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RDP vs VNC – Remotely Controlling a Computer
Remote Desktop Connection and Virtual Network Computing are both ways of connecting to, and remotely controlling a computer. Essentially, they do the same thing, but there are differences between them.
Remote Desktop
RDC Client is built into Windows and available for OS X
Remote Desktop (server) is built into most versions of Windows
RDP treats each connection as a new session
Number of connections is limited, often only one person can connect at once (and that logs of the user who is physically logged onto the machine)
RDP is faster than VNC because it sends data rather than ‘images’.
VNC
Available for free for most operating systems
Server built into OS X as ‘Screen Sharing’
VNC shows you exactly what the remote monitor would show and connects to the current session rather than starting a new one
VNC allows more connections but they all see the same thing
VNC is slower than RDP.
Neither are 100% secure, so if that’s your issue, I’d go with another solution.
Tags: computer, computing, connection, control, desktop, jake, network, rdc, rdp, remote, virtual, vnc, wright
