Saving to remote location

Is it possible to back up my hard drive from a remote location. For instance, we have 5 computers connected together. Can i back up computer A's files from Computer B's TM and its external hard drive?
Thanks for your help.

joshua12mac, Welcome to the discussion area!
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. Let me explain my configuration and maybe that will help you.
I have a USB external drive connected to my iMac. The iMac is connected via Ethernet to my wireless router. My iBook is wirelessly connected to the same router. Time Machine running on the iBook is configured to use the iMac's external drive as the destination for the backup.

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When attempting to save a report to an SFTP site it is failing. When I test the connection it shows offline and I recieve the following error: "Unknown error. Please contact the administrator."
This has worked before and just stopped working. I am able to connect to the sftp site using FileZilla and the same credentials, our ftp and network teams report no issues.

Yes. We are able to run DRS from the UCCX machines to the same server. I was able to pull the logs and this what i see.
Caused by: org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileSystemException: Unknown message with code "Could not determine the type of file "sftp://[email protected]/Backup/Reports".".
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.sftp.SftpFileObject.refresh(SftpFileObject.java:95)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.AbstractFileSystem.resolveFile(AbstractFileSystem.java:366)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.AbstractFileSystem.resolveFile(AbstractFileSystem.java:317)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.AbstractOriginatingFileProvider.findFile(AbstractOriginatingFileProvider.java:85)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.AbstractOriginatingFileProvider.findFile(AbstractOriginatingFileProvider.java:65)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.impl.DefaultFileSystemManager.resolveFile(DefaultFileSystemManager.java:693)
at org.apache.commons.vfs2.impl.DefaultFileSystemManager.resolveFile(DefaultFileSystemManager.java:621)
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Accessing Computers Connected to a Time Capsule From a Remote Location

I am already able to access my Time Capsule from a Remote Location and have read/write access to the internal hard drive within the Time Capsule and the USB hard drive connected to it.
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If you don't want to use Back to my Mac, you can just use screen sharing. Go into Airport Utility and go the Advanced tab along the top. Then click on port mapping. Set up a new port map to route to the iMac. When I did this, I just used the "Apple Remote Desktop" option from the drop-down menu, this pre-fills everything in for you except for the IP address of the iMac. Just pop the IP address in the field, save the new port map, and Update the TC. Now you should be able to screen share from anywhere with your MacBook Pro using the screen sharing app. The Screen Sharing app is located in /System/Library/CoreServices/ScreenSharing just drag it to the dock to keep it there. When you open it up it will ask you for a host address, just type in the IP address of your time capsule followed by the 5900 port number, for example x.x.x.x:5900 where x.x.x.x is the TC IP address.
Just make sure your iMac is set up for File Sharing, Screen Sharing, and Remote Login, and you should be good to go. Just a word of caution, when the port map is set up, anyone can use it, so set up a good password on your iMac. Also, under the screen sharing pane, click on "Computer Settings" and check both boxes and enter a password in the box. You should not need this because when you try to connect with your MBP, it should give you an option for logging in as an authorized user, in which case just use login info for a user on the iMac.
Just one last thing, if you close the Screen Sharing app and open terminal and enter:
defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing ShowBonjourBrowser_Debug 1
then hit enter and reopen Screen Sharing, it should give you a list with all your bonjour computers and saved computers, so when you out in your IP address to connect to the iMac, make sure the box for "Add to my Computers" is checked, and it will add the IP address to the list so you don't have to put it in all the time.
Hope this helps,
Nathan

How do I use iCloud to collaborate on a GarageBand project with a remotely located musician?

How do I use iCloud to collaborate on a GarageBand project with a remotely located musician? He is in Valencia, Spain, I am in Green Bay, Wisconsin. We'd like to be able to work on the same GarageBand document together, laying down tracks, etc.
Is there a tutorial I should look at?

Are you using GarageBand on a Mac or on an iPad?
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To send GarageBand projects back and forth, compress the the ":band" files and mail them, if they are small enough or put them in a Dropbox or other cloud storage and mail the link.

I need helping!!! configuring RDP access to my local server from a remote location on my Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall.

