10.5: How to use screen sharing remotely and securely |
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OS X 10.5's screen sharing feature works nicely on local networks. But to control your computer over an internet connection is easy, too.Use SSH to establish a tunnel to the computer you want to control. Be sure to use a local port other than 5900 -- otherwise the screen sharing app will complain about controlling the local screen is not possible. A good example is:ssh -L 1202/192.168.10.10/5900...where 1202 is the local port, and 192.168.10.10:5900 the remote destination.Go into Safari and type in the URL vnc://localhost:1202, if you're using the local port 1202 as in the above example.Now drag the URL to your desktop to create a link to this URLRename and/or change the icon for the URL link with the Get Info window.If the tunnel is established and you clic...
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