Screen Sharing from Mac 2 Mac Help!!!! ASAP!!!

Hello!
I have two MacBooks, how can I set up Screen Share so I can see what the other laptop is doing from my laptop without the other Macbook knowing / Needing to accept permission?
I'm trying to set up all kinds of parental controls

Don't sleep the mini.

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Sorry for the imperfect instructions, I was doing it from memory.
First, set up secure ssh credentials by doing the public/private RSA key exchange.
Based on someone else's suggestion I found on the web, I created an "alias" command in my .tcshrc file. I just launch a terminal session and use my alias I've created, followed by my ssh credentials on the remote machine, and the alias/script does the rest.
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... End fragment.
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Greetings,
I have the Apple remote desktop working from the finder, its just as fast as any other vnc package I've tried and more convienient that chicken of the VNC or others as it is available from the finder. The configuration details below also work with chickend of the VNC and vine viewer.
I have a Mac OS 10.5 machine and a Linux centos 5 machine on the same network at home. The Linux machine is headless ie, no monitor, mouse or keyboard and my goal was to get the Apple remote desktop working to the Linux machine so that I could login and get a gnome-session desktop. I ran into the issue you describe and solved it after making the following configuration changes on the CentOS 5 machine.
On the Linux machine it is assumed that all the gnome desktop packages are installed and that you have the vnc-server.i386 package installed from the yum repository. avahi.i386 and avahi-glib.i386 are also installed. xinetd must also be installed from yum if you do not have it. xinetd.i386
I. Enable zeroconf avahi service ie, bonjour so your apple can see the Linux box in the finder.
a) If you can see the Linux machine in the finder, perhaps you already have the avahi daemon configured properly, otherwise edit /etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf. Mine looks like this, where mylinux_boxhostname is the actual hostname of my machine and browse-domains is a comma separated list of domains that I use:
[server]
host-name=mylinux_boxhostname
#domain-name=local
browse-domains=local, mydomain
use-ipv4=yes
use-ipv6=yes
#check-response-ttl=no
use-iff-running=yes
enable-dbus=yes
#disallow-other-stacks=no
#allow-point-to-point=no
[wide-area]
enable-wide-area=yes
[publish]
disable-publishing=no
disable-user-service-publishing=no
add-service-cookie=yes
publish-addresses=yes
publish-hinfo=yes
publish-workstation=yes
#publish-dns-servers=192.168.50.1, 192.168.50.2
#publish-resolv-conf-dns-servers=yes
[reflector]
#enable-reflector=no
#reflect-ipv=no
[rlimits]
#rlimit-as=
rlimit-core=0
rlimit-data=4194304
rlimit-fsize=0
rlimit-nofile=30
rlimit-stack=4194304
rlimit-nproc=3
b. Add or edit the file /etc/avahi/services/rfb.service, mine looks like this, note the port setting is 5900, this is the first X display . So the apple remote desktop client will attempt to connect to display on the linux machine. Other possibilites are port 5901, 5902, etc... for different X displays on the Linux machine:
<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>rfb.tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
<txt-record>No User Authent0</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group>
c). Restart the avahi daemon on the linux box:
# service avahi-daemon restart
II. Configure the gdm gnome display daemon
a) My Linux machine is headless and does not have a keyboard or mouse. So, I disable display in run level 5 so that I may use VNC to connect to port 5900. Edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf. Mine looks like this:
[daemon]
RemoteGreeter=/usr/libexec/gdmgreeter
[security]
AllowRemoteRoot=false
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
[gui]
[greeter]
IncludeAll=true
[chooser]
[debug ]
# Note that to disable servers defined in the defaults.conf file (such as
# 0=Standard, you must put a line in this file that says 0=inactive, as
# described in the Configuration section of the GDM documentation.
[servers]
0=inactive
b) Restart X and gdm
# init 3
wait a minute or two and then
# init 5
III. Configure an Xvnc to start on port 5900, display from xinetd.
I'm using two monitors on my Mac, one monitor has a resolution of 1440x900 and I'm using it to display the remote Linux desktop.
a) The apple VNC seems to want a VNC password so I configure the VNC server on the Linux mahchine to use one, you can save this password in your keychain when you connect for the first time with the Apple Remote desktop client. Configure a vnc password owned by the user nobody on the Linux machine:
# vncpasswd /etc/vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
# chown nobody:nobody /etc/vncpasswd
b) Create a vnc service under /etc/xinetd.d on the linux machine by adding the file named /etc/xinetd.d/vnc. Mine looks like this, note the vncpasswd location, nobody user, and screen resolution:
service vnc
disable = no
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
group = tty
wait = no
user = nobody
server = /usr/bin/Xvnc
server_args = -inetd -query localhost -geometry 1440x900 -depth 16 -once -fp unix/:7100 passwordFile=/etc/vncpasswd
c) Add the following to the end of your /etc/services file, mine looks like this:
# Local services
vnc 5900/tcp # vnc server
d) Restart xinetd
# service xinetd restart
III. Setup your user environment on the Linux machine.
a) we are logging in with the username foo whom has a password. User foo has a home directory at /home/foo. His .bash_profile is to his liking and he wants to have a gnome session.
b) Examine /home/foo/.vnc/xstartup. Make sure the file is executable. Mine looks like this:
#!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
gnome-session
c. Make the xtartup file executable:
$ chmod +x /home/foo/.vnc/xstartup
IV. Login using the Apple RDP from the finder as the user foo.
a) Make sure the SELinux firewall on your linux machine is not going to block port 5900. I disabled my SELinux firewall as all my machines are behind a NAT router with a firewall running.
b) If the avahi daemon is configured and working properly, you should see the hostname of your linux box in the finder window. Highlight it and you should see a "Share Screen" button. Push it. You will be prompted for the vnc password that we set on the Linux machine using vncpasswd. Enter the password and you should be able to save it in the keychain. Subseqent logins will not require you to enter it manually again unless it gets changed.
b) If xinetd and gdm above were configured properly, you should now have a gdmlogin screen at the resolution specified, mine is 1440x900. Login using the foo login and password. You should get a gnome-session desktop.
c) In case of trouble, try telneting from a term window on the mac to port 5900 on the Linux box. If you get Connection Refused, double check your xinetd configuration and/or any firewall ipfilters running on the Linux box.
Run netstat -an|grep 5900 on the Linux box. If you see a port LISTENING, then you have a firewall problem between the Mac and Linux box, xinetd is okay.
I have this working perfectly and use it to work from my Mac to the headless Linux machine every day.
regards
John Rushford
[email protected]