I need helping configuring RDP access to my local server from a remote location on my Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall.
I have attempted to configure rdp access but it does not seem to be working for me Could I please ask someone to help me modify my current configuration to allow this? Please do step by step as I could use all the help I could get.
I need to allow the following IP addresses to have RDP access to my server:
66.237.238.193-66.237.238.222
69.195.249.177-69.195.249.190
69.65.80.240-69.65.80.249
My external WAN server info is - 99.89.69.333
The internal IP address of my server is - 192.168.6.2
The other server shows up as 99.89.69.334 but is working fine.
I already added one server for Static route and RDP but when I try to put in same commands it doesnt allow me to for this new one. Please take a look at my configuration file and give me the commands i need in order to put this through. Also please tell me if there are any bad/conflicting entries.
THE FOLLOWING IS MY CONFIGURATION FILE
Also I have modified IP information so that its not the ACTUAL ip info for my server/network etc... lol for security reasons of course
Also the bolded lines are the modifications I made but that arent working.
ASA Version 7.2(4)
hostname ciscoasa
domain-name default.domain.invalid
enable password DowJbZ7jrm5Nkm5B encrypted
passwd 2KFQnbNIdI.2KYOU encrypted
names
interface Vlan1
nameif inside
security-level 100
ip address 192.168.6.254 255.255.255.0
interface Vlan2
nameif outside
security-level 0
ip address 99.89.69.233 255.255.255.248
interface Ethernet0/0
switchport access vlan 2
interface Ethernet0/1
interface Ethernet0/2
interface Ethernet0/3
interface Ethernet0/4
interface Ethernet0/5
interface Ethernet0/6
interface Ethernet0/7
ftp mode passive
dns server-group DefaultDNS
domain-name default.domain.invalid
object-group network EMRMC
network-object 10.1.2.0 255.255.255.0
network-object 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0
network-object 192.168.11.0 255.255.255.0
network-object 172.16.0.0 255.255.0.0
network-object 192.168.9.0 255.255.255.0
object-group service RDP tcp
description RDP
port-object eq 3389
object-group service GMED tcp
description GMED
port-object eq 3390
object-group service MarsAccess tcp
description MarsAccess
port-object range pcanywhere-data 5632
object-group service MarsFTP tcp
description MarsFTP
port-object range ftp-data ftp
object-group service MarsSupportAppls tcp
description MarsSupportAppls
port-object eq 1972
object-group service MarsUpdatePort tcp
description MarsUpdatePort
port-object eq 7835
object-group service NM1503 tcp
description NM1503
port-object eq 1503
object-group service NM1720 tcp
description NM1720
port-object eq h323
object-group service NM1731 tcp
description NM1731
port-object eq 1731
object-group service NM389 tcp
description NM389
port-object eq ldap
object-group service NM522 tcp
description NM522
port-object eq 522
object-group service SSL tcp
description SSL
port-object eq https
object-group service rdp tcp
port-object eq 3389
access-list outside_1_cryptomap extended permit ip 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 object-group EMRMC
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit ip 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0
access-list inside_nat0_outbound extended permit ip 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 object-group EMRMC
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 host 99.89.69.334 eq pcanywhere-data
access-list outside_access_in extended permit udp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 host 99.89.69.334 eq pcanywhere-status
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 host 99.89.69.334 object-group RDP
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 eq ftp
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 eq ldap
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 eq h323
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 eq telnet
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 eq www
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 host 99.89.69.334 object-group SSL
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 object-group NM522
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 69.16.158.128 255.255.255.128 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 object-group NM1731
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp 173.197.144.48 255.255.255.248 host 99.89.69.334 object-group RDP
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any interface outside eq 3389
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp host 66.237.238.194 host 99.89.69.333
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp host 66.237.238.194 host 99.89.69.333 object-group rdp
access-list outside_access_in extended permit tcp any host 99.89.69.333 object-group rdp
access-list out_in extended permit tcp any host 192.168.6.2 eq 3389
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logging enable
logging asdm informational
mtu inside 1500
mtu outside 1500
icmp unreachable rate-limit 1 burst-size 1
asdm image disk0:/asdm-524.bin
no asdm history enable
arp timeout 14400
global (outside) 1 interface
nat (inside) 0 access-list inside_nat0_outbound
nat (inside) 1 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
static (inside,outside) tcp 99.89.69.334 3389 192.168.6.1 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 3389 192.168.6.2 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
access-group outside_access_in in interface outside
route outside 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 99.89.69.338 1
timeout xlate 3:00:00
timeout conn 1:00:00 half-closed 0:10:00 udp 0:02:00 icmp 0:00:02
timeout sunrpc 0:10:00 h323 0:05:00 h225 1:00:00 mgcp 0:05:00 mgcp-pat 0:05:00
timeout sip 0:30:00 sip_media 0:02:00 sip-invite 0:03:00 sip-disconnect 0:02:00
timeout sip-provisional-media 0:02:00 uauth 0:05:00 absolute
http server enable
http 192.168.6.0 255.255.255.0 inside
http 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 outside
no snmp-server location
no snmp-server contact
snmp-server enable traps snmp authentication linkup linkdown coldstart
crypto ipsec transform-set ESP-3DES-MD5 esp-3des esp-md5-hmac
crypto map outside_map 1 match address outside_1_cryptomap
crypto map outside_map 1 set peer 68.156.148.5
crypto map outside_map 1 set transform-set ESP-3DES-MD5
crypto map outside_map interface outside
crypto isakmp enable outside
crypto isakmp policy 10
authentication pre-share
encryption 3des
hash md5
group 1
lifetime 86400
crypto isakmp policy 30
authentication pre-share
encryption 3des
hash md5
group 2
lifetime 86400
telnet timeout 5
ssh timeout 5
console timeout 0
dhcpd auto_config outside
tunnel-group 68.156.148.5 type ipsec-l2l
tunnel-group 68.156.148.5 ipsec-attributes
pre-shared-key *
class-map inspection_default
match default-inspection-traffic
policy-map type inspect dns preset_dns_map
parameters
message-length maximum 512
policy-map global_policy
class inspection_default
inspect dns preset_dns_map
inspect ftp
inspect h323 h225
inspect h323 ras
inspect rsh
inspect rtsp
inspect esmtp
inspect sqlnet
inspect skinny
inspect sunrpc
inspect sunrpc
inspect xdmcp
inspect sip
inspect netbios
inspect tftp
service-policy global_policy global
prompt hostname context
Cryptochecksum:f47dfb2cf91833f0366ff572eafefb1d
: end
ciscoasa(config-network)#

