Remote access help / advice

nREMfan · Apr 27, 2012, 05:02 PM

About twice a month, I have a need to meet "away" from my MacPro. I've got a Core2Duo 17" MBP that will do what is needed remotely. However, I need to be able to have access to the hard drive on my MP to pull up files.

I've tried "Back to my Mac" and works perfectly... in my house. At a remote location, nothing.

Anyone in a similar situation have a solution they use? Thanks!

GGJstudios · Apr 27, 2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nREMfan

About twice a month, I have a need to meet "away" from my MacPro. I've got a Core2Duo 17" MBP that will do what is needed remotely. However, I need to be able to have access to the hard drive on my MP to pull up files.

I've tried "Back to my Mac" and works perfectly... in my house. At a remote location, nothing.

Anyone in a similar situation have a solution they use? Thanks!

I use TeamViewer, which is free for personal use and works with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Ubuntu, iPhone, iPad, etc. It's very secure and quite simple to set up and use (no messing around with ports), which comes in handy if providing remote support to those who aren't very computer literate. You can talk them through the setup on their end and be connected to them in less than a minute.

jake4ever · Apr 27, 2012, 05:05 PM

Teamviewer is great.

maflynn · Apr 27, 2012, 05:06 PM

There's also Gotomypc and logmein. Logmein is free for personal use and I like that

GGJstudios · Apr 27, 2012, 05:10 PM

I prefer TeamViewer over LogMeIn because it includes free file transfers between computers, a feature I use frequently. LogMeIn charges for that feature.

nREMfan · Apr 27, 2012, 05:37 PM

Thanks I'll look into these.

derbothaus · Apr 27, 2012, 05:44 PM

I'll be checking that TeamViewer out as well. Thanks.

Apr 27, 2012, 05:02 PM	#1
nREMfan macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2010	Remote access help / advice About twice a month, I have a need to meet "away" from my MacPro. I've got a Core2Duo 17" MBP that will do what is needed remotely. However, I need to be able to have access to the hard drive on my MP to pull up files. I've tried "Back to my Mac" and works perfectly... in my house. At a remote location, nothing. Anyone in a similar situation have a solution they use? Thanks!
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Apr 27, 2012, 05:05 PM	#3
jake4ever macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ma'on La'oved, Hadera, Israel	Teamviewer is great. __________________ .כאשר הערבים לקבל את זכות קיומה של ישראל, אז יהיה שלום
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Apr 27, 2012, 05:06 PM	#4
maflynn Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Boston	There's also Gotomypc and logmein. Logmein is free for personal use and I like that __________________ ~Mike Flynn
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Apr 27, 2012, 05:44 PM	#7
derbothaus macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2010	I'll be checking that TeamViewer out as well. Thanks. __________________ Mac Pro W3680, GTX 680, 12GB DDR3, SSD; MBP, 2.6GHz Core i7, 16GB DDR3, SSD; Eizo fs2333
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Apr 27, 2012, 05:10 PM	#5
GGJstudios macrumors Westmere Join Date: May 2008	I prefer TeamViewer over LogMeIn because it includes free file transfers between computers, a feature I use frequently. LogMeIn charges for that feature.
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Apr 27, 2012, 05:37 PM	#6
nREMfan Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2010	Thanks I'll look into these.
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