[X4U] VNC solution from my Home Mac to mum's?

[Brett Conlon]

Hi Daly,

Yes, her Mac's IP is 10.0.0.1 so I'd have to set up forwarding - I vaguely 
remember seeing that option in the Modem settings a month or so back.

What I'm vague on is how to still find her Mac. There are a few computers 
connected to the Modem/Router so how do I isolate hers?

I've used Timbuktu in the past and it was pretty reliable (even over 
dialup) but for the small number of times I'll use it I'll stay with the 
free stuff.  8-}

Ta,

Coj




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She should tell you what IP address her computer is being given, from 
looking in the TCP/IP tab under networking in the System Preferences. 
If it's a public IP, that's great. If it's an internet IP address, 
she will have to set up port forwarding to send your requests through 
the router to her computer. That's the first thing to figure out.

Also, I have found Remote Desktop to be very nice on the local 
network but absolute insanely slow when trying to control a Mac on a 
remote computer. I hear that Timbuktu is better, but it's expensive, 
and I haven't tried it in years. It does seem to be the last word in 
remote control on Macs, though.

Daly
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