Unclear what did not work. In your original post you include said some commands were added but don't work:
static (inside,outside) tcp interface 3389 192.168.6.2 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
and later you state you add another command that gets an error:
static (inside,outside) tcp 99.89.69.333 3389 192.168.6.2 3389 netmask 255.255.255.255
You also stated that 99.89.69.333 (actually 99.89.69.233, guessing from the rest of your config and other posts) is your WAN IP address.
The first static statement matches Cisco's documentation, which states that a static statement must use the 'interface' directive when you are trying to do static PAT utilizing the IP address of the interface. Since 99.89.69.333 is the assigned IP address of your WAN interface, that may explain why the second statement fails.
Any reason why you are using static PAT (including the port number 3389) instead of just skipping that directive? Static PAT usually makes sense when you need to change the TCP port number. In your example, you are not changing the TCP port 3389.

How can I get my hp eprint email address from a remote location?

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9971 SIP Phones at remote location status REJECTED

Hi,
I have 10 locations, Site 1, 2, ....10. All these locations have 10 phones each. These phone are configured with default SIP Profile. Were registered and working fine. While adding a subscriber I downgraded the cluster. After bringing back to regular version. I find all my phones status shows unknown.
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Thanks,
MR

Hello!
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Remote location, 7kbs d'load speed, 10 days to d'load Lion, only software updates are through the App Store. Why can't we d'load and install outside the Cloud anymore? Some of us can't use the cloud.

Remote location, 7kbs d'load speed, 10 days to d'load Lion, only software updates are through the App Store. Why can't we d'load and install outside the Cloud anymore? Some of us can't use the cloud and never will be able to.

That is true - I apologize for not being specific - what I was mainly referring to is iLife applications. I have a notice on the App Store that says 3 apps need updates, I look at the apps and they are huge so since my connection is so slow I use my work connection and d'load the files from support to my Windows machine and carry them home, once d'loaded my MacAir states it cannot install, the update must come from the App Store.
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Also, I should specify: I can't hard encode the file location. It could be anywhere in my html directory. Rather, I want a way to save it in the same directory as the applet was deployed from.

