~pcwiz Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 I have a PowerMac G4 Dual 500MHz and my Core 2 Quad PC connected to each other directly using a crossover Ethernet cable (both computers have Gigabit ethernet). I connect and control my PowerMac over VNC using the Leopard Screen Sharing app, but even though it is acceptable it can be quite slow and laggy. The funny thing is I can connect to computers thousands of miles away faster than I can connect to a computer sitting right beside me. Any suggestions on what I can do to improve performance? Thanks ~pcwiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein_ein Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 same prob here, both connecting them through ethernet or wifi is terribly laggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m16 Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Why don't you try tightvnc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inimicus Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I experience no such issues with Screen Sharing over ethernet with two Leopard Server 10.5.6 machines — one is a P4 and the other PD, so not the fastest systems. This is over a 10/100 router with both machines setup to use a dedicated IP. It's as though I am using each machine directly. Have you tried it without the crossover and with a switch or router instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ajob Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I have a PowerMac G4 Dual 500MHz and my Core 2 Quad PC connected to each other directly using a crossover Ethernet cable (both computers have Gigabit ethernet). I connect and control my PowerMac over VNC using the Leopard Screen Sharing app, but even though it is acceptable it can be quite slow and laggy. The funny thing is I can connect to computers thousands of miles away faster than I can connect to a computer sitting right beside me. Any suggestions on what I can do to improve performance? Thanks ~pcwiz try http://www.jinx.de/JollysFastVNC.html Helped a bit for me on my old G4 ... good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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