I'm using ARD 3.3.2 on my MacBook Pro. I'm trying to get it to work so I can control my home computer while I am away from home. My home computer is behind a router.
I created an account at DynDNS and got a hostname and I entered that information into the Dynamic DNS portion of my router. I downloaded the DNS updater for my home mac (does this need to be running at all times?). I set up Port Fowarding to foward the UDP and TCP of 3283 and 5900.
If I go to Finder/Go/Connect to Server, and I type in "VNC://Mac-Pro.home/xxxx.dyndns.org" I am able to control my home computer with no problem, indicating to me that the DNS is set up properly.
Now, going into my desktop, in System Preferences/Sharing, I have "Remote Login" and "Remote Management" checked. Under Remote Management/Computer Settings, I have the box checked to allow VNC users to control the screen with a password checked and the same password in there as my computer password.
Now, when I go into ARD, into the scanner, and I type into the address bar "xxxx.dyndns.org" it points to my home ip address. Now, when I click on "control" I get a box with this information:
Computer 1: Mac Pro
DNS Name: XXXX.dyndns.org
Address: [my ip address]
User Name:
Password:
I am typing in the user name and password to my home computer, then click "Add." I get an error message "Connection Failed to Mac Pro." I also tried entering the user name and password to my DynDNS account as well as my Verizon Fios, but I can't get anything to work.
Does anyone have any insight as to what little detail I am missing? TY PRH
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