Can I use "Back To My Mac" from MobileMe to iCloud?

My home computer is running Lion and my laptop is running Snow Leopard. Is there any way to continue using the "Back To My Mac" feature between these two machines?
Thanks,
Henry

Funny, I can ONLY BTMM one way ...

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Can't use Back to my Mac on OS X Lion

Hi,
I have upgraded both my MacBook Pro and iMac 27" to OS X Lion, and set up everything as suggested for the iCloud, but I still can't use Back to my Mac function. In fact, on the macbook pro, I can't even see the shared sidebar (after trying several suggestions from the communities from 2008). And on the iMac, I can see the shared sidebar, but there is no option for Back to my Mac. I sware I've ticked Back to my Mac on the Finder's preferences, and everything apparent from the iCloud.
It'd be great if someone can point me to the right direction. Thanks!
Cheers,

Carolyn,
After clicking your link, I think the solution described therein may work -- however, I brought my MBP to the Genius Bar and gave it to them the next 24-48 hours so they could run diagnostic tests, so I am not able to experiment with your solution. I will say this, though: while I was still trying to fix it myself, I DID get the "Allow me to use my Apple ID to reset my account password" checkbox, which I checked, and on the next screen where it lists my various User Accounts (mine, and Guest), I clicked on mine, typed the password (and every conceivable other password I could possibly think of), but nothing worked. Then, when it gave me my security question and gave me a link to "Reset my password," no other window popped up to allow me to perform the reset.
All in all, I'm fairly convinced this is a hardware issue, not a software issue. My system recognizes my HD sometimes, but not others. Perhaps there is something wrong with the cable connecting the HD to the logic board.

I travel for work and use iCloud - I can not use back to my mac because i use a Verizon MiFi wireless that does not have NAT-PMP or UPnP. Does anyone know of a way to get around this problem

I travel for work and use iCloud - I can not use back to my mac because i use a Verizon MiFi wireless that does not have NAT-PMP or UPnP. Does anyone know of a way to get around this problem

All ISP-provided equipment is junk. You could get a decent router and connect it to the Verizon router in bridge mode. It should cost about $ 30.

Is it possible to set up Time Capsule on one network and then access its stored data (movies) using Back to My Mac from another network that also has Apple TV to play them?

I recently purchased a Time Capsule to store data at my office. I have an Apple TV at my home that I would like to start using to play my movies. With the storage of the new Time Capsule, I am curious if I can somehow store my iTunes movies on the Time Capsule at my office and then use Back to My Mac to access the TC from my home and then play them via Apple TV. Does this sound possible? We have an iMac at the office that remains on 24/7 connected to the TC.

ATV cannot play movies from the TC, even if it is on your home network.. ATV is a streamer.. it is not a media player.. and the TC is a dumb as a board hard disk in a router.. so it has nothing in it either.
You cannot play movies from ATV without itunes, which streams to the ATV.
If the iMac is running 24/7 then you should be able to connect to the iMac remotely and run from iTunes on that, which could then play movies stored on the TC.. with the following issues.. if you use wireless on the iMac forget it. The iMac has to be ethernet connected as it has to pick up the movie on the library and play it back to the TC to network to your home.
The next issues is speed of slowest connection.
Your download to your home maybe great.. what is the upload speed from your office like??
If you pay for uploads and downloads you will pay for the movie 3x.. first to download it.. second to upload it.. office to net.. and third to download it again.. net to home.. Sorry but it is better to play the movie directly from online itunes store.
If you plan to try and play non-itunes movies over the connection, it won't work.. ATV as stated is linked to itunes and cannot play movie files.
Overall this sounds like you need to think it out a bit more.

How can I use Back to my Mac when my ISP blocks port 1900?

I was just forced to switch ISPs (don't ask...) and it turns out that my new ISP (Astound) lied to me and actually does block port 1900, which means that Back to my Mac (on which I rely) does not work.
Has anyone seen this and found a viable workaround? Preferably one that is easy for my non-technical family to use also, but all suggestions are welcome.
Thank you!

So, I convinced my ISP to open port 1900 and they did, but it's still not working.
I get two messages that make no sense to me, but I hope indicated something that someone here can help me undertstand...
When I open the iCloud preference pane in System Preferences, It says just below the Back to my Mac setting "Configure Router for better performance" - My Airport Extreme is configured with Back to my Mac and it looks like my account shows a green indicator.
Second, next to the Back to my Mac setting in the iCloud preference pane, there is a button labeled "Details..." When I click that it tells me that "Back to my Mac is not working properly because the DNS server isnt' responding" and suggests I contact my ISP for a different DNS server.
All other internet services - including iCloud services - are working fine. I even tried changing my DNS servers to Google's public DNS servers and nothing changed.
Any suggestions are very much appreciated! Thank you!

How can I use Back to My Mac using my Apple ID

I'm having problems accessing my other computers using Back to My Mac. I've gone into System Prefference>iCloud and turn on Back to My Mac on all mey devices. I've have also gone into my router settings and opened the appropriate ports. I can see my other divices in Finder. When I go to connect I am given a choice of "As a registered user" which works sometimes and not others and also "Using an Apple ID" when I choose this option my Apple ID appears in the drop down box (and is the only option in the drop down box). Howevere, when I click "Connect" it comes up with Authentication failed to JQ MacBook Air.
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Hi,
Are they both using the same iCloud account/ Apple ID?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4907

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Anneoo,
Yes, with the caveat that all of your devices/sytems meet the iCloud: System requirements.

Can i use my iPad, iPhone, Mac with 2 independant iCloud accounts (private, business) simultanuously ? How ?

can i use my iPad, iPhone, Mac with 2 iCloud accounts (private, business) simultanuously ? How ?

