.x with the builtin Lion server and it works fine.
With regard to 'logging out of the server being stupid'; if you read the thread I posted, it suggests that you log out of the CONSOLE first before you connect via VNC due to the new multi-user function in Lion. If you log out of the Mac console, then remote in via VNC, you will get the login screen (and not just the gray screen).
Wait for the blinking cursor and then type in the password to log in. 1) I contacted RealVNC asking them why their RealVNC Enterprise doesn't work with OS Lion when it says so on their website. They state that there is a known issue with RealVNC and apple os lion screen share. 2) When I do use RealVNC viewer, I get the gray screen, cannot type anything. If I try again once or twice more, it seems to crash the whole screen sharing. I cannot make contact again with my mac.
I know this because on my iphone 'iteleport' works 100%, but if I try to use it after I attempt with RealVNC, it can't even make contact with the server. Seems like something is crashing the 'screen sharing' 3) How does one log out of the console? Can this be done remotely? If not, then not really useful. How is logging out of the console different from logging off the user? - OPEN QUESTION: Is there anyone who has got a Windows VNC client to succesfully connect to OS lion built in screen sharing? What application / settings have you used?
I do have the RealVNC 4.6 personal client running on Win 7 x64 that I connect in to the Lion 10.7 builtin VNC server with. I gave you the recipe for it above. We have a Mac server farm and users can reserve time on a Mac running 10.7, so we use it a lot. I have seen the 'crashing' on the console as you are seeing after you connect.
I have experienced this too. The workaround is to reboot the Mac (unfortunately). Obvioulsy, some bugs need to be worked out.
In my case, my 'test' Mac is a MBP laptop, so it was easy enough to just reboot it. There is a difference of logging out at the Console rather than thru VNC. The console session is as if you are sitting at the screen and then logging out. Not sure why this is, but if you don't log out at the console, then your remote VNC session will not work (you will just get the gray screen). I know it's not convenient, but this is all I have right now. @Phunkae: 'So are you saying there is a way to do this without suspending all running programs? How can I logout of the console as opposed to the system in general?'
If you are sitting at the console, this means that you are sitting at the Screen and using the laptop keyboard. This is your console session.
Now use VNC to connect in remotely. Open any apps you need, etc. Disconnect from your VNC connection. Connect back in via VNC. Your session is saved and you can continue working.
If you log out via VNC, you are logging out of your remote session (not the console). The new multi-user session that Apple has implemented is similar to Terminal Services on Windows. Unfortunately the procedure you describe has not solved my problem. Connecting isnt a problem, but before I can enter any details into the multi user login screen it will freeze and become unresponsive to further keyboard input. Sometimes I can quickly type a few letters in, but it almost always freeze before I can finish typing my Mac username and password to log in. I have tried using different encodings (e.g.
ZRLE, Hextile, etc) as well as using Full/Max colors as suggested on other forums, but nothing works. I have read that some VNC clients (those on the iPad) have been updated so that you can login with the Mac's username and password instead of the VNC password, but none of the Windows VNC clients seems to be able to do this yet.
Mariafromsanjose is right on! The Lion computer you're trying to connect to has to be logged off, which means the login screen is showing on the Lion computer. Only then, can you connect and type in your password to take over the screen. Basically, there is no 'screen sharing' from the VNC family of products.yet.
I am using tightvnc to connect to a Lion Mac Book Pro, which is the same tightvnc i'm using from my PC to remote into other SL computers. I cannot type in my password unless the Lion computer is logged off.
If the login screen is on the Lion computer, tightvnc will let me type in the password and take over the screen. Now, all I have to do is to wait for a product that will allow me to 'share' the screen with a Lion computer from a PC. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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Apple includes a VNC server in every edition of Mac OS X 10.4 and later. You can start the server through a discrete check box in the Sharing preferences. This article refers to Mac OS X 10.4, aka Tiger.
More recent versions are available on our page. A VNC server lets you control your Mac from another computer. The other computer does not need to be a Mac; it can be a Windows PC. There are a number of VNC servers available for the Mac.
These are no longer needed with Mac OS X 10.4 and later. The VNC server built into your Mac is free, easy to switch on, and supported by Apple. Starting the Mac OS X VNC Server.
Launch the System Preferences. Screenshot 1: Launch System Preferences. Select the Sharing preferences. Screenshot 2: Open the Shared preferences. Enable Apple Remote Desktop within the Services panel. Screenshot 3: Enabled Apple Remote Desktop. Enable VNC viewers may control screen with password: in the Access Privileges sheet.
Screenshot 4: Enabled VNC viewers. Enter a hard to guess pass phrase. You will need this to connect from the remote computer. Click OK to save your settings. You are now running a VNC server and can connect remotely to your Mac.
To connect you need a VNC viewer. Thankfully these are numerous and many are free. Try the oddly named — Wikipedia claims the name is a play on words referencing the. Why mention this? The built-in VNC server on Mac OS X appears to be a little known feature. For administrators, and those looking after Macs for distant family members, VNC is fantastic. If you are looking for an easier, or one off, means of remote access, take a look at.