Connecting remotely to mac from xp

Hi all,
I am going to maybe ask a dumb question, but with which software do you connect remotely to your mac from a Windows machine?
Like remote desktop from the mac to Windows?
thanks

Just install any generic VNC client on your windows machine, and a VNC server on your mac.
Client: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/21413
Server: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16699

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net use X: \\macpeter.local\documents
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Hi BDAqua,
I fixed it. I just googled and googled and googled. Here's my doc, that I've saved, thank goodness.
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Type in the NETBIOS name of your Mac, in my case, MACPETER.
You can keep "WORKGROUP" as the name of the workgroup. In fact,
you really can't change this here at all. It'll always just keep it at "WORKGROUP."
Press OK.
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iPad: Issues connecting to Wi-Fi networks http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3304
iOS: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4199
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Message was edited by: Stuart Lawrence

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Thanks for your help. I realize it's a microsoft program. I posted the problem in a different forum and someone suggested this forum. In the office, we all have our own computers so it could be a problem with my computer at work. I've followed the instructions for enabling remote access on my work computer and it clearly works since I was able to log in remotely from my laptop but on our office wireless. I considered that it may be a problem with my router. I've looked through my router settings but nothing worked. As for settings on my mac, my firewall is currently off. Not sure where to go from here, I'm assuming it must be a problem with my security settings. Just can't seem to figure out which settings to change. At the office, we operate off the server, could that have something to do with it?

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