Remote Desktop ???

[tamvly]

I may shortly need to spend some time working on a family member's mac several miles from my home. I was considering using ARD as a means of doing light maintenance and application work from afar.

I know this may be vast overkill, but is this a reasonable use of the program? Anyone want to share experiences?

 

[LtRammstein]

My dad does that!

If both computers are on Leopard, continue reading. Else... Explain further on what you have and what you are connecting to.

Here's what I set my dad up with:

Make sure you have a dyndns domain for the computer. This way you don't need remember the dynamic IP the ISP gives out, and it's easier to remember.

Don't use ARD! It's a great program, but it's designed for LANs and VLANs. I'd recommend using Leopard's built-in VNC!

So on Leopard's desktop hit: + K. This brings up the server browser window. And type this in:

vnc://<Insert dyndns name of the computer>

You need to make sure the other computer gets remote login and has screen sharing on!

 

[tamvly]

cool.

but "dyndns domain"? that's a new one on me.

i know the domain he is on.