Access my mac mini whilst abroad

[Rwac]

Hi guys,

I have a PPC mac mini as my desktop running Tiger.
I have a 2.2 Macbook as my laptop running Leopard.

I have information on external harddrives connected to my mac mini that I would like to access whilst abroad.

I have 24/7 broadband access at either end.

What is the best solution for me?

 

[mdjmcnally]

Why not look at .Mac / MobileMe with there Back to Mac feature.

That way don't need to worry about anything like knowing/remembering the IP address etc.

It's not free but does exactly what you want.

 

[Rwac]

Cool, i would like something free though .

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Use ssh!

It's already installed on your machine, you just need to turn it on and forward a port on your router to it.

 

[Rwac]

I shall look into this - thanks!

 

[brassd]

logmein is another good solution

 

[lloydsj]

it depends how important it is to access your data. if its vital i'd save it online like advised above, otherwise look at a remote access client but this has the negatives that your machine 'might' crash or your adsl might go down etc.

 

[BillytheImpaler]

What do you need to do with the files while you're away? Do you just need to be able to copy them to a different computer, or do you need more extensive access?

 

[Rwac]

Predominantly just copying. Purely it is that I do not have enough space on my macbook for all of the files and I want to continue some movie and photo editing whilst abroad.

The main issue with a lot of the options is that I am like most on a standard home broadband connection (Blueyonder -> Virgin Media Cable) and as such I don't think I have a static IP?

 

[PardonTheWait]

logmein.com is the easiest way

 

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