Best performance for sharing screens in a home network

[davorrr]

Hi Folks!

Currently I am controlling my Mac in the basement via ethernet network and Screen Share, in my office on my Mac Mini. I use this for audio production only. No video or game streaming.

It works so far, it's kind of usable, but the performance could be better. The picture/the change is always coming about milliseconds later.

I am now contemplating about switching entirely to a 10gbe network and some capable macs to get a better performance for screen sharing. But I don't know if the performance will be significantly better and justify the costs.


I know there are also some software solutions promising a better performance, but I don't like paying each year. I'd prefer an app I can buy and use forever.

Do you have any ideas? Any experience with this? Thanks! All the best in 2022!

 

[hobowankenobi]

Hey. There are lots of options...but I have never seen anything that was substantially faster than its peers...other than JollyFast VNC. It has been years since I used it, but back then, it was better than any other remote Mac tool I had seen and worth the cost (IMHO).

I see it is still actively developed, and a free demo. Give it a whirl and see what you get?

I would expect some latency regardless, so hard to justify the expense of new 10G network...but perhaps somebody with experience can weigh in this.

 

[Olivier faure]

Try to install LittleSnitch on the server, it drastically improve speed with ARD, I'm not sure why, basically it stops traffic but your box must already do it...

I install on all my Macs only for speed (and security too finally, it's an easier way to manage which port is open etc...)

You can install it remotely, fix the rules and activate it.

You have 2 rules to had : One for User processs and the other for All process, allow all incoming access for only your IP. After That you can activate it.

 

[davorrr]

Try to install LittleSnitch on the server, it drastically improve speed with ARD, I'm not sure why, basically it stops traffic but your box must already do it...

I install on all my Macs only for speed (and security too finally, it's an easier way to manage which port is open etc...)

You can install it remotely, fix the rules and activate it.

You have 2 rules to had : One for User processs and the other for All process, allow all incoming access for only your IP. After That you can activate it.

Thanks! Can you please share a screenshot with the settings? Thanks!!!

 

[davorrr]

Hey. There are lots of options...but I have never seen anything that was substantially faster than its peers...other than JollyFast VNC. It has been years since I used it, but back then, it was better than any other remote Mac tool I had seen and worth the cost (IMHO).

I see it is still actively developed, and a free demo. Give it a whirl and see what you get?

I would expect some latency regardless, so hard to justify the expense of new 10G network...but perhaps somebody with experience can weigh in this.

Which MAc OS do you have (local & remote)?
And which encoders did you enable?

I got very leggy experience currently with Big Sur on both machines via Jolly Fast, 1GB ethernet, 2560px screen resolution.

It reacts like a dead horse, after 2-3 seconds. Much slower than the built-in free Screen Share.
Maybe I'm missing something