Screen sharing in maverick

How do I set up Screen sharing between my iMac and macBook Pro. iMac running Maverick and MacBook Pro running Mountain Lion.

Screen sharing in Mavericks is done through Messages app. It requires turning on Screen Sharing in System Preferences > Sharing. If you bring up Help on your iMac and search for "screen sharing" there are detailed instructions for setting it up and deciding who can share your screen.
Personally I have yet to use screen sharing using strictly Apple technology. There is a 3rd party app called TeamViewer that is very easy to use.

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Screen Sharing resolution - Mavericks

I am remoting into my MacBook Pro from an Ubuntu VNC client. The screens I have are much lower resolution then my retina display so the VNC session window is enormous. Is there any way I can reduce the resolution for remote screen management or perhaps use a client that allows the window session window in Ubuntu to be scaled so I can view the entire retina desktop on one screen?

Ok so the solution was to user a different VNC client in Ubuntu. "Vinagre" allows you to view your remote session scaled to any size you like. It will however retain the dimentions of your MacBook screen.
One thing to be aware of is that when authentication your VNC session (entering your username and password) Vinagre only allows you to enter a password of 8 characters max. So if your password is longer then 8 characters you will have to shorten it to user Vinagre... A bit annoying but at least it works.
Techy notes:
It is actially the VNC server Vino that Vinagre uses that is enforcing the password length limit. So if using an alternative client that uses Vino as it's VNC server this limit will apply for that client also.
Even though you are scaling the client session down VNC sends the host's full resolution so you will still transfer a lot of data over the network.

Does any one know how to change how to set screen sharing in mavericks 10.9 to observe mode as default.

In ML 10.8 there was a choice and default could be set. Thanks.

Unless you backed up your data somewhere, it's gone.
There are programs like Disk Drill Pro that may find a few recoverable files, but after doing a clean install it's doubtful that much of the data could be recovered in any useful format. And the more you use your computer, the more data is overwritten.

Why doesn't Screen Sharing work across multiple displays anymore in Mavericks?

Hey Guys,
I'm having a problem with Screen Sharing in Mavericks. It wasn't a problem in Mountain Lion, so I'm wondering if you could help me.
I use a Mac Pro with multiple displays to connect to another Mac Pro with multiple displays. Here's how it looks at first:
Two remote desktops shown in one window on one display locally. (Note: there are two different displays connected to this Mac Pro.)
In Mountain Lion, I used to be able to scale this up across displays. When I do that now, the remote desktop scales down to the lower-left corner. Observe:
When I mouse over it, there's some screen tearing (artifacts):
Any ideas?
Notes:
Yes, I've Google'd it.
I don't have Mavericks' multi-display support enabled. I disabled it to spread out Avid Media Composer and Adobe After Effects usage.
Thank you,
Isaac T.

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Trouble with screen sharing since upgrading to Mavericks

I'm no longer able to connect to my Mac at home from my Mac at work unless someone is there to wake it up. It shows up in the shared listing on the left side of my Finder window so I know it sees it. I get a "Connection Failed" warning.
I have made sure that Screen Sharing is selected and that I have selected "Wake for network access" on the Energy Saver system preferences. Computer sleep is set to "never". I have also set it to start or wake at 8am every day to ensure that it is running each day by the time I get to work. Both Macs are running Mavericks.
I didn't have this problem with 10.8 and nothing else has changed that I know of. If someone is home and I call them and tell them to wake up my Mac it works fine, for a while. For a couple of hours I can connect to it but then it disconnects in the middle of using it and I can't connect to it again.
And regular ol' "Connect As" no longer works either ... unless someone is at home to wake it up. I get a "probelm connecting to the server" warning
Thoughts or suggestions?

I'm no longer able to connect to my Mac at home from my Mac at work unless someone is there to wake it up. It shows up in the shared listing on the left side of my Finder window so I know it sees it. I get a "Connection Failed" warning.
I have made sure that Screen Sharing is selected and that I have selected "Wake for network access" on the Energy Saver system preferences. Computer sleep is set to "never". I have also set it to start or wake at 8am every day to ensure that it is running each day by the time I get to work. Both Macs are running Mavericks.
I didn't have this problem with 10.8 and nothing else has changed that I know of. If someone is home and I call them and tell them to wake up my Mac it works fine, for a while. For a couple of hours I can connect to it but then it disconnects in the middle of using it and I can't connect to it again.
And regular ol' "Connect As" no longer works either ... unless someone is at home to wake it up. I get a "probelm connecting to the server" warning
Thoughts or suggestions?

