Screen sharing -- Mac to Windows

I have two Windows XP computers and one Ubuntu computer that I want to share screens with my MacPro (OSX 10.5.5).
I have TightVNC one one of the Windows XP computers and RealVNC on the other. Both computers have Bonjour installed -- for what it's worth.
My goal is to have all three of my networked computers show up for screen sharing in the Finder's SHARING section.
I enabled Remote Desktop on the Ubuntu computer and "ta-da" it showed up in the Finder's "Sharing" section to screen share with no other intervention whatsoever.
I can't figure out how to make the Windows XP computer show up in the Finder's sidebar.
Note I can use Chicken of the VNC to connect to ALL machines on my network via their static IP addresses. It works fine -- it's just that I think it's very slick and convenient to do it the OSX "way" instead of using the CotVNC client.
What does it take for the Windows XP computers to advertise their screen sharing capability so they'll show up in the Finder's "Shared" sidebar??

Actually, the 'dns-sd -R' command only registers a service running on the machine on which you are running the command. Notice how there is no parameter for the remote host's IP.
To register a service running on another machine, you have to use the proxy command, 'dns-sd -P'.
The syntax, per the command help, is:
dns-sd -P <Name> <Type> <Domain> <Port> <Host> <IP> \[<TXT>...\]
Playing around with it, I've only been able to get it to work as such:
dns-sd -P label rfb.tcp local. 5900 name.example.com 192.168.1.10
Strangely enough, I had to pass it both a fully-qualified host name that resolves properly in DNS (or maybe .hosts -- I didn't test that) AND the IP address (even though I'd think if it had one, it wouldn't need the other.) Also, just the host name without the fully-qualified domain didn't work either, even though it resolves fine for ping, etc.
Alternatively, one could use a program like Rendezvous Proxy.

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Sometimes I'm asked to help friends and family with stuff on their computers. It would be handy if I could help them remotely but I've yet to find a way to screen share between a mac and windows machine over the internet.
Is it possible?

HI,
A Leopard 10.5 tutorial here might help...
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10329122-263.html
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071023174751182
Sharing your screen with other computer users
You can set up your computer to allow others to view your screen and control your computer. While your screen is shared with another computer, a user of the other computer sees what’s on your screen and can open, move, and close files and windows, open applications, and even restart the computer.
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Select the Screen Sharing checkbox.
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All users: Select this if you want to allow any user with a user account on your computer to share your screen.
Only these users: Select this if you want to restrict screen sharing to specific users.
Click Add + at the bottom of the Users list and select a user from Users & Groups (accounts you have set up in Accounts preferences), Network Users (users on your network), or your Address Book. Or click New Person and enter a name and password to create a sharing account. Then select that user from the list and click Select.
Click Computer Settings and set the following options:
Anyone may request permission to control screen: Select this to allow anyone on your network to request to share your screen.
VNC viewers may control screen with password: Select this and enter a password that VNC viewer applications can enter in order to control your screen.
It’s recommended that you not set a password if you only share this computer’s screen using the built-in screen sharing viewer in Mac OS X.
For more information go to your Finder and click Help from the Menu Bar. Type in Screen Sharing in the search field.
I use the same instructions for screen sharing betweeen a Mac running 10.6 to a Mac running 10.5 and a Mac running 10.4, so hopefully the above instructions and links will help.
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Hi,
I just did this using Bonjour between a Snow Leopard Computer (iChat 5) and Messages in Mountain Lion (version 7)
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The MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) Screen cam up on the iMac (Mountion Lion).
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How many physical Screens/Displays does the Buddy have ?
Any chance your cursor is so far off to one side that it is not on the view you can see ?
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Most run them left and right but some have them one above the over.
It may also depend if the display is actually On. I once used a second Display/Monitor/Screen and had it turned Off but System Preferences identified it as being "there" and in an iChat Screen Sharing it distorted the view. Very wide letter boxed pic.
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Hello, i am writing from Norway.
I wanna to give support to en external mac machine over internett, but when i search youtube i can only find video that demonstration screen sharing localy in the same local nettwork.
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Actually, the 'dns-sd -R' command only registers a service running on the machine on which you are running the command. Notice how there is no parameter for the remote host's IP.
To register a service running on another machine, you have to use the proxy command, 'dns-sd -P'.
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dns-sd -P <Name> <Type> <Domain> <Port> <Host> <IP> \[<TXT>...\]
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You are using the Finder's go Menu > Go to Server with a VNC:// type connection that invokes the Screen Sharing App ?
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I'm having a bit of trouble getting the screen of a Windows XP computer to show up on my Mac, using OS X's Screen Sharing feature.
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Message was edited by: Reuben Feffer

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There is a Microsoft Remote Desktop Client available if you would prefer:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx>
As well as CoRD
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30808>
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Chicken of the VNC (free)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14099>
JollysFastVNC (shareware)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33113>

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Now they both have OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard, and whenever I startup Screen Sharing, the connection-windows asking for my Name & Password comes up properly, but then it hangs... it stays in "Connecting..." for ever (litteraly).
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Hey Guys,
I'm having this EXACT same problem, using this exact model of Belkin Wireless G Router: F5D7234-4 v4
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