How to use remote login?

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How to use remote login?

Hi,
I have iMac and macbook pro.
I want to contact my iMac with my macbook pro from far location.
I want to use the remote login.
I have some questions and I will be happy if you'll be able to help me:
1. can I chose which folder I want to share?
2. can I use remote login when the computer is on sleep mode? (I don't want to erode my iMac hardware).
3. someone use this option? what you think about it? it's safe?

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, iMac 27 i3, IPhone 3gs, iPod nano., Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Sep 28, 2010 4:13 PM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Sep 28, 2010 4:53 PM in response to Avi Tzur

Are you referring to Back to my Mac? There are numerous ways to login to your Mac remotely but you need to be specific about the Application you are using or would like to use to do this.

While I'm not a Back to my Mac user I do on occasion use Logmein. If you are interested in that go

https://secure.logmein.com/

Regards,

Roger

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Avi Tzur Author

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Sep 28, 2010 11:36 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Thanks! =]

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 29, 2010 6:43 AM in response to Avi Tzur

Your welcome.

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bill5ter

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Sep 29, 2010 1:31 PM in response to rkaufmann87

You could also use Screen Sharing and connect from another MAC using a VNC connection - this is similar to LogMeIn without the need for a client to be installed - you only need to forward a port on your router.

You connect by entering a connect to server command in the Finder eg vnc://my.ddnsname.org and login with your local account and your up and running.

Regards,

Billy

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 29, 2010 1:33 PM in response to bill5ter

Could you provide a little more detailed step by step instructions?

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