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my mom got herself a used MacBook but she is new to computing. she keeps on calling me about troubleshooting issues. helping her over the phone is cumbersome.
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Please do not hijack someone else's thread, especially one that has been answered. You can not give points to helpful contributes unless you start your own thread.
Am I wrong in searching help and seeing you have to have Back to My Mac subscribed to to make this happen OUTSIDE of iChat,
No, it is possible to make connections without iChat and without a MobileMe subscription. It is just harder.
as in by pulling an alias out of CoreServices folder in the primary System folder and putting it in the dock?
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Otherwise, outside of using iChat it seems 10.5.8 and up have lots of built in ability to use the built in version of VNC such as ScreenSharing .app and whatnot, but seems to me most all of the remote or sharing key items require a .Mac account or be used BEHIND a LAN, not through a WAN...
Am I wrong in this?
Well, you can use TeamViewer.com, LogMeIn.com, GoToMyPC.com, and maybe a few other services. These would be easy. They all have the same thing in common with iChat and MobileMe. There is a server that both systems talk to, that handles exchanging IP addresses, and since both system make the out-bound connection, this solves the "How do I get though the home router firewall protections" question.
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Now you need to get the IP address assigned to your router, and give that to the person attempting to make a Screen Sharing connection. WhatIsMyIP.com is one such service. Or you can get a free dynamic DNS name from a serivce such as No-IP.com or DynDNS.org, and then download one of their dynamic DNS name updating utilities, which you install on your Mac and run in the background so your dynamic DNS names stays updated whenever your ISP changes your router's IP address.
Now from the Mac making the connection, you use Finder -> Go -> Connect to Server -> vnc://address.of.your.router, or for file sharing afp://address.of.your.router.
NOTE: Doing this exposes known ports to malicious "Bots" that will attempt to break into your Mac, so make sure you use a very secure password. Yet another feature for the above services, as you do not open in-bound ports.
Also NOTE: These roll your own connections may not be encrypted. I think there is an option in Screen Sharing that will make the Mac to Mac Screen Sharing connections encrypted, but that does not apply if you are talking to a Windows or Unix/Linux VNC server. I do not think the file sharing connections are encrypted. The above services do provide end-to-end encryption for screen sharing and file transfers.
If you want end-to-end encryption in a roll your own environment, you can use ssh tunnels, however, that is another layer of complexity. If you enjoy that sort of thing (and some of use do), that is another avenue you can pursue.
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After months of nagging from my IT colleagues I have just bought a Mac mini, just upgraded to Leopard and am just getting to grips with how it functions. (very impressed to date now I have a "proper operting system" :o) )I am using it in my lounge connected to my Plasma TV. I have enabled Screeen sharing and can access it succesfully from my windows machines using VNC viewer free edition. The colour and picture quality is excellent however it won't allow me to connect when the machine is asleep. I also have Vine VNC server which I am sure would go to sleep and let me connect using VNC however it doens't seem to sleep with Vine anymore and I also get two icons appear in the dock. The screen quality appear to be much better with Screen sharing so I'd rather use that than Vine. I could switch sleeping off howevere I don't use the Mac and would like to let it sleep. I was a bit nervous about posting here for the first time incase I get "abuse" but my other Mac users assure somebody will know the answer. I have some other questions so I'll post these on the site in the relevent areas now I'm registered.
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Clarkerz...Wondering the same thing. No "abuse" from my direction. This is a great question I am also trying to find a solution for.
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Thank you. Those are beautifully written procedures.
Looks like it's a network issue. I reach the step, "Adding a printer using the wizard":
You must enter the following URL, you must use the Queue Name you noted down earlier
http://<IP address of Mac>:631/printers/Queue Name
which I do, entering
http://192.168.0.4:631/printers/MP830
and I get the following error:
"Could not connect to the printer. You either entered a printer name that was incorrect or the specified printer is no longer connected to the server."
And then I am toast!
Using the other procedure, I simply don't see the Mac's printers in the Bonjour Wizard's "Browse for Bonjour Printers" window.
Not sure where to go from here -- any ideas?
The Mac's IP (set via DHCP) is 192.168.0.4, subnet mask 255.255.255.0. The PC is 192.168.0.5, I can't find the subnet mask.
Pretty sure it's a network config issue, especially isnce I can Bonjour to my other Mac.
TIA...

