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APRIL 23, 2002 AppleTalk over the Internet
Connecting from the remote client In order to connect from your machine at work, you'll need three things: your router's Internet IP address, a machine capable of connecting to an AppleTalk server (any Mac, but see below for info on connecting with a PC) and a clear 548 port. [an error occurred while processing this directive] For your router's Internet IP address, you'll have to find it in your router's settings. This is not the same as the local IP address you found for your router in your System Preferences. Rather, it's the IP address assigned to your account by your ISP. It will definitely not begin with a 192. If you have a dynamic IP address, then your router's Internet IP address will likely change from week to week or even day to day, depending on your ISP. So make sure you check this address each day that you plan to access your home machine remotely. To connect from a machine running OS X at your work, just go to the Finder, and then Select Go > Connect to Server. 
Enter your router's Internet IP address, and click the Connect button. 
You will then be presented with a dialog prompting you to enter in your user name and password. Use the username and password you use to log in to your computer normally, or use the one we created above. If it's not working, one of two things is going on. Either your IP address changed dynamically at an inopportune time, or your network at work doesn't have an open 548 port. You'll need to ask your network administrator to enable this port. Connecting with a peecee But let's say that, for whatever unjustifiable reason, you are using a peecee at work and need to transfer files to or from your real computer at home. You can still do this, but probably not with AppleTalk. Instead, you'll do it via FTP. The process for setting up your OS X computer as an FTP server is just about the same as setting it up as an AppleTalk server. Two differences: First, you need to enable FTP in the Sharing pane of your System Preferences, as seen below. 
Second, you need to set your virtual server in your router to direct port 21 to that Mac you want to use as an FTP server. This is just the same as the process for redirecting port 548, but you're using 