On 2011/01/21 08:05, Jane, (Portland, OR) so eloquently wrote:
On Jan 20, 1:34 pm, "Tina K."<penguir...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2011/01/20 19:04, Jane, (Portland, OR) so eloquently wrote:
I have heard of LogMeIn, but it looks like you have to pay for it. I
don't know how well it works, either. Can any of you recommend a
program and how easy it would be to use?
What about Screen Sharing in Core Services? That's what I use on the
LAN, I've never done remote on the WAN though. I would think with proper
configuration it would work (mainly enabling remote access and port
forwarding to his PowerBook).
Tina
LAN means the local network, say in your house, with 2-3 computers
connected by an Airport or router, correct?
I tried to connect to my MacBookPro and the PowerBook from my new iMac
using the GO>Connect to Server. I kept getting a message that said
incorrect password or user name and I KNOW they were correct. (I use
the same one for all the computers.) So I could not connect with
Screen Sharing.
Also, would I have to be home to use the Screen Sharing?
Ok, I finally logged into my 10.4 iMac remotely. In Tiger, you have to
open the sharing pref pane, select Apple Remote Desktop, then click the
"Access Privileges..." button. Select the user name you wish to use to
login remotely in the top left box and then enable all the service check
boxes that you need (I have no clue how to use the reports & text msg
services). Then, this is the important part, check the "VNC viewers may
control screen with password" box and enter a password & authenticate.
I thought that leaving this box unchecked would allow you to connect and
only have to login, but you have to have a password to even connect
first which makes sense now that I think about it.
Now you should be able to connect remotely over the LAN with Apple's
Screen Sharing, Chicken, or Jolly's Fast VNC.
To connect from outside your home network, you'll need to forward port
5900 to your husband's Mac in the router configuration. I think that's
all it takes, someone please correct me if I've overlooked something.
HTH,
Tina
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