[development] How do you work remotely on a Microsoft server?

[Steven Peck]

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 at drupal.org 
> [mailto:development-bounces at drupal.org] On Behalf Of Pat Collins
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 7:21 AM
> To: development at 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 at njivy.org> wrote :
> 
> > 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 
> 
> > 2. Once connected, what is the best way to develop Drupal 
> on a remote  
> > Microsoft server?
> > 
> 
> Reformat and install Linux of course.
> 
> > 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
> 
>