Wow, very clever architecture! That sounds like a perfect solution. (Now if my boss will only go for the $10/mo price tag...)
Thanks! -Carl > On Aug 26, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> wrote: > > The same app serves as both client and server in that it can be used in > either direction. > > The way "both ends" apps work is that when you set them up for "unattended > access" on the server side (which means creating a private password), they > start up when your Mac starts up and call into a central server with a > permanent unique ID (which they show you when you set them up). You type this > ID into the client at your end, it calls into the central server, > communicates with your server machine, which asks you for your password, and > you get in. These apps don't require port forwarding because the connection > handshake is done in the developer's server, not via direct Internet > protocols. Since "both sides call out" to the central server, no holes need > to be poked in the router's NAT table. > > >> On Aug 26, 2021, at 3:19 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> >> wrote: >> >> Interesting! By saying it does a "call out from both ends" you mean it's not >> just a client? >> >> In Sys Prefs --> Sharing, I will need to uncheck "Remote Management" on my >> target machine (the one I want to remote desktop into), and then port 5900 >> will be closed. How will AnyDesk interact with the host? Is there software >> to be installed on both ends? >> >> -Carl >> >> >> >>> On Aug 26, 2021, at 3:06 PM, Macs R We <macs...@macsrwe.com> wrote: >>> >>> I've settled on AnyDesk for screen sharing. It's a "call out from both >>> ends" service, so no port opening or forwarding is needed. >>> >>>> On Aug 26, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Carl Hoefs <newsli...@autonomy.caltech.edu> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> My workplace is cracking down on access to port 5900 (VNC), so I can't use >>>> Apple Remote Desktop anymore. ARD has to operate on port 5900, and can't >>>> be changed to use another port. >>>> >>>> Has anyone set up a Mac with alternate VNC server software? I tried X2go >>>> but I can't get it working. >>>> >>>> -Carl >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>>> MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com >>>> https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >>> >> > _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list MacOSX-talk@omnigroup.com https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
