remote access from windows to mac using VNC

I'm trying to set up remote access to my Dad's Mac OSX PC from my
Windows PC coz he's in the North Island and I'm in the South Island.
However, I'm not sure what I'm doing. I've download the realvnc
viewer. When it asks me to enter the "VNC server", do I put in the IP
address of my Dad's Mac e.g. 123.456.789.123 - or do I prefix with
vnc://123.456.789.123 - or what? The MAC doesn't have a static IP
address but I can find the IP address using the "shields up" website.

On my Dad's computer, it seems to be indicating that the firewall is
blocking remote access. Any ideas on how to turn that off? He is
using OS X version 10.6.8 snow leopard.

 

Hi
Get Your Dad to install teamviewer for Mac, you install the windows
version and should be good to go;
http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/mac.aspx

It does the connection via a remote server, but should work.... I guess
you would need to watch bandwidth usage?

If you want to use vnc, you would need to forward the vnc ports on the
external ip (in router) to the internal ip (mac) on the router.

You also wouldn't expose the vnc port on the internet side, eg 5900.
You would configure it for say 11590, then in the router forward to the
ip address and port 5900 of the Mac. Then ensure the firewall port is
open on the Mac.

 

Welcome to networking. Get on the learning curve.


xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, no vnc pre fix. (The internet works in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)

This has had very good reviews and worked a treat when I took it for a test
drive.

The paranoid might be concerned about traffic going through the thrid party.

 

Or even a third party. ;-)

One of the people I sometimes deal with has had no problems using
TeamViewer when getting help from her son in England.

 

Actually there is an alternative Logmein (www.logmein.com). I have no
significant networking experience. I installed only on Windows
though.

This is very different to others in that on the host (yours) you need
a browser and on the client (your dads) you need Logmein client
software. I used the free variant to access my wife's desktop from my
laptop while we were away for 5 weeks in various parts of Europe
including Croatia. No problems - worked flawlessly.

 

Thanks. Port forwarding will be too complicated so I'll try
TeamViewer or LogMeIn.

 

There are a few other similar systems as well. Some of them will also
let you to remote-use a Mac from an iPhone or iPad.