remotely controlling another mac

**antonioconte** · January 14th, 2003, 09:15 AM

Does anyone know if it is possible to control another mac remotely though the internet. Say if I wanted to control an application from my home mac computer on another mac at a friend's house - is this possible?

Or am I dreaming? and this technology is not available yet?

Tony.

**knussear** · January 14th, 2003, 09:22 AM

Timbuktu and apple remote desktop will both do this and both cost $$. I prefer timbuktu. Also VNC will do the same thing for free, but with fewer features.

**Giaguara** · January 14th, 2003, 09:23 AM

ssh.

if you abilitate the ssh (sys prefs) and then have the info you need to log in (a valid user and passw) no prob. unless like here, using windows as gate .. that can't without modifying send the traffic for port 22 to a mac.

**antonioconte** · January 14th, 2003, 09:29 AM

ok, sorry but perhaps this is a little deep for me. So, using OSX on both computers, I need to get a copy of Timbuktu softare then? Is that it. Then I could even access internet Explorer and browse though the other mac?

T

**Giaguara** · January 14th, 2003, 09:53 AM

using os x you don0t necessarily need any external software. able the remote connections .. so you can have a shell on the other computer. then you can do what you need .. dependending on your accounts rights on the other mac (admin or normal user i.e.) - i immagine the ssh is easier and faster but try the other sw if you think it0ll do it better..

**Giaguara** · January 14th, 2003, 09:54 AM

enabling the remote connections from sys prefs could have 2 more good points: you have it already on both sys and it's free.

**roger** · January 14th, 2003, 11:58 AM

You may want to play with X11 as well. See this thread for some ideas. I have got it working fine and am using OpenOffice running on my iMac on my iBook over my LAN. There are probably X apps that will allow you to adminster the remote computer to a degree. xterm can be used similarly to a terminal.

However there may be security issues which you may wany to research. It may also be slow over an internet link.

I personally use SSH because it is free and is secure. It is also a lightweight connection and will work fine over a modem.