Connecting to an offsite computer
I know this topic has been up before, but it's sooo confusing: I want to connect to my work computer (I own business - I am the IT person - sad that it is) from my home computer. I have read past posts and I just don't get it. There is no documentation from Apple as to how to do it. Ads for Leopard just said you can do it if you have a later model router - so I went out and bought the Airport extreme for both home and work. Now I'm lost. Help!
I want to do several things. I have two computers I would like to access from my home computer (mirror door G4 with 10.5.5): 1)Intel Mac Pro (10.5.5) - has image and data files that I would like to copy, change, add, delete and work on the files from my computer at home, and 2) an Intel Mac Mini (10.5.5) that functions as a server computer for my business management software - I would like to be able add, change, delete files as well as run the business management server software from my home 'client' software. Can I run the server software at work from my client software at home or will I need to get control of the Mac Pro to run the client software from there? My network at work has 9+ computers, Apple airport extreme, with switches and such running around. My network at home has an Apple airport extreme, with 2 computers.
Since posting on the Apple Discussions, I hired a consulting person to come in and figure this all out. He set up the work computers and gave me screen shots for how to set up my home computer, along with screen shots to configure the work computer (in case I needed to re-do the configuration). He set me up with VPN, an account with dyndns.org. Then left me on my own. Well, it doesn't work and now I'm stuck. I think he missed something somewhere. I'm afraid I wasted my money. Now I need to figure out where it all went wrong. Help!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1538
Hope those help.
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also explained here:
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No problem, glad to help!
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Try:
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Ipod Touch 1st generation: blank white screen - I tried holding both buttons and connecting it to the computer, restoring it, and still nothing. What else can I do? I did not drop it in water.
Try:
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