Apple Remote Desktop capabilities??

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TerryMcK

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Does this software permit me to use the internet, from home, to network with my office computer and transfer files back and forth?.....something like Apple Remote Access did over phone lines?

Terry
 
Apple Remote Desktop is for logging in to another computer and using it as if you were sitting in front of it. To my knowledge, it does not do file sharing. To enable file sharing on both computers, open System Preferences and click Sharing. Turn on Personal File Sharing, Web File Sharing and Remote Login. You should then be able to connect to your computer's IP address (www.whatismyip.com) from the Finder and load the hard drive as a volume in your network.
 
Yeah also your router/proxy needs to allow UDP protocol. I wanted to use this or Timbuktu for similar, but can't as I can't get UDP out of my office's proxy, for security reasons which my PC-happy network manager won't go into.
 
Arden said:
Apple Remote Desktop is for logging in to another computer and using it as if you were sitting in front of it. To my knowledge, it does not do file sharing. To enable file sharing on both computers, open System Preferences and click Sharing. Turn on Personal File Sharing, Web File Sharing and Remote Login. You should then be able to connect to your computer's IP address (www.whatismyip.com) from the Finder and load the hard drive as a volume in your network.
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I do file sharing how as you describe, when both computers are on the same network. I was wondering if this software would, in effect, establish a network connection -- over the internet -- and allow file sharing, as Remote Access did. I think I'm hearing it doesn't.

By the way, I'm not sure why being able to operate another computer over the internet is any more secure than being able to exchange files -- assuming appropriate password protection, etc.

Terry
 
TerryMcK said:
I do file sharing how as you describe, when both computers are on the same network. I was wondering if this software would, in effect, establish a network connection -- over the internet -- and allow file sharing, as Remote Access did. I think I'm hearing it doesn't.

By the way, I'm not sure why being able to operate another computer over the internet is any more secure than being able to exchange files -- assuming appropriate password protection, etc.

Terry
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There is a menu command to allow copies, and it also allows control of the desktop so you can manipulate the remote computer as if you were there.

You will need to have a specific port open to allow ARD to work, and it has to be open on both ends.

I played with this last night on 2 remote servers at a client site and it worked well for the tasks we gave it.

Hope this helps,
Mikey
 
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