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Can you mount disks on a remote system?
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: London, UK
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Hi, when I'm at home, I can mount disks from my server onto my laptop and copy files across. Neat and easy.
I'm wondering if I can do the same from another network when I'm away. IE, have internet access away from home, but mount the drive onto my laptop in the same way I would when at home.
I have dyndns running, so my dynamic ip address is mapped to a dyndns address, I have remote login enabled so I can ssh in, and I'm serving a basic web page.
I can put files in the web server directory which can be downloaded with a 'save as', but I was thining of being able to mount one of the attached drives in case I ever needed to get a file that was on my server that I might need while away.
I tried just doing 'connect to server' and entering the dyndns address, but it timed out each time when looking up the address.
Any suggestions?
Cheers,
J.
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By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out - Richard Dawkins
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
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If the server is running OS X Server, then I would think the best option is to use the VPN server built into OS X. All OS X clients have the VPN client by default, and its going to be the most secure method of connecting over the Internet.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Not using osx server. just regular osx. I call it my server, because that's essentially what I use it for, but it's just a G4 450 in my spare room that I use to store the itunes library, serve the two printers, run bittorrent downloads etc.
Just wondering if I could do something similar with regular osx.
Cheers,
J.
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By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out - Richard Dawkins
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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i do remote log in and have mine set up to mount my other compuer hd. You need to have for this Personal File Sharing Turned on. The little help box below will tell you what to use to connect. IE. The ip.
and then click Finder. Connect to server
Afp://XXX-XXX-XXX-XXX.<STATE>.<ISP>.com
Example
Afp://66.62.725.76.CA.Runner.com
(not mine. all made up)
and then it will ask for a pw and name. Type in that computer log in name and pw. it will ask what to mount. if you did an administrator you get the option of mounting that whole hd or just that users account. if user you get the option of mounting your home folder or the public folders or the other users
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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I have a similar need- bear with me as I havent used or supported a Mac since OS 8.x.
Our business has two locations we'll call A and B. At Location A there is a Mac running OS 10.2.? that acts as a server in that there is a shared folder on that machine that the other macs and pcs in that office connect to. At Location B, a user has a powerbook running OS X.?.? that needs to have real-time access to that shared folder at Location A. I would prefer he not use a remote CONTROL program where his mousing would take over the mac with the shared folder. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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