Bluetooth and Leopard Screen Sharing

Is it possible to use the Screen Sharing feature in Leopard between a MBP and a Mac Mini using Bluetooth? The area where we will be using the two computers will be in a remote environment with no internet or cellphone service to connect with. The other option would be to simply use the airport express cards, but according to Apple Customer Support on the phone, they said that it could not be done; but I'm sure there is a way.....?

Bluetooth would be far too slow, even if it were possible, and only has a range of 10m or so.
Your best bet would be to run an ethernet cable between the two machines, perhaps via a router, and set up a local network.
However, if both computers are in the same location why do you need to use Screen Sharing?

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Script to start and stop screen sharing

I've had no luck finding an applescript that will launch system preferences and select screen sharing in the sharing tab. I want to use this as a rule in Mail so I can open screen sharing and subsequently close after use with Jaadu on my iphone for only the time while I want to access my home computer.
Is there anyone skilled at writing that for me?
Thanks,
Michelle

You can do it on the command line but you have to have admin privileges
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -help
kickstart -- Quickly uninstall, install, activate, configure, and/or restart
components of Apple Remote Desktop without a reboot.
kickstart -uninstall -files -settings -prefs
-install -package <path>
-deactivate
-activate
-configure -users <user1,user2...>
-access -on -off
-privs -all -none
-DeleteFiles
-ControlObserve
-TextMessages
-ShowObserve
-OpenQuitApps
-GenerateReports
-RestartShutDown
-SendFiles
-ChangeSettings
-ObserveOnly
-mask <mask>
-allowAccessFor
-allUsers [-privs <priv options>]
-specifiedUsers
-computerinfo -set1 -1 <text>
-set2 -2 <text>
-set3 -3 <text>
-set4 -4 <text>
-clientopts
-setmenuextra -menuextra yes
-setdirlogins -dirlogins yes
-setdirgroups -dirgroups ardadmin,ardinfo
-setreqperm -reqperm no
-setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes
-setvncpw -vncpw mynewpw
-setwbem -wbem no
-stop
-restart -agent -console -menu
-targetdisk <mountpoint>
-verbose
-quiet
-help ## Show verbose documentation
Examples:
- Uninstall program files (but not preferences and settings), install the given package, and then restart the service.
kickstart -uninstall -files -install -package RDAdminInstall.pkg -restart -console
- Install the given package and then restart the ARD agent.
kickstart -install -package RDClientInstall.pkg -restart -agent
- On 10.4 and earlier, stop the Remote Management service but, if activated, it will start after the next computer restart.
- On 10.5 and later, use kickstart -deactivate instead.
kickstart -stop
- Stop the Remote Management service and deactivate it so it will not start after the next computer restart.
kickstart -deactivate -stop
- Restart the agent.
kickstart -restart -agent -console
- Activate the Remote Management service and then restart the agent.
kickstart -activate -restart -agent -console
- Activate the Remote Management service, enable access, and restart the agent.
kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent
- Disable user access.
kickstart -configure -access -off
- Give admin and bob all access.
kickstart -configure -access -on -privs -all -users admin,bob
- Use Directory Server accounts for authentication. Users must be a member of one of the directory
- groups to authenticate.
kickstart -configure -clientopts -setdirlogins -dirlogins yes -setdirgroups -dirgroups ardadmin,ardcontrol
- Disable the Remote Management menu extra.
kickstart -configure -clientopts -setmenuextra -menuextra no
The following examples are only for Mac OS X 10.5 and later.
- Allow access for only these users (the users must be specified in a separate command).
kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -specifiedUsers
- Allow access for all users and give all users full access.
kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers -privs -all
- Start the Remote Management service.
kickstart -activate
Version 0.9
RUNNING FROM THE COMMAND LINE
This script can be run like any UNIX tool from the command line or
called from another script.
Before starting:
- Use this script at your own risk. Read it first and understand it.
- Log in as an administrator (you must have sudo privileges)
- Copy this script to any location you like (such as /usr/bin/local/)
- Ensure this file has Unix line endings, or it won't run.
Running:
- Run the script using "sudo" (enter your password if prompted)
sudo ./kickstart -restart -agent
Command-line switches:
The optional "parent" switches activate the top level kickstart features:
-uninstall
-install
-deactivate
-activate
-configure
-stop
-restart
These features can be selected independently, but will always be done
in the order shown above.
For anything interesting to happen, you must specify one or more of
the parent options, plus one or more child options for those that
require them. Child options will be ignored unless their parent
option is also supplied.
All options are switches (they take no arguments), except for -package
<path> -users <userlist> and -mask <number>, as noted below.
-uninstall ## Enable the "uninstall" options:
