VPN needed for VNC?
May 1, 2009 8:56 AM Subscribe
I'd like to set up VNC on two macs not on the same network using Chicken of the VNC or similar software. Do I need VPN? I plan to use SSH Tunneling.
if they're behind routers (and you're doing NAT, so you don't have real Internet-accessible IPs on the machines themselves), you just need to forward the appropriate ports to the individual machines, or put the machines in the DMZ if the router has this feature. (you can also set up a VPN for this too if you want. forwarding ports might be easier.)
if they've got real IP addresses, then they just need to have the firewall, if any, configured to allow connections on the appropriate ports.
posted by mrg at 9:07 AM on May 1, 2009
if they've got real IP addresses, then they just need to have the firewall, if any, configured to allow connections on the appropriate ports.
posted by mrg at 9:07 AM on May 1, 2009
Response by poster: so do I need a VPN and a router that supports that, at the remote end? I thought I don't, but the networking people at my parents' house told them they do.
posted by cahlers at 9:25 AM on May 1, 2009
posted by cahlers at 9:25 AM on May 1, 2009
You don't need VPN if you're using ssh tunneling. Forwarding a port on the router is enough.
posted by and for no one at 9:43 AM on May 1, 2009
posted by and for no one at 9:43 AM on May 1, 2009
ssh tunneling is sufficient. You shouldn't need chicken of the vnc either if you are running 10.5+ as both VNC client and server are built in.
posted by chairface at 9:46 AM on May 1, 2009
posted by chairface at 9:46 AM on May 1, 2009
Response by poster: thanks, all, that's what I thought too.
The remote computer I'll want to access is a brand new iMac, so it will have 10.5. I will be using my own, older laptop as the client - will I still need Chicken of the VNC on the laptop?
posted by cahlers at 10:35 AM on May 1, 2009
The remote computer I'll want to access is a brand new iMac, so it will have 10.5. I will be using my own, older laptop as the client - will I still need Chicken of the VNC on the laptop?
posted by cahlers at 10:35 AM on May 1, 2009
You will need a VNC client, such as Chicken, or better, Jolly's if you don't have 10.5. Actually, Jolly's is pretty nice even if you do have 10.5 (I use it).
posted by kindall at 11:03 AM on May 1, 2009
posted by kindall at 11:03 AM on May 1, 2009
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The VNC serving is managed by OS X's built in screen sharing.
posted by edd at 8:58 AM on May 1, 2009