It's for an assignment. All our assignments have to be applets and run from our unix server. I have to access a URL and get data from it, then create that file, then use that file as a reference table for something else.
The tragic part is I think I have everything else working, but I've no way to test it, as I cannot figure out how to access URLs in jgrasp (my IDE - just running the java file itself as an applet within the IDE has the error message about being unable to connect to the URL, since the applet is not signed, but I've no way how to get around that within the IDE itself) so I am testing it directly on the server as a signed jar file so I can at least access the urls.
The requirements stated:
"make a text file (UTF-8 encoding) of the file name t in the same directory where an applet is deployed; "
# A program must be written as an applet in Java. Other programming languages such as JavaScript cannot be used.
# The applet must be deployed on the ITS Web server
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I've tried deleting my remote location, and adding it back
again several times and I still can't open any HTML files. I can
check out the pages, and check them back in, but nothing shows up
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> Unfortunately I can't seem to get any of the pages open
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CLARIFY please.
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The file is either open or not open
Is the file open? And design view is blank? Or is the file
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open find and replace
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moz-radius
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Fix the errors, clarify if the file does or doesn't open in
dreamweaver, if
it opens and design view is blank or if it doesn't open and
crashes the app.
moosepucky.
Alan
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How to load jar files from remote location

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I am trying to load jar files from remote server, from a servlet which is running on OC4j.
For doing this,First I am getting ClassLoader by using ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader() and then type casting it to URLClassLoader.
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Hi,
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Is there a way to monitor a remote location using a video device?

I was wondering if there was a way to monitor our vacation home while we are away? Do I need a computer at the remote location and does it have to be on all of the time? All I have there is a dial up connection. Here I have a cable connection. Is there any way to do this inexpensively?
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There are some special microphones made for iPhone use that provide headphone output, such as the iRig
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Cloning a Mac OS X Server to a remote location

Scenario: A Mac Mini running Mac OS X Server is in location A and a second Mac Mini running Mac OS X Server is to be acquired and setup at a remote location.
Desire: Do a nightly backup of Server A to the second Mac Mini so that Server B is a bootable clone of the primary server.
Question: What is the best software/approach to do this?
Discussion: I'm familiar with and use SuperDuper, Synchronize Pro and Carbon Copy Cloner for performing file by file backups and synchronization where the hard drives are on the same server ... but I'm not sure if any of these are the best alternative to backup a MAMP Pro installation on the Server (along with other applications and data) to a remote server box.
I realize that particularly within the Moodle VLE (that will be running on the servers) that absolute links will still point to the primary server but that is not an issue for me. In the event of a catastrophic failure of Server A at least there would be an offsite clone that could be accessed if a few settings were changed.
BTW: Server A is hosted by a commercial hosting service and no backup drive is available on-site for a file x file backup/synchronization. We do have full access to the server via ARD, Timbuktu Pro, AFP, etc.

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Well, my approach requires that there's some kind of connectivity between the two machines - preferably a VPN network to secure the traffic, but it doesn't have to be done that way.
rsync essentially takes two directories - one local and one remote - and compares the differences. Depending on the switches you use it will copy the changes from one system to the other (or both if that's what you prefer). In this case I'd set it to copy the local web directory to the remote machine, so the remote machine has a copy of all the files.
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Accessing multiple macs with ARD from remote location with Airport Extreme

We have an office with a newer Airport Extreme and three macs on the network. We have turned on the Apple Remote Desktop in the port forwarding, but we can only access one computer at a time, and only if we port map it to the local IP of that computer (Ex 10.0.1.2).
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Can I have a wildcard IP, or is there an IP I should use for ARD?
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All computers are running 10.6.1 with the latest ARD updates.
Any assistance would be appreciated.

Great answer by Dave Sawyer:
"To be able to connect to a workstation from outside it's network, the ports that ARD uses must be open on both ends of the connection. ARD uses ports 3283 and 5900 so those must be open.
If your workstations get their addresses from an NAT device rather than being "real", the ports also need to be forwarded in the router to the workstation's internal IP address. ARD uses port 3283 for the reporting and updating function, so if your Macs are getting their IP addresses through NAT, since you can only forward a port to a single workstation, you can only get reports, push package/files to etc. for a single workstation.
ARD uses the VNC protocol for observation and control, though, and there are a range of IP addresses for that protocol, starting with 5900. ARD uses 5900 by default, so that port would be forwarded to the first workstation. To be able to control more than one system, though, you would need to install VNC servers on the systems (since the ARD client cannot listen on any port other than 5900 while VNC servers can be set for other ports such as 5901, 5902, etc. You would then forward 5901 to the second workstation (and on to 5902, 5903, etc.). You can then use the following information:
Remote Desktop 2: How to specify a port number for a VNC client to connect. -http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22880
The only other options are: 1) to run the ARD administrator on a workstation on the network, and then take control of that system from outside, either via VNC or another copy of ARD, or 2) set up a virtual private network (VPN) so that when you connect from outside, your admin system is officially part of the local network.
Hope this helps."

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