Mavericks: Screen Sharing Resolution changed to low-res

I just updated my two slave macs (Mac Pro, Mac Mini) to Mavericks (main mac still on 10.8.5), and when I do screen-sharing by connecting to each, suddenly I'm getting each slave mac in a square screen at low-res -- 1280x1024. THere are no other options to return these to full 1920x1080-sized windows.
Some other forums recommended a free app called Display Menu that puts a screen resolution in the upper menu bar, but when I select 1920x1080 as the resolution for the sharing window (which it has always been), I get a black screen in that window and the only fix is to turn off the slave mac manually, and when it comes back on and I reconnect to it, it reconnects with the square 1280x1024 monitor window.
It used to be that I got the 16:9 screen share window and I could scale/resize it by dragging corners but that option is gone.
Anyone know how to get that old 1920x1080 resolution back in my screen-shared windows?
Kerry

Ok so the solution was to user a different VNC client in Ubuntu. "Vinagre" allows you to view your remote session scaled to any size you like. It will however retain the dimentions of your MacBook screen.
One thing to be aware of is that when authentication your VNC session (entering your username and password) Vinagre only allows you to enter a password of 8 characters max. So if your password is longer then 8 characters you will have to shorten it to user Vinagre... A bit annoying but at least it works.
Techy notes:
It is actially the VNC server Vino that Vinagre uses that is enforcing the password length limit. So if using an alternative client that uses Vino as it's VNC server this limit will apply for that client also.
Even though you are scaling the client session down VNC sends the host's full resolution so you will still transfer a lot of data over the network.

Is screen sharing through Messages limited to third-party accounts in Yosemite like it is in Mavericks?

So I was told this by an Apple support member through the online chat, but everything else I've been reading seems contradictory. Every blog post I've read, and even Apple's own website makes it seems like you can screen share on Messages with any contact with an iMessage account (in Mavericks, it was limited to third-party accounts signed into Messages like Google, Jabber, AIM, etc...).
I was able to screen share through the iMessages account if the two computers were on the same network (both on wifi, or both tethered to the same phone), but not if they were on separate networks. Which seems almost next to useless. It'd be nice to just get a breakdown of what's possible with screen sharing through Messages.
So far it seems like:
1. Screen sharing is possible using a third-party account (as per in Mavericks).
2. Screen sharing is possible using an iMessages account only within the same network (added in Yosemite). <- if this is really all that was "added", they really should make that clear, rather than making it seem like iMessage accounts have the same utility as third-party ones.
Just want someone to confirm this. Thanks!

Hi,
Screen Sharing only works with an AIM Account (AOL) or a Jabber ID when the person at the other end is also using the same sort of Account and a Mac with iChat or Messages.
The Bonjour Account which is used for LAN based Mac to Mac Chats can also Screen Share.
The Yahoo account (if you have one) is Text only. It does not even do File Sharing. It does not do Video Chat, Audio Only ones or Screen Sharing.
The iMessages account does not do Video chats (or Audio Only)
What it does do is invoke the FaceTime App.
FaceTime does not Screen Share.
Links to the info you have read would be useful.
The Messages Help info.
Text (if the pic does not show)
Share your screen
You and a friend with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard or later can share a screen, making it easy to collaborate on a project.
When you share a screen, you and your friend can do anything on the shared desktop, such as opening folders, creating documents, and copying files by dragging them from one desktop to another. Messages automatically starts an audio chat.
You can share screens using AIM, Jabber, Google Talk, and Bonjour. You can’t share screens using Yahoo! or iMessage.
Important: When you share your screen, your friend has the same access to your computer that you have. Share your screen only with people you trust, and be careful if you receive a request to share your screen from someone who isn’t in your buddy list. If the request comes from someone using Bonjour, remember that the name shown for the person in Bonjour does not necessarily match the person’s real name.
See the Line above the one where the word "important" is in bold text.
OS X 10.5 is the one with iChat 4.x.x with it.
To be clear:-
iChat 1 was an AIM client but also had the Bonjour account under it's previous name of Rendezvous
iChat 3 added Jabber capabilities
iChat 6 added Yahoo ones. (extremely limited)
Messages brings the Name change and the focus on the iMessages account with the associated window changes.
This means Messages can join 5 "services"
Opening Messages asks you for an Apple ID to register with iMessages.
It also has the Bonjour account present but not turned On.
You can add anything you used in iChat
Some Apple Issued ID are valid AIM Screen Names
GoogleTalk and Facebook Chat IDs works as Jabber IDs
Apple IDs
These can be considered in some ways to be separated into different functions or layers.
The first difference is between external emails and Apple Issued ones that end in @mac.com, @me.com and @icloud.com (Some people are using a small number of pre Email linked Apple IDs - about 15 years or older accounts.)
The Apple Issued ones can be used as AIM Screen Names.
You can also distinguish between iCloud Linked ones and plain Apple IDs
As Apple changed from MobileMe to iCloud they used and linked @me.com IDs to iCloud as people registered for iCloud.
Later they issued iCloud ending emails (you may have both)
This leaves you with "All iCloud IDs are Apple IDs, but not all Apple IDs are iCloud ID ones".
The short answer is if an Account in Messages can Video within the app (not invoke another app) then it can Screen Share.
10:05 pm Friday; November 14, 2014
 iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

