Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Remote Desktop

lexus

lexus

macrumors 68000
Original poster
I am interested in purchasing remote desktop and was wondering if you guys good tell me if I should. Firstly does it work through a firewall? Also is it good for home use or not. I would mainly use it to access my computer at home from work.

Thanks
 
I use it at work for 350 plus machines Mac and PC. I like how you can control the PC's that have a VNC client on them. It works really well. Slowness is occasionally an issue but not rarely. Its kind of pricey however and if you are only doing a few computers i would say you are maybe better off with a free version some where. Hope this helps!
 
Chicken of the VNC is all you need. Your Mac has a built-in VNC server (System Preferences...->Sharing->Services->Turn on "Apple Remote Desktop" and set it up with a password). Enable port 5900 (or, say 5900-5902 or so) on your router and built-in Firewall, then use something like http://DynDNS.org to get a dynamic DNS address for free, then use CotVNC - or any VNC client - to access your home system from work - assuming work has the ports open as well.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back