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    From Davoud@star@sky.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 21:40:51
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    I have four 10.4.6 Macs with Apple Remote Desktop turned on and VNC
    installed. I am unable to connect to two of them from any other machine
    without disabling the firewall on those two machines, in spite of what
    appears to the eye to be identical firewall settings on all four
    machines in every regard.

    If I turn the firewall off and make a connection and then turn the
    firewall back on on I do not lose the connection.

    I am accustomed to using Timbuktu Pro to control remote machines, but
    would like to get away from it due to the expense -- I have seven
    licenses in all! Incidentally, Timbuktu can connect to the two Macs in
    question even when VNC can't.

    Would Apple Remote Desktop be a better solution than the free VNC? I am entitled to a discount, and the 10-license package would be
    considerably cheaper than my seven Timbuktu licenses.

    Advice most appreciated! Thanks.

    Davoud

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  • From Ilgaz Ocal@ilgaz_ocal@yahoo.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Thursday, April 13, 2006 02:02:46
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    On 2006-04-12 04:40:51 +0300, Davoud <star@sky.net> said:

    I have four 10.4.6 Macs with Apple Remote Desktop turned on and VNC installed. I am unable to connect to two of them from any other machine without disabling the firewall on those two machines, in spite of what appears to the eye to be identical firewall settings on all four
    machines in every regard.

    If I turn the firewall off and make a connection and then turn the
    firewall back on on I do not lose the connection.

    I am accustomed to using Timbuktu Pro to control remote machines, but
    would like to get away from it due to the expense -- I have seven
    licenses in all! Incidentally, Timbuktu can connect to the two Macs in question even when VNC can't.

    Would Apple Remote Desktop be a better solution than the free VNC? I am entitled to a discount, and the 10-license package would be
    considerably cheaper than my seven Timbuktu licenses.

    Advice most appreciated! Thanks.

    Davoud

    Your problem is certainly something to do with Firewall, not the VNC.
    Check its support. VNC has a large community remember.

    To make clear: Don't buy Apple Remote Desktop just because Apple OS X
    firewall or your settings does not work right :)

    It sounded wrong to me. I mean,I'd buy a commercial firewall like
    Netbarrier (in fact,demo) and turn off OS X firewall function. If it
    turns out to be only OS X firewall,instead of paying $400 something to
    Apple, I'd pay to a working,advanced firewall.

    It doesn't have to be Intego Netbarrier btw. I use it for 3 years so I
    don't know/tested others. From what I hear, there is no "major version upgrade" of Apple Remote Desktop. Even if you pay... Consider that
    while comparing prices too :)

    My point is, if VNC worked and served your needs somehow, make it work again.

    Ilgaz

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  • From Derek Currie@derekcurrie@mac.com.invalid to comp.sys.mac.system on Thursday, April 20, 2006 03:58:56
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    In article <110420062140511793%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net>
    wrote:

    I have four 10.4.6 Macs with Apple Remote Desktop turned on and VNC installed. I am unable to connect to two of them from any other machine without disabling the firewall on those two machines, in spite of what appears to the eye to be identical firewall settings on all four
    machines in every regard.

    This sounds to me like you need to match the port VNC uses on your two renegade Macs. This may have nothing to do with your firewall setup.

    The question is what port your VNC 'server' and 'client' applications
    are using to communicate. Yes, the port should be open in your
    firewalls, but it also needs to be set in your VNC apps.

    I have OSXvnc on my target Macs using port 5900, which is what VNC
    typically uses. My client of choice is VNCThing, all I need for my
    purposes.

    The documentation for your VNC applications should help you with proper
    setup.

    :-Derek

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