Allow audio in software like Apple Remote Desktop

I have been using ARD to monitor students' computers in my school environment, but I would like to be able to also listen to the audio that they are playing on their computer, not just view their screen. Does anyone know of other software that allows this feature? (Or of a way that ARD does it?)

ARD will not pass audio, nor will the freeware VNC (on which ARD's observe and control function is based). Timbuktu might, but I'm not sure. There are some other remote control products available for Mac, but I haven't found any that will pass the Mac's audio through to the controlling system.

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So the steps listed bellow assume some things. They assume that the Airport Extreme Router your configuring is connected directly to the internet connection. And that the Airport Extreme is the only router between your computers and the internet.
That means we're talking about say a DSL modem plugged directly into the Airport Extreme, or a cable modem. in ether case, this assumes that said modem, is not acting as an internet router.
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Click on the "+" button
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Click the "Continue" button
Click the "Done" button
Click the "+" button
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for "Private IP Address:" copy the exact IP address you wrote down in step "3. 8."
Click the "Continue" button
Click the "Done" button
Click the "+" button
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for "Private IP Address:" copy the exact IP address you wrote down in step "3. 8."
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Click the "Done" button
Click the "Update" button.
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Clock on the "Advanced…" button
Click on the "TCP/IP" tab
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On the computer you wish to connect to over the internet, gotohttp://whatismyipaddress.com/
when the web page loads, you should see "IP Information:" fallow by a number like 192.168.0.1, write down what ever number it is.
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connect to the internet from another location.
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go to the file menu
chose connect to computer using ip address
set the address to the address to the IP address you wrote down for step 6. 2.
use the same password as you used to connect to the computer at work using ARD.
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Also some network connections change. When it comes to internet connections, some connections are static IP, while other connections are DHCP. If your connection is static... great! if it's DHCP, your address may change. If it dose.. well then your ability to connect will break. And then you'd have to do step 6 & 7 again.
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