-files ## Uninstall all ARD-related files
-settings ## Remove access privileges in System Preferences
-prefs ## Remove Remote Desktop administrator preferences
-install ## Enable the "install" options:
-package path ## Specify the path to an installer package to run
-configure ## Enable the "configure" options:
-users john,admin ## Specify users to set privs or access (default is all users)
-activate ## Activate ARD agent in Sys Prefs to run at startup
-deactivate ## Deactivate ARD agent in Sys Prefs to run at startup
-access ## Set access for users:
-on ## Grant access
-off ## Deny access
-privs ## Set the user's access privileges:
-none ## Disable all privileges for specified user
-all ## Grant all privileges (default)...
## ... or grant any these privileges...
-DeleteFiles ##
-ControlObserve ## Control AND observe (unless ObserveOnly is also specified)
-TextMessages ## Send a text message
-ShowObserve ## Show client when being observed or controlled
-OpenQuitApps ## Open and quit aplicationns
-GenerateReports ## Generate reports (and search hard drive)
-RestartShutDown ##
-SendFiles ## Send and/or retrieve files
-ChangeSettings ## Change system settings
-ObserveOnly ## Modify ControlObserve option to allow Observe mode only
-mask number ## Specify "naprivs" mask numerically instead (advanced)
-allowAccessFor ## Specify the Remote Management access mode
-allUsers ## Grant access to all local users
-specifiedUsers ## Only grant access to users with privileges
-computerinfo ## Specify all four computer info fields (default for each is empty)
-set1 -1 <text>
-set2 -2 <text>
-set3 -3 <text>
-set4 -4 <text>
-clientopts ## Allow specification of several opts.
-setmenuextra -menuextra yes|no ## Set whether menu extra appears in menu bar
-setdirlogins -dirlogins yes|no ## Set whether directory logins are allowed
-setdirgroups -dirgroups grp1,grp2 ## Set directory groups allowed
-setreqperm -reqperm yes|no ## Allow VNC guests to request permission
-setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes|no ## Allow VNC Legacy password mode
-setvncpw -vncpw mynewpw ## Set VNC Legacy PW
-setwbem -wbem yes|no ## Allow incoming WBEM requests over IP
-stop ## Stop the agent and/or console program (N/A if targetdisk is not /)
-restart ## Enable the "restart" options: (N/A if targetdisk is not /)
-agent ## Restart the ARD Agent and helper
-console ## Restart the console application
-menu ## Restart the menu extra
-targetdisk ## Disk on which to operate, specified as a mountpoint in
## the current filesystem. Defaults to the current boot volume: "/".
## NOTE: Disables the -restart options (does not affect currently
## running processes).
-verbose ## Print (non-localizable) output from installer tool (if used)
-quiet ## No feedback; just run.
-help ## Print this extended help message
ARD has four main components:
1) ARD Helper
2) ARD Agent & associated daemons
3) ARD Menu Extra (controlled by the SystemUIServer)
4) ARD Admin Console (if you have an Administrator license)
What this script does:
1) Any running ARD components will be stopped as needed. For example,
they'll be stopped before an uninstall, reinstall, or restart
request. They will not be restarted unless you specify the
-restart options.
2) Components will be restarted as required. For example, restarting
the administrator console forces a restart of the agent.
Restarting the agent, in turn, forces a restart of the helper.
3) If you -uninstall but don't specify a new installer to run, then
the -restart family of switches will be ignored.
4) Options can be specified in any order, but remember that the
options are ignored unless their parent options are specified. For
example, -package is ignored unless -install is specified.
RUNNING THIS SCRIPT FROM A GUI
You can make yourself a GUI-based kickstarter program to run this
script if you like. The options, set in the console, can be conveyed
via environment variables to this script, per a spec shown in the
source code for this script (or the traditional way using command-line
switches). Be sure the console application runs this script with sudo
privileges. The console should also specify its own location in the
APP environment variable, and may specify the location of a
STRINGS_FILE to use to load string definitions for any localizable
messages produced by this script.
A GUI console could stay up & running between runs of the script but
should avoid running multiple instances of this script at the same
time.
WARNING
This script can be used to grant very permissive incoming access
permissions. Do not use the -activate and -configure features unless
you know exactly what you're doing.

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When I call stop() on the ScreenSharePublisher it seems like it's not stopped in the right way or something. If I try to start it again I get this trace:
ERROR:The Connection wasn't closed properly by abrupt killing of sharing instance.
You need to call stop screen sharing, close the client browser and addin and relaunch screen sharing again
and nothing happens. Am I missing something essential here?
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I have been able to successfully connect to another iMac on my wirless network with screen sharing. I cannot figure out how take a file on the remote desktop and drag and drop it on to the compuer that I am working on using screen sharing...

