VNC is not an efficient tool with built in RDP be far superior (I used to use VNC for years) http://www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remote desktopclient You can install a number of OpenSSH versions that give you command line access. All else is constrainst, opinion and resources and fodder for other lists.

-----Original Message----- From: development-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:development-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of Pat Collins Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 7:21 AM To: development@drupal.org Subject: Re: [development] How do you work remotely on a Microsoft server?

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:56:20 -0500, Nic Ivy <nji@njivy.org> wrote :

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1. What is the most productive way to connect to a remote Microsoft server from an Intel-based Mac?

search for chicken-of-the-vnc

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2. Once connected, what is the best way to develop Drupal on a remote Microsoft server?

Reformat and install Linux of course.

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I typically use Unix-type command line tools and am unfamiliar with the ways of Windows. Any advice is welcome.

Install cygwin. There are some equivilent tools on Windows (findstr, wmic, netsh), install activestate perl or python if you need a real scripting language and don't want to use cygwin.

Pat