I have a Mac Mini that I would like to login remotely from a Windows XP laptop. Is this possible? What types of things do I need to do to allow remote connections from the Mac, and what type of interface will I be able to have? (Command-line interface? Or full GUI interface?)
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Multiple simultaneous GUI sessions are possible using a third-party VNC server. This page describes the procedure for Vine Server (OSXvnc). Although it mentions Tiger, these steps work on Leopard as well. As for the clients, Leopard's built in "Screen Sharing" is based on VNC, but it cannot connect to third-party servers. You will need separate client software as well (e.g. Chicken of the VNC)
Using this method, new secondary sessions cannot be created in the background. You have to create them using the Finder's normal "fast user switching". This just allows you to access the GUI sessions that you've switched away from, without interfering with the foreground GUI session.
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Best Answer
SSH is installed by default on OS X. You just need to download PuTTY on your Windows machine and connect to your IP. SSH provides console access.
If you want a GUI you can use VNC.