OS X Screen Sharing doesn't work after Mavericks Upgrade

I have upgraded my 3x machines to Mavericks and Screen Sharing no longer works. I have tried this with and without firewalls on. File Sharing works but Screen Sharing will say connecting for a LONG time and then say that it's not enabled and to go turn it on...
help?
- MacMini - late 2009
- MacMini - mid 2011
- MBA - mid 2012
I have seen a couple people talk about this as well, but wasn't the same thing..

I believe this is the easiest way to resolve any screensharing issues in MacOSX: Solution: Reset the computer list in Screen Sharing. To acomplish that install OnyX. By the way a great tool for your Mac maintenance.
Go to Cleaning>Misc. and
check My Computers list in Screen Sharing.
Press Execute and wait until it finish.
Restart your computer.
I hope this helps.

Screen Sharing not working from maverick macair to 10.6 mac mini

I'm not able to connect to mac mini (10.6.8) from mac book ait running Maverick.
Mac mini set-up is the following:
Screen Sharing enabled
Firewall disabled
Connection to the mac mini working from windows pc (VNC connection)
VNC connection enabled with password
Mac Book air situation is:
Sreen Sharing (client) 1.3.1
os 10.9.1
What happens:
from air it starts the connection
ther the air stais waiting: "Receiving first screen ..." messsage with no response from mini
if I check the console messages in mini there is a message about CGContextSetInterpolationQuality from AppleVNCServer that receives and invalid context
Can anybody help?

Hi, try this...
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5468647?tstart=0
By Mad9000...
This is what worked for me:
1. Go to System Preferences > Sharing and uncheck Screen Sharing and File Sharing
2. Restart Mac
3. System Preferences > Sharing and recheck Screen Sharing and File Sharing
4. Problem solved (for me anyway)

Screen Sharing not working from Yosemite 10.10.2 = Mavericks

Seemingly after the upgrade from 10.10.1 to 10.10.2 my workstation can no longer connect to the workstations that I had successfully before been connecting to before the upgrade. I have already tried formatting my hard drive and transferring files from a previous Time Machine backup.
From the terminal if I issue this command:
open vnc://192.168.1.201
Below you can find the relevant logging to /var/log/system.log (including leading and trailing logs for potentialy relevance)
http://tny.cz/69b303b6
I can succesfully connect to that URL from a machine running mavericks version 10.9.4 on the same wireless network.
Clearly something is crashing on the newer Yosemite machine – potentially relevant lines are:
"Screen Sharing[309]: No valid display name"
"acquire_kerberos failed com.apple.idms.appleid.prd"
"-[SSAddress url]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7fad60e77510"
Another thing to note is that I can only perform that operation one time and achieve that stacktrace. Every other time I issue that command Screen Sharing.app fails silently.
Thanks!
James

Hi Bill,
You could try removing all the installed components manually and then try again (install, don't open but update right away).
According to the installer the files are located in:
/Applications/Remote Desktop.app (that one was hard to find )
/Library/Application Support/Apple/Remote Desktop/
/Library/Preferences/com.Apple.ARDAgent.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.Apple.RemoteDesktop.plist
/Library/Receipts/
/Library/Widgets/RemoteDesktop.wdgt
(not sure if the following files tie into other parts of the OS so removing them may cause issues)
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement
/usr/bin/share/man/man1
perhaps a permission repair after all parts have been deleted and a restart before trying again.

Maverick causes turtle crawl for screen sharing

I have a Mini which only sends music to my audio system. I was and want to control it from a MacBook Pro via Screen Share. It isn't connected to a display. My internet is slow. With 10.7 I was able to lower the resolution of the imaginary display, in display settings, to get a faster response. Navigating with the arrow now is painful, I'm just not oordinated enough to anticipate where the arrow might land. I only have one option for a display setting which is higher then my internet would find advantageous. I'd love to go back to any earlier system and staying there but that seems as complicated as maybe a simplier answer. Hopefully someone can help me with some network setting or something to speed up Screen Share with Maverick.

Screen sharing didn't benefit from Maverick. Now Screen sharing has slowed down considerably and has an akward way of updating to my scrolling commands.

Screen sharing without permission under mavericks?

Googling didn't give me a decisive answer, and I expect the answer is "you can't", but thought I'd ask here to save others the trouble. The question: How can I set up screen sharing on my home network so that I don't have to go downstairs or upstairs an accept the screen sharing request every time I want to share a screen on another machine on my home network?

