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chasg · Nov 1, 2007, 05:53 AM

Hi All, this is a Leopard issue.

Hi All,

I've got screen sharing working while on my LAN, but now I'm trying to get it working while I'm out and about (the new "Back to my Mac" functionality).

I was hoping that I'd set everything up correctly (courtesy of a helpful Apple page): .Mac, various setting in System Prefs, but I've got nothing in my Finder sidebars while I'm away from my LAN.

Suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

Chas

sailor · Nov 1, 2007, 03:21 PM

Yeah, me too! works like a champ on the local network (nothing new here)...but am unable to see it my desktop while away with my MBP. I've checked the router - it has UPnP ENABLED, ISP says that they are doing NOTHING to filter or cripple UPnP functionality, and both machines have preferences set properly (and in the sequence required by the KB topic information)...and .mac seems to be running.

I'd like to see this work...any ideas?

C.A.T.S. CEO · Nov 1, 2007, 09:13 PM

All I had to do was enable UPnP on my FiOS router and BTMM worked. It might be a issue with your router/modem, look for some info for it, or call your ISP to replace it.

Sijmen · Nov 2, 2007, 12:14 AM

Could it be that you are trying to connect to the wrong IP address? ie: 192.168.1.1 instead of 96.*.*.*? I have no idea how Back to My Mac works, but my guess it that the problem is far simpler than a firewall or router setting.

desertmac · Nov 2, 2007, 12:26 AM

C.A.T.S. CEO: How did you enable UPnP on your FIOS router?

C.A.T.S. CEO · Nov 2, 2007, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by desertmac

C.A.T.S. CEO: How did you enable UPnP on your FIOS router?

If I remember correctly, log in, then go to advanced, then you should see UPNP somewhere at the center of the bottom of the page.

desertmac · Nov 3, 2007, 12:22 AM

Did that . . . with no success . . .

C.A.T.S. CEO · Nov 3, 2007, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by desertmac

Did that . . . with no success . . .

BTMM went down today (sorry I didn't tell you guys

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Cadaver · Nov 3, 2007, 01:16 AM

All the net access from my place of employment is firewalled to hell. The only ports open to the outside world are for http, https, ftp and Microsoft Remote Desktop. Even POP and IMAP mail ports are blocked (they say so no one can send spam out through their servers). I don't think I'll ever get BTMM to work. At least not while I'm at work.

besson3c · Nov 3, 2007, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by Cadaver

All the net access from my place of employment is firewalled to hell. The only ports open to the outside world are for http, https, ftp and Microsoft Remote Desktop. Even POP and IMAP mail ports are blocked (they say so no one can send spam out through their servers). I don't think I'll ever get BTMM to work. At least not while I'm at work.

Can you make any outgoing connection you want? "Ports open to the outside world" usually implies incoming connections, but you can connect to your home back without it having to make an incoming connection back to your machine, if that makes any sense...