Screen Sharing - Cannot send Command Key

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Screen Sharing - Cannot send Command Key

I am using Screen Sharing to administer a remote Mini Mac running iKiosk. For about a week and a half I cannot send the Command+Option combination to unlock iKiosk. The remote computer can unlock iKiosk locally, but I still cannot get it to work over screen sharing.

Does anyone know of a way that the command key can be turned on or off from screen sharing? Any other ideas?

Thanks!

MacBook, 09 White, Mac OS X (10.5.6), 4 GB

Posted on May 11, 2009 3:59 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 12, 2009 9:46 AM in response to payntar

I am having the same problem and I came across something that might work. Check out an article written by Rob Griffiths on MacWorld - the link explaining the use of a piece of software called teleport

http://www.macworld.com/article/135367/2008/09/kbdmousesharing.html

I am going to be giving it a try today. Hope it is as easy as the above says!!

Good luck...

-Bob

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Answer 2

Jun 12, 2009 10:10 AM in response to payntar

Even nicer is this video that shows a live demo of teleport being used with screen sharing. It is at

http://www.macworld.com/article/133825/2008/06/mwvodcast54.html

Watch the entire video for many tips related to using multiple Mac's in one local network or the teleport specific stuff starts with about 3:10 left in the video. This looks to me that it is exactly what I am looking for.

Make sure you give a donation to the teleport folks if you like it!!

Have fun...

-Bob

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