Thank you very much. I apologize for my ignorance on networks communications. I used SSH some time ago but never had to set it up. I will have a look at the system directory on my Mac. I also opened the web site for VNC. I understand for Mac nothing comes for free (I was spoilt by Linux) but the good news is that a Mac license is not so expensive. Still I am not sure what my collaborator (Elia) in Finland has to do on his part. In the case I install VNC server on my Mac, should Elia install VNC Client on his Linux system ? In the case I somehow enable SSH on my Mac, what should Elia do to connect an one od my Mac users remotely ? I emphasize that in order to properly run the Statistical Signal Processing toolkit on my Mac, Elia must be able to open a graphic window on his own Linux system (in Finland) where the results of the SSP package, running on my Mac, can be displayed. The SSP toolkit generates plenty of plots. Elia must be able to operate on the the SSP toolkit GUI, from his own Linux system, to set up the analysis parameters for his own SSP sessions. Having said that, which one of the two cross-platform connection options (SSH and VCN) can guarantee a remote graphic interface ? Thank you for your patience and understanding, Maura ----- Original Message ---- From: David Bottrill <david@bottrill.org> To: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:34:52 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] How to set up a remote Linux user to access my networked Mac Maura Monville wrote:

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Creating a new user and his access rights is a piece of cake on most platfo= rms.=0ABut the problem I am facing is much harder and wonder if someone has= solved a similar situation. Actually a couple of years ago Anders Johansso= n, whose name sounds familiar to many of you, created an account on my Linu= x laptop, located in TN -USA, from Sweden where he used to live. Since he i= s an expert he instructed me what to do remotely. After his account was rea= dy on my laptop he could access some system files and make the proper adjus= tments on my system.=0ANow I have a DSP package that runs on Mac perfectly = but for Linux there is only a beta version so far which is very unstable. I= would like to give a collaborator in Finland, who uses Linux, access to my= Mac so that he can run the DSP code where it really works.=0ADoes anone ha= ve any idea how this remote connection can be implemented ?=0ASomeone has s= uggested Timbuktu Pro Remote Control Software.=A0 =0Ahttp://www.netopia.com= / software/products/tb2/I browsed through the web site above mentioned and = could not figure out where it has to be installed: on my Mac or on my colla= borator's Linux system or on both systems ...?=0AEstablishing=A0 a remote c= onnection betwen two Linux systems, with Anders Johannson, was not a huge d= eal. But parhaps it becomes so because the two operating systems, although = closely related, are actually different ... ?=0A=0AThank you so much.=0AMau=

Apple remote desktop supports (is) VNC I believe it also supports the tight VNC protocol so it's idea for remote access over the Internet. Optionally you may want to tunnel this over SSH, this can be done quite easily on the MAC. Remember to set a VNC password on the mac, this can be done in System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Management > Computer Settings. David -- David Bottrill david@bottrill.org www.bottrill.org Registered Linux user number 330730 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org