
#SETUP VPN SERVER MAC MINI MAC OS X#
Using Apple's Screen Sharing to a Mac OS X Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8) system to login to separate accounts, assuming you have setup multiple accounts on the Mac mini. Will there be any clashes if we use 2 or more computers' iCloud to connect to the same Mac Mini with the same Apple ID? However, I still think Back-to-My-Mac is easier to setup 🙂 used to have a free option, but I do not know what their current offerings are. If by "resources" you mean money, has a free option (I've been using 2 dynamic DNS names for years). Sorry BobHarris, I didn't have the resources to create a domain name, so I wasn't able to work on it :(.
#SETUP VPN SERVER MAC MINI HOW TO#
How to use them.įinder -> Go -> Connect to server -> vnc://localhost:22590įinder -> Go -> Connect to server -> afp://localhost:22548īack-to-My-Mac and/or are easier 🙂 Now you have logged in and you have 2 tunnels. So now you can ssh, but what do you want to do with that? You can create ssh tunnels for VNC screen sharing and AFP file sharing.

Don't forget to enable System Preferences -> Sharing -> Remote Login. Once you have that setup, you should make sure you use a good strong password, as you have now exposed a known port to the internet and. And then you will need a dynamic DNS name from someone like or so you can find your home router. Ssh can be done, but there are setup details with respect to your home router to allow port 22 from the Internet side to your Mac mini.

As Barney-15E says, Back-to-My-Mac is the best option.
