Remote desktop 3...can i control work computer from home computer

want to be able to control my work computer on a diff network from my home computer
and what kind of lag is involved?

Yes as per the last poster connect via VPN and add your machine.
Works pretty well and if on good connections then not much lag at all. On busy networks and slower internet connections it can get a bit slow.
Depending on your setup there are other easy programs as well such as logmein free or similar that require no VPN or settings or playing with firewalls.
Depends on the size of your company and their procedures. If they have VPN in place great or if you control and set all that stuff up - It's pretty straight forward.

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We're running mail service (IMAP) on OS X Server 10.3.9 at the office. Everything works fine when I'm on the network locally - I can send and receive external emails etc.
However, I can't access the server from home using either the domain name or IP address. I used to be able to but we've recently changed ISP & router and I'm not sure if this has affected it. I assume the MX records for the domain are fine since we can send and receive.
I'm not really an IT admin-type guy (it's just kinda become my responsibility) so I don't fully understand DNS, local domains etc.
If anybody has any pointers, I'd really appreciate it.
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Everything works fine when I'm on the network locally - I can send and receive external emails etc.
However, I can't access the server from home using either the domain name or IP address. I used to be able to but we've recently changed ISP & router and I'm not sure if this has affected it.
DNS Basics: the DNS server basically resolves a 'name' to an IP address. E.g. mail.mydomain.com to the IP address of the mailserver.
When you are inside the local network (LAN), your computers probably find the server using a local IP address. When you are outside the LAN, then your computer will find it EITHER by using the public IP address of your firewall OR using a name which will resolve to the same.
Since it worked before you changed ISPs, I'm guessing that you had it set explicitly to the WAN IP address. This will have changed with the change of ISP.
Easiest way to fix this is to use the same host name as you MX record is set to. So if your MX record is mail.mydomain.com then use this as it is obviously resolving to the IP address of your mail server (or more exactly, the IP address of your firewall).
NEXT, since your router has also changed (and I presume this is also your firewall) then you need to ensure that the imap port required (143) is open and port-forwarding to the internal IP address of the mail server.
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I'm sorry, I'm sure I should be able to find the answer to this but so far I can't. I have a G5 Imac at work. I also have one at home. (same model computer) and a G4 powerbook and the new macbook (with the intel processor). Here's my problem. I want to be able to leave my work computer turned on when I go home and access files that are on it from home, or remotely from the macbook wherever I am. Problem is, I have no idea how to set it up to be able to do that. Do I need special software?
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That is possible. First make sure that this is OK (and allowed) with your IT/computer support at work.
(a) Configuring the work computer...
Is there a router between the work iMac and the internet? If so, the first step is to configure the work iMac to use a static/manual IP address. The next step is to map/forward the appropriate ports through the router to the IP address used by the work iMac.
On the work iMac, open the Sharing preference pane and enable Personal File Sharing.
(b) Accessing the work computer remotely...
You must know the public IP address given by the ISP to your work location. If your ISP gives you an IP address via DHCP this address could periodically change. If your ISP gives you a static/manual IP address the address won't change.
Start/access the file sharing method you want to use and configure it using the IP address from the work computer.
KB 106461, Mac OS X: About File Sharing

IMac at work, iMac at home. (Latest Yosemite and Apple Remote Desktop updates installed) Need to work from home at night. I don't know how to set my permissions so that I can just control my iMac at work.

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If they have set up port forwarding for you already then that is different. In that case, then you could be experiencing the bug with the most recent release of ARD (3.7.2) and in particular ARD 3.7.2 and Yosemite ARD version 3.8 clients. It has been reported numerous times in the forums and to Apple that since 3.7.2, clients are frequently unavailable to connect to despite there being no network issue between the remote computer and client computer. I have not seen anyone report it who was working from outside the LAN to inside the LAN, but I have the same issue with a number of my own computers that are simply on a different subnet, so it stands rot reason that it would happen from a port forwarding location.
I am sometimes able to resolve the issue locally by SSH connecting into the client computer using Terminal on my admin machine and restarting or relaunching the ARD agent on the remote device, then trying to connect to it again after about 30 seconds.
The Terminal commands for this procedure are as follows, though you might need to include a port number from outside the LAN:
First:
ssh ipaddress -l adminusername
(example: ssh 192.168.1.1 -l macadmin)
Second:
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/k ickstart -restart -agent
After that, waiting about 30 seconds and trying to observe or control usually works, though the computer may still fail to show an online or lit-up status indicator.

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can apple remote desktop 3 access my pc work desktop? Do I have to get microsoft office 2011 in order to do this?

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Mac OS X Client (free)
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Applications -> Remote Desktop Connection
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-OR-
CoRD (Microsoft RDC Screen Sharing)
<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22770/cord>
-OR-
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I had a similar experience with my daughter's Arch Linux laptop using a PCMCIA wireless card to connect to the network after an upgrade this last Friday (I believe this was to kernel16-2.6.10-3).
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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I currently work from home as a brand designer. I'm thinking of moving away (turning the home into a business and buying another home) - What's the best way to still have access to my main (work) Mac from home and what hardware is involved? I need to be able to work on the same files and not worry about having multiple versions on 2 different computers which will obviously create probs! Being a designer I work on large image files - something to bear in mind I think?
Thx 4 any help.

The technical is easy. The practical is not. First the technical. Assuming that you will have an office LAN with your workstation, server, etc. the best method of connecting is a VPN. This is safe (read secure) and is generally pretty simple to set up. Assuming you have a Firewall/VPN in place, the cost to configure for your Mac should be trivial. On the high end, < $100 for a vpn client like VPN Tracker. Check your Firewall/VPN vendor for a Mac client. If they have one than no need to pay for a client. Other method include port maps but they are less secure and can result in system compromise when poor passwords are used.
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