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- On the Mac Mini, I have to use the "U.S. Extended" keyboard layout to get the right key mapping from Screen Sharing. But the Login Screen doesn't seem to use this mapping. Also, I live in Switzerland, and I'd like to use international keyboard layouts.
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- Mac Mini: OS X 10.4.11
- Screen Sharing host (iMac): OS X 10.6.8
- Desired keyboard layout: Swiss French and Swiss German
Thanks!

Thanks for the ideas. As suggested, I tried swapping out both the VNC client as well as server, but unfortunately no luck.
I should have mentioned that if I plug a large monitor into the Mac Mini, I see the bigger screen via Screen Sharing. If I unplug the monitor, the larger size is maintained until I log out; then I'm back to 1024x768. This indicates that its not the VNC (client and/or server) that's limiting the screen size, it's the OS that only provides two choices if no monitor is connected. I don't see why that has to be; it's just the size of the allocated graphics buffer that changes.
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Apologies in advance if this is a really, really dumb question. However all the answers online center around an internet based VNC when I need something more local.
I have a MacPro on one desk and a gaming rig on another running Win7 64 on another. They are directly connected via Ethernet for file sharing, but I am wondering how to make it so I can control the Windows 7 rig from the Mac Pro.
Thanks much in advance!

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Mac OS X Client (free)
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx>
CoRD (Microsoft RDC Screen Sharing)
<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22770/cord>
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And this really only works if you are using keyboard and mouse. I do not think you can use a game controller unless that basically looks like a keyboard or mouse.
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<http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22270/synergykm>

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