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I need to access a mac mini server while I am away from the network. What is the easiest and best way to do that? I am on a macbook pro running Mavericks. And i believe the server is running Lion. Do I do a VPN? I have seen a mention of "Chicken of the VNC." I have googled and googled and cannot find instructions that will help me.
Thanks in advance!
Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) will give your more features than VNC
VPN will give you a secure connection to all machines on the network
You could also use the built in screen sharing
I can use ARD when I am away from the network? I will be at home and I will be accessing the network at my school.
The safest way to do this is to ensure that you are safely communicating. This is often done by connecting via a VPN first. Once you are connected, then you can use ARD to remotely control the machine.
You can open port 5900 and allow direct observe/control via your public address. However, this is not recommended because of the possibility of exploit. Plus, unless you have a ton of public addresses, the use of the port forward will allow control of only one device. By connecting via VPN you then have access to all devices on your network.
VPN can be configured on your server as it offers PPTP and L2TP. If you have a firewall, you might have access to IP/Sec or SSL depending on your device.
Reid
Apple Consultants Network
Apple Professional Services
Author "Mavericks Server – Foundation Services" :: Exclusively available in the Apple iBooks Store
As Strontium90 says, use ARD via VPN , doing things that way you're more secure and you can use ARD to remote into any other macs on the network,
Otherwise your going to have to open more ports and more rules on your firewall/router which gets very complicated very quickly the more machines you have
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