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packaged and continues to ship with Apple Remote Desktop (ARD).
VNC clients are available for nearly every platform, including nearly
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but if you need more options, you might consider an alternative; see
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I am trying to set up screen sharing and find that since I have two monitors working on the machine that I want to connect to, two monitors show up on the client that I am connecting with. This causes a problem in that the scaled screen image that appears on my macbook pro is too hard to see and work on.
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Leopard Screen Sharing (VNC) Quality?

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Hi all!
I just upgraded my laptop to leopard and I have been trying to get my iphone connected to it via Bluetooth, but there seems to be a problem: I cannot connect between the two! It pairs and it says "paired" but it is not connected! Is this a leopard problem?
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Emanuele

Hey
I just got the solution for the Bluetooth
So Now you can send any files to your computer through bluetooth..
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NEW TV AND COMPUTER SCREEN SHARING

Ok so im looking at new LED tvs to buy.. 50 or more inch with 3d and Internet and all that. just wondering if you can hook it up so that u can screen share with your mac or pc? I know u can stream audio, video, and pix. but can you set it up so that can see the screen ? if so what tvs? grassyass

SMB is a file sharing protocol - it cannot be used for remote desktop applications.
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The upset :-( Bluetooth and Locked Screen

Hello
I put off upgrading because my ipod was perfect.
I decided to suck it up and update it over the weekend and never regretted anything so much.
Firstly, we have just got a new car and the only requirement I wanted from the car was the bluetooth streaming - I can't cope without having my tunes blasting away in the car. Worked perfectly until the upgrade but now the control buttons don't work in the car at all anymore and it used to pick it up straight away and just play.
I've tried deleting the phone from the car and starting again but nothing :-( I can't drive with my ipod connected now since I would have to click on the device to change the tunes - not safe!
Also, the ipod buttons when the phone is locked do not work anymore and I have no clue why. I've gone through settings and can't see anything. The buttons are there but don't work........does anyone have any suggestions?
If anyone has any suggestions at all I would greatly appreciate it. I really really hope this obvious bug is sorted soon.
Thanks.
Dx

Have yo went to the car manufacturers support site?
Is there a firmware update available for the car system?
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I have Mac OS 10.5 Leopard installed on 4 computers in a Home Network and have a problem with sharing files and using screen sharing. Here is my setup.
MacBook Pro with my logon ID
MacBook Pro with my fiancee's logon ID
Mac Mini with both of our logon ID's
Mac Pro with both of our logon ID's
The problem I have is I am able to access the Mac Mini computer where we have an external Hard Drive connected for data. She is also able to access it. The only problem is we have it set up to only share this external USB drive. Yet for both of us it shares the external drive along with the internal Macintosh HD. Fortunately this is not a very big deal but since I'm not sharing all those drives why is it doing this?
Also, I am able to connect from the Mac Mini for example to my MBP and vice versa for screen sharing along with file sharing. Yet if she tries to connect to the Mac Pro from her MBP and vice versa it won't. It simply times out and will never connect for screen sharing or file sharing but yet the Finder shows the Mac Pro. We have a 2nd hard drive in the Mac Pro which is the one set up for file sharing. I am also unable to connect to the Mac Pro's HD. Everything appears to be set up correctly. For my MBP on the Finder it shows the Mac Pro but once again I am unable to connect to it for screen sharing or file sharing.
Also, not sure if it's related but even for her MBP she is unable to connect to it from any other computer in our network although it's set up for file sharing and screen sharing so I'm not sure if it's related to her logon ID. Then again as mentioned above neither of us can connect to the Mac Pro.
I tried to make the above sound as simple as possible. I am relatively new to networking and of course Leopard but even on the Mac Pro all settings sound the same as on the Mac Mini where we can both connect to. The only big difference is on the Mini we are connect to a USB external drive, on the Mac Pro an internal drive. Is there something I could have overlooked or are there known issues with Leopard's sharing features?
We both have .mac but since we are using this on an internal network (some wi-fi, some wired, all through an Airport Base Station Extreme) I would think this has nothing to do with Back to my Mac.
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From the Messages menu bar, select
Video ▹ Connection Doctor
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Share your screen
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Fix video chat issues

Sharing and Screen Sharing suddenly become flakey.

I've been ignoring this problem for a while, but it bugs me and I'd like to figure out what is going on.
My G4 733 that for years has shown up and worked on my other computers as Shared in the side bar and allowed screen sharing has decided to start behaving oddly.
Sometimes it works just fine. Sometimes when I connect to it it shows "Connecting…" and then disappears. Sometimes it functions fine as a fileserver, and then disappears when I try to use screen sharing.
Oddly, I can always connect to it properly using "Connect to Server…" and the IP address (it has an assigned address) and I can always control it with Apple Remote Desktop. Even shows up on the ARD scanner.
This is true for both of my Snow Leopard machines (MacPro and MacBook).
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I've checked the usual things, permissions, disks and network settings…
No idea what would cause all this.
Thanks to anyone with ideas.

Neal Bridgens wrote:
My G4 733 that for years has shown up and worked on my other computers as Shared in the side bar and allowed screen sharing has decided to start behaving oddly.
Sometimes it works just fine. Sometimes when I connect to it it shows "Connecting…" and then disappears. Sometimes it functions fine as a fileserver, and then disappears when I try to use screen sharing.
Oddly, I can always connect to it properly using "Connect to Server…" and the IP address (it has an assigned address) and I can always control it with Apple Remote Desktop.
Same thing happened to me with an eMac running 10.4. I found this thread (see below) a short while ago, did what it suggested, and the problem went - at least in the short time since.
Go to the Sharing Pane/Services and turn each service OFF with the Stop button, waiting for it to 'take'. Then click on Start, and wait again.
Here's the other thread:
*"If you have trouble networking two computers (can't connect with Sidebar method or Go…Connect to Server method) try this workaround:*
*"When enabling or disabling Personal File sharing (or other Service) under the Services tab of the Sharing Preference pane, always click on the Start/Stop button, and wait for several seconds until you see the change effected before quitting the Services tab. Do not, repeat not, directly tick or clear the checkbox for the item - you may create a false status indication for this item."*
Good luck,
Chris Adams.

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Just bought an Apple Time Capsule a fortnight ago.
Previously I was able to see local computers and conduct screen sharing through finder with no problems with my old wireless setup.
Having problems do so now. I have reinstalled 10.5.6 on my main mac but all the details and shares are standard and setup on the other.
I am able to screen sharing if I do it by ip but it is a mess around and not as easy as before.
Am I missing a setup item/process in Time Capsule?
Cheers.

Hi amthflea
I have a very similar setup.
I VNC to my other computers using JollyFast VNC (free and open software) - very very very fast and a lot better than the built in one. Very easy to use. You need to input the ip once, that's it, then it saves an easy list of your computers.
http://www.jinx.de/JollysFastVNC.html
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In sharing
Personal File Sharing
Apple Remote Desktop and Printer Sharing are enabled.

Screen sharing and file sharing not working on LAN

This is not a Mavericks specific problem since it existed before I upgraded to Mavericks. I have a LAN that consists of 3 MBPs and 1 MacPro.
Local screen sharing and file sharing works fine on all of these computers except for one MBP. From this MBP I am able to connect to all of the other computers for screen sharing and file sharing. But I can't connect to this particular MBP for screen sharing or file sharing from any of the other Macs.
This MBP shows up in the left hand side column under "Shared" on all the other computers. But I am unable to make a connection from any computer to the problematic MBP. I get the message, "There was a problem connecting to the server "xxxxxxxx". The server may not exist or is unavailable at this time".
I have tried toggling off and on screen sharing and file sharing with no effect. One probably pertinent strange thing that I notice is that under the Screen Sharing set up the green button next to "Screen Sharing:On" is green. But the message under it states:
"Other users can access your computer's screen
at vnc://johnmacbookproretina/ or by looking for “John MacBook Pro” in the Finder sidebar."
The problem is that my computer name is "John MacBook Pro" and the LocalHostName is "JohnMBPr.local". I believe that at some point in the past the computer name and/or LocalHostName was "johnmacbookproretina".
Similiarly, under File Sharing I am informed:
"Other users can access shared folders on this computer, and administrators all volumes, at “afp://johnmacbookproretina” or “smb://johnmacbookproretina”."
I would appreciate any help I could get to resolve this perplexing issue. Thanks.
John

I've finally been able to solve my own problem.
File sharing and screen sharing on the problematic MBP was being blocked by firewall rules that had been set up several weeks ago when I had installed a trial version of DoorStop X firewall software. I had previously trashed the app when the 30 day trial ended. I did not realize that the software had left a set of firewall rules in the Library/StartupItems folder. Among other things, the rules were set to deny access to the computer on the ports used for file sharing and screen sharing. Once I trashed the DoorStopStartup folder in the StartUpItems folder all the connection problems resolved with a computer restart.

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