RDP vs VNC
At work I use this application called Jump Desktop. It allows me to RDP or VNC into a machine at a client site but I never know when to use which nor what the difference is. I hope to take the time to explain this a little so please bear with me and as always if your an expert please feel free to comment your thoughts.
RDP
RDP is short for remote destop protocol
. RDP is built into every (Windows) machine so it's usually not a problem to use it.
VNC
VNC is defined as Virtual Network Computing
. VNC needs needs a client to work. At work we use TightVNC when setting up VNC.
When To use Each
So my understanding is that it doesn't matter which you use as long as a "server" exist for the main access. If I could I guess I'd just make everything VNC. The only downfall I can find is that VNC acts like an interactive video so there is going to be a delay where as RDP is more like hooking your computer up to a projector. I couldn't really find proof to support that this was a bad idea so this is all I got for now. Next step would be to really look up the difference in the two protocols for the pros and cons of what's going on under the hood.