Bye PC, Mac Got Me

After searching and searching for a remote desktop client that I could use on my new MacBook Pro, I came up with CoRD, which seemed to do the trick. Until I tried connecting to a Windows Server 2008 machine. Apparently there are some signatures or something that don’t line-up between CoRD and Windows Server 2008, so as of now, CoRD is unable to connect. Having not seen another remote desktop option while searching, I thought that I was just up a creek until CoRD released a new update, until today, when I randomly came across a page at Microsoft that has the Mac version of their Remote Desktop Client. Now, I don’t know why this didn’t come up in any of my original searches, but had I known about this client, I would have been using it from the start since 99.9% of the server that I need to connect to are Windows Servers.

If you’re having the same problem that I was having with CoRD, try downloading the Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.

written by Brady \\ tags: remote desktop, remote desktop client

As Microsoft has been releasing newer server operating systems, many of the machines in my company have been updated from Windows Server 2003. I am now finding myself running into the problem of not being able to connect to Windows Server 2008 machines using CoRD (Cocoa Remote Desktop) – which worked perfectly for connectiong to Windows Server 2003 machines.

Has anyone found a solution for connecting to Windows Server 2008 machines via remote desktop from a Mac?

written by Brady \\ tags: CoRD, Microsoft, remote desktop, Windows Server

As I’ve stated before, I am a web developer and I’ve always got the need to connect to a Windows Server somewhere via Remote Desktop. CoRD (Cocoa Remote Desktop) has given me the perfect solution for connecting to Windows Servers and Windows based PC’s, just as easy as using the Remote Desktop Client that is built into Windows itself. CoRD has given me the perfect option for connecting to my office Terminal Server, as well as managing and maintaining my other servers.

CoRD Remote Desktop for Mac OSX is a great option if you need to connect and manager any of the following:

• Windows Server 2000
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008 (hopefully coming soon)
• Windows XP (Home, Professional or Media Center Edition)
• Windows Vista (Home Premium, Business, Ultimate)

written by Brady \\ tags: CoRD, Microsoft, remote desktop, Windows Server