Mac OS X 10.5.7 as VNC server and Windows as VNC server

Hi,
I try to enable screen sharing from Mac OS X as VNC server and we would like to use a Windows client as VNC client.
I try to anable it from system pref., set the password, ecc.
When I insert VNC password from Windows, VNC send me this message.
read: Connection aborted (10053)
Have you got any advice?
If I use Windows as VNC server and Mac 10.5.7 as client all works fine.
Windows Vista SP1, RealVNC VNCviewer 4.1.3 free edition.
Thank you
Regards.
Ganimede Dignan.

Re: Ganimede Dignan
Re: justinvallon
I have found that if a 3rd party client is not happy with the Mac OS X VNC server, then switching to the Vine Server (aka OSXvnc) often times does the job. Vine Server is a free download:
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16699>

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