VNC connection from Windows to Mac drops immediately

VNC connection from Windows to Mac drops immediately This tutorial describes in detail how to setup a remote desktop from Windows to a Mac using putty tools and VNC.
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Guest [Entry]

"I had a similar issue with a MAC -> PC connection (but without the PuTTY tools)

What I discovered is that the 'Server Type' needs to be implicitly set to the target system or set to 'Other' - Leaving it as 'Automatic' failed to work when connecting between disparate systems.

I can now connect from my iPhone -> PC or MacBook -> PC (and visa-versa) without issue."

Guest [Entry]

I discovered that it's a color issue. I used tightvnc leaving "use 8-bit color" unchecked and setting encoding to Hextile. Got through just fine over an SSH tunnel.