I'm tired of doing phone support. I'd like to connect remotely from one of my Linux/Windows/Macintosh computers, through my Linksys router, through Shaw's network, through MTS's network, to various relative's Macintoshes. Has anyone tried any remote connection software that will work through all of those layers?
VNC is FOSS and very multi-platform (it has mac support, I haven't heard complaints) and is what I use in many cases. There's a few variants which are all interoptable. Which networks they're on doesn't matter as it's all running over IP; but if they're behind a router you need to set them up on a static NAT IP and do port forwarding through their router - or have them connect back to your machine in VNC's server-connects-to-client mode (in which case you forward your routers' port 5500/TCP to one of your local machines).
In some cases I've seen delays and disconnects on some router/computer combinations but I think that that may be a windows networking stack bug in v4 of RealVNC. Possibly other variants such as TightVNC/UltraVNC don't have this problem.
-C
On 2007-10-03 12:51, Colin Stanners wrote:
VNC is FOSS and very multi-platform (it has mac support, I haven't heard complaints) and is what I use in many cases. There's a few variants which are all interoptable...
I was going to recommend the same thing.
In some cases I've seen delays and disconnects on some router/computer combinations but I think that that may be a windows networking stack bug in v4 of RealVNC. Possibly other variants such as TightVNC/UltraVNC don't have this problem.
Our Mac techie has installed OSXvnc (now called Vine Server for OS X, by Redstone Software, Inc., and available from their web site, or from sourceforge or freshmeat) on some of our Mac servers, and I haven't had any trouble accessing it using either RealVNC under Windows XP, or the Linux vncviewer command (both RealVNC 4.1.2, and an older att.com 3.3 version).
On 3-Oct-07, at 2:03 PM, Gilbert E. Detillieux wrote:
On 2007-10-03 12:51, Colin Stanners wrote:
VNC is FOSS and very multi-platform (it has mac support, I haven't heard complaints) and is what I use in many cases. There's a few variants which are all interoptable...
I was going to recommend the same thing.
In some cases I've seen delays and disconnects on some router/computer combinations but I think that that may be a windows networking stack bug in v4 of RealVNC. Possibly other variants such as TightVNC/UltraVNC don't have this problem.
Our Mac techie has installed OSXvnc (now called Vine Server for OS X, by Redstone Software, Inc., and available from their web site, or from sourceforge or freshmeat) on some of our Mac servers, and I haven't had any trouble accessing it using either RealVNC under Windows XP, or the Linux vncviewer command (both RealVNC 4.1.2, and an older att.com 3.3 version).
A VNC server is already installed by OSX.
Apple Remote Desktop uses a bastardized version of VNC, but it does allow you to enable regular VNC.
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services
Check Apple Remote Desktop
A Window will pop up for you to configure the Access Controls. One of the options is 'VNC Viewers may control screen with password: ____"
That enables regular VNC connections with said password.
shawn
Is this on OSX 10.4. We are still on 10.3 and there is not a VNC option.
Thanks, Bill
Shawn Wallbridge wrote:
A VNC server is already installed by OSX.
Apple Remote Desktop uses a bastardized version of VNC, but it does allow you to enable regular VNC.
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services
Check Apple Remote Desktop
A Window will pop up for you to configure the Access Controls. One of the options is 'VNC Viewers may control screen with password: ____"
That enables regular VNC connections with said password.
shawn
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On Wednesday 03 October 2007 I wrote:
I'm tired of doing phone support. I'd like to connect remotely from one of my Linux/Windows/Macintosh computers, through my Linksys router, through Shaw's network, through MTS's network, to various relative's Macintoshes.
Then Shawn Wallbridge wrote:
A VNC server is already installed by OSX... Apple Remote Desktop uses a bastardized version of VNC, but it does allow you to enable regular VNC.
And then Bill Reid wrote:
Is this on OSX 10.4. We are still on 10.3 and there is not a VNC option.
Two notes of interest from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AppleRemoteDesktop :
"ensure the correct 'Tight VNC' protocol is used to access the Mac, rather than regular VNC, which won't work (if VNC is used, the connection will fail with a 'Unknown message type 255 from VNC server' response)."
and
"Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) ships with an old version of Apple Remote Desktop Client that does not interoperate with third-party VNC viewers. You can correct this by downloading and installing [WWW] Apple Remote Desktop Client 2.2 to match what's bundled with Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger). Alternatively, you can upgrade 10.3.9 or 10.4.x to have [WWW] Apple Remote Desktop Client 3.1, which Apple says "is recommended for all users."
I have Remote Desktop Client 2.2 on my Mac OS 10.3.9 computer, and xtightvncviewer connects to it.
However, System Preferences on my Mom's Mac helpfully reports that "Others can manage your computer using the address 10.64.x.y", which doesn't do me any good. Is there a way to get an IP address that I can from Shaw's network?
On Wednesday 03 October 2007 I wrote:
I'm tired of doing phone support. I'd like to connect remotely from one of my Linux/Windows/Macintosh computers, through my Linksys router, through Shaw's network, through MTS's network, to various relative's Macintoshes.
I finally got it working. The key points seem to be * On the Mac, in System Preferences > Sharing, enable Apple Remote Desktop. Then click "Access Privileges...", enable "VNC Viewers may control screen with password", and set a password -- with no password set, I got authentication failures.
* On my Ubuntu box, install xtightvncviewer.
* On the Mac, visit www.grc.com's "Shields UP!", portforward.com, or some such site to confirm the Mac's IP address.
* On my Ubuntu box, "xtightvncviewer ip.nu.mb.er"
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