Found the solution. Go ahead and choose The Log In option. You will get a new session on the remote Mac. Now, choose Log Out from the Apple menu and then login with the user credentials on the Mac (the Remote Mac's user credentials). You will then get the session that exists for that logged in user.
I work in an active directory domain environment (my work iMac is on the domain and I log in with an AD account), this works for me (after establishing a VPN).
It is a little trouble to always have to choose Log Out, but a much cheaper solution than Apple's Remote Desktop software.

Screen sharing and home sharing makes network drop

Hi. I've upgraded to OS X Mavericks and I am having a weird network issue now. I use home sharing all the time to stream to my Apple TV and I use screensharing so I can connect from downstairs using my ipad or another computer. Every since the upgrade, If I am watching something on the Apple TV and then connect to my Macbook Pro, after a few seconds the Macbook Pro's network connection drops for a few seconds. The Apple TV loses connection to the Macbook Pro completely and my VNC app freezes for about 5-10 seconds. It eventually comes back, but this just happens over and over in a vicious cycle. Any ideas? I've tried running the Mavericks install again and fiddling with screensharing settings and VNC settings on the app, but it just seems like the two don't play well together on Mavericks. I never had any of these issues on Mountain Lion. My Macbook Pro is the late 2011 17 inch model with 16GB RAM. I also have a Belkin thunderbolt dock connected and a monitor connected to that via hdmi to mini display port. The disconnections happen whether I use the ethernet port on the Macbook or on the dock.

I've been having a similar issue since upgrading to Mavericks. I use screen sharing all the time to access my home computer from the road, but now it's hit or miss whether I can log in at all, and when I do, screen sharing eventually drops out after less than an hour.

Screen sharing and yosemite

I have 2 iMacs running 10.10.1 not on the same LAN. Under Mavericks both screen sharing and file sharing worked fine on both computers
Since the upgrade to yosemite, i can access file and screen sharing on one computer but only file sharing on the other.
Both computers have back to my mac activated. Since screen sharing works fine on one computer, I must assume a setting somewhere is incorrect
Thanks
Jeff

Screensharing doesn't require a 'bonjour advertisement'. The advertisement causes other Macs to add it to the sidebar - but that is just to help cut out manual config.
You could try working out the IP address of the Mac see if Screensharing works that way. Find that in Network Prefernces for the interface that is on the same local network.
Insert the following into Safari…
vnc://YOUR-IP-OF-REMOTE-MAC
That will open the Screensharing app (which is buried in the System folder) and attempt to open the IP of the machine in question. If that works you know sharing is OK but mDNS a.k.a bonjour is failing somewhere. If that fails double check the local IP & retest. It indicates screensharing itself is failing etc.
You can also try the computer names like 'Macbook.local' instead of the IP address.

Screen sharing and file sharing not working on LAN

This is not a Mavericks specific problem since it existed before I upgraded to Mavericks. I have a LAN that consists of 3 MBPs and 1 MacPro.
Local screen sharing and file sharing works fine on all of these computers except for one MBP. From this MBP I am able to connect to all of the other computers for screen sharing and file sharing. But I can't connect to this particular MBP for screen sharing or file sharing from any of the other Macs.
This MBP shows up in the left hand side column under "Shared" on all the other computers. But I am unable to make a connection from any computer to the problematic MBP. I get the message, "There was a problem connecting to the server "xxxxxxxx". The server may not exist or is unavailable at this time".
I have tried toggling off and on screen sharing and file sharing with no effect. One probably pertinent strange thing that I notice is that under the Screen Sharing set up the green button next to "Screen Sharing:On" is green. But the message under it states:
"Other users can access your computer's screen
at vnc://johnmacbookproretina/ or by looking for “John MacBook Pro” in the Finder sidebar."
The problem is that my computer name is "John MacBook Pro" and the LocalHostName is "JohnMBPr.local". I believe that at some point in the past the computer name and/or LocalHostName was "johnmacbookproretina".
Similiarly, under File Sharing I am informed:
"Other users can access shared folders on this computer, and administrators all volumes, at “afp://johnmacbookproretina” or “smb://johnmacbookproretina”."
I would appreciate any help I could get to resolve this perplexing issue. Thanks.
John

I've finally been able to solve my own problem.
File sharing and screen sharing on the problematic MBP was being blocked by firewall rules that had been set up several weeks ago when I had installed a trial version of DoorStop X firewall software. I had previously trashed the app when the 30 day trial ended. I did not realize that the software had left a set of firewall rules in the Library/StartupItems folder. Among other things, the rules were set to deny access to the computer on the ports used for file sharing and screen sharing. Once I trashed the DoorStopStartup folder in the StartUpItems folder all the connection problems resolved with a computer restart.

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