Re: working with two computers?
- From: Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:38:18 GMT
In article <heronDO-436F50.11445430062007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
heron stone <heronDO@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <nospam.News.Bob-3FB737.01532230062007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <heronDO-A00102.16103829062007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
heron stone <heronDO@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In a month or so I'm gonna get a Macbook Pro (2.33, or 2.4)
This going to be a whole new adventure. It's gonna change
the way i do things and think about everything.
My mind is reeling with possibilities.
Of course i would like to access my entire system (media and
apps) from off site.
And I've never worked with two monitors before.
I'd really appreciate your thoughts on how i can use this
system... anything you think might be helpful.
Thanks everyone for your assistance over the years.
heron
My old system:
- dual 1.25 G4 with 1.75 GB RAM, OSX 10.4.10
- 21-in. Mitsubishi CRT capable of at least 2048 x 1536
(it has an A/B switch)
- cable intenet with both wired and wireless connection
available (no wireless in my old mac)
- there are a lot of hds
- 4 inside
- heron (boot)
- heronbak (retrospect duplcate)
- media1
- media2
- 5 external fw hds
- media3
- media4
- media5
- media6
- media6bak (retrospect duplcate)
- peripherals
- Logitech wireless usb trackball
- Griffin iMic usb audio
- Epson scanner (Perfection 1250)
- Epson inkjet printer (R-220)
- custom-made midi keyboard/synthesizer (basically a
cannibalized Alesis QuadraSynth)
- my old 20 GB iPod (still works great after 3 years)
- Sony Clié NX-70 ( Palm OS handheld)
unDO email address
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If you want full connections to your other file, file sharing,
file transfers, as well as controlling the keyboard, monitor, and
mouse, then maybe look at something like "HamachiX" (do a google
search), to set up a private network across the internet.
Once you have a private network, you should be able to do file
sharing and file transfers.
For the keyboard, monitor, and mouse, you could look at using VNC
(Vine Server on the there remove, and Chicken of the VNC on the
Mac at your finger tips). HamachiX should handle all the router
issues for you.
Or you could look at the LogMeIn.com MacOSX beta. It seems to do
a passable job of providing remote keyboard, monitor, mouse access
to a remote Mac.
You can still use VNC and/or LogMeIn.com without HamachiX.
LogMeIn.com deals very well with getting through home routers
without any special setups.
VNC on the other hand has issues get through home routers. It
requires some port forwarding setups in the home routers. On top
of that VNC does not provide any data encryption of the
information transmitted, so it is often a good idea to tunnel VNC
over an SSH connection.
NOTE: I use VNC over SSH through home routers that have port
forwarding setup. So I'm not trying to bad mouth VNC. It is just
a bit more work to get setup in a secure manager. And of course
it only deals with keyboard, monitor, mouse. File sharing and
file transfer are left for other methods (of course if you get SSH
working, it has a very nice secure file transfer method).
Bob Harris
Thanks Bob,
But i'm afraid that i'm too uninformed to make much use
of your information.
It sounds like i have a lot to learn.
I was hoping that Timbuktu or Apple Remote Access would
do what i need.
Do you know of some URL or doc that explains thoroughly
(for dummies) what i need to know to make this work?
thanks
heron
unDO email address
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Nature, heron stone
to be commanded, http://gendo.net
must be obeyed. mailto:heronDO@xxxxxxxxx
I would at least take a look at LogMeIn.com. It too is commercial
software, but they offer the ability to access the remote systems
keyboard, monitor, and mouse for free. It is not very difficult
to use.
<https://logmein.com/products/mac/download.asp>
Hamachi was recently purchased by LogMein.com
<http://www.hamachi.cc/download/list.php>
HamachiX is a nice front end to Hamachi
<http://hamachix.spaceants.net/>
Timbuktu is a long establish remote access utility. I tend to
lean towards free stuff. Half the time because I've spend money
with the best of intentions, and then never used it. If I use
free stuff, I haven't lost anything if I never use it :-)
As for Apple Remote Desktop, that is a lot more expensive than
Timbuktu, and mostly targeted towards to admins that have to deal
with maintaining a lot of systems, or class room situations. I
also don't know if Apple Remote Desktop deals with home routers,
which Timbuktu, LogMeIn, and Hamachi will. Then again, I've never
used Apple Remote Desktop, so I could be speaking out of turn.
Plan of attack. Try LogMeIn.com (the free stuff) based on the
above link. Use Safari as they have a Safari Plug-in and will
prompt you to download it when you make your first connection
attempt.
This will get your feet wet. If you find you like the way it is
going, but maybe not the performance, or all the features, then
look at Timbuktu. This way you get to see if remote control is
something you want to get into further at no cost.
Also LogMeIn is instant gratification, as you can download what
you need right away.
NOTE: I have some issues with LogMeIn, but I think it is one of
the easier ways to get remote access to a Mac across the internet
in a secure way. And much easier to tell people in a News Group
that does not want to mess with configuring routers, learning ssh,
learning port numbers, etc...
As for getting help. I would suggest explaining what you want to
do. Maybe someone can give you more detailed advice.
And you can ask questions here.
Bob Harris
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