Welcome to the Apple community.
Yes you can do that, however you can only have one primary account. You will need to set one account up as a secondary account and choose which account you wish to do this with, since you can only use mail, contacts, calendars, notes and reminders with a secondary account.
On your Mac, you would enter the account at system preferences> mail, contacts & calendars, on your mobile device you would enter your account at settings> mail, contacts, calendars.

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I have enabled back to my mac on my macbook running ML and have enabled the same for my user ID in the airport express router to which the macbook pro is connected.
i would like t know how i can access the shared folder from my ios devices while
within the wifi network
outside the wifi network over the ios devices 3g internet.
tried a lot to figure it out since many months now.
Neerav

Just some additional info. For basic back to my mac to work you need a router (any brand) that supports UPNP or NAT-PMP - or an apple airport router device (Airport Extreme, Time Capsule or Airport Express) (which must be configured as your primary router - and not in "bridge" mode). You need at least two Macs - one in your house - and one as the remote device. You need to set up your iCloud id on both Macs and enable Back to My Mac in iCloud preferences - using the same icloud id for both Macs. You also need to ensure that you have enabled at least "Screen Sharing" in the sharing preferences of both Macs - and optionally enable File Sharing. You will see the Mac in the other Mac's shared pane - in Finder - both locally and remotely.
If you are using an Apple router (airport extreme, express or time capsule) - the icloud id's that you enter on airport device (via airport utility) - are only for the purpose of remote sharing of drives and printers attached to that airport device - and are not related to the back to my mac functionality. If you don't need to remote share the printers or drives directly attached to the airport device (via USB) - then you do not need to enter any iCloud id's on the airport device itself.
For example - you have a time capsule set up as a router. You have 3 people in your house that want to remotely access files on the Time Capsule's drive(s). You would enter your iCloud id, along with the iCloud id's of other household members. You would then all be able to independently share the time capsule drive remotely.
With an Airport Express router - you would only be able to share a USB printer attached to the Airport Express.
As for iPad - there may be 3rd party apps that would mimic the Back to My Mac functionality - but to the best of my knowledge there is no Apple-provided Back to My Mac app for the iPad.

Can I use back to my mac to access two daisy chained time capsules running on my network alone or do I also need a mac running on the same network?

I have a DSL modem router (HUWAI ECHO LIFE 520) with uPNP enabled. The first time capsule´s wan is connected to that router the second time capsules wan is connected to the first time capsules lAN. The router looks at the first time capsule as DMZ and passes traffic on the public IP through to it. There are airport expressses either end of the chain. The network works a charm. I would like to have both time capsules visible through Back to My Mac, which isn´t currently working. Back to My Mac is activated on all devices involved. What else to try?
Arved

Both TC should be in bridge mode. Is that what you have done? You cannot use the TC in router mode as it will cause double NAT problems.
Can you access one of the TC? Or do both fail to show up?

Can I use "Back to My Mac" to access a Mac that has not been logged in to?

I bought a Mac Mini and set it up with "Back to My Mac". I have set it up with Automatic login right now, but I would like to deactivate it.
When the computer is on, but at the login screen step of the boot up, is it possible to access it with "Back to my Mac"? I am under the impression that that is not possible.
Thanks for any insights you guys might have in your current setup.

Both TC should be in bridge mode. Is that what you have done? You cannot use the TC in router mode as it will cause double NAT problems.
Can you access one of the TC? Or do both fail to show up?

After the 10.9.2 upgrade I can't screen share with any Macs using Back to my Mac.

I did the 10.9.2 combo upgrade on a bunch of Macs I manage and now I can't use Back to my Mac for screen sharing on any of them. Does this upgrade mess with the original settings? Any suggestions? Anyone else see this?

Back to my Mac has been unreliable for me (and a lot of other users) ever since the Mavericks upgrade, 10.9.0.
I find that if I turn all screen sharing off, then back on again, remote macs can share my screen. But the fix usually lasts just a few days, sometimes as little as 24 hours.
So everything depends on me remembering to open Sys Prefs and then toggle Back to My Mac (in iCloud) and Remote Login, File Sharing, and Screen Sharing (all in Sharing) in the morning before I go to work. If I remember, I'm able to do screen sharing that day from work. If I forget, I'll get errors when I try to Screen Share via the link that appears under Shared in the Finder sidebar. The link is reliably present in the Finder sidebar, it just doesn't work if I haven't refreshed the Sys Prefs settings.
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I am running a Mac OS X 10.6.8 and i will be away but will need to get back to my Mac from a distance. Is it possible?

HELP!
HOW CAN I GET BACK TO MY MAC FROM FAR AWAY?
I WILL BE AWAY FOR 4 MTH AND WILL HAVE TO WORK AT DISTANCE
I RUN MAC OSX 10.6.8
I WILL HAVE ACCES TO AN APPLE COMPUTER AT MY DESTINATION.
BUT WILL HAVE TO USED INFORMATIONS FROM MY HOME COMPUTER.
NEED HELP
THENK YOU IN ADVANCE
PIERRE LEDUC
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We both have 1Mbps upload speeds so it'd be fine for backup of changes, but for the initial backup we'd have to move our laptops to each others' houses.

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When using Back to my Mac to access an iMac from a MacBookPro all with the latest OS updates may I use a local printer connected to the MacBook to print a document located on the iMac? If so, how? It looks like if I try to print it will all happen on the iMac. Thanks.

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The problem is that when in screen sharing mode the print command is executed on the remote computer.
I appreciate that, but it will still list the printer in your local location if things are set up properly and if it is you can print, if it isn't you can't, but you should be able to print it as a pdf, transfer the file to your local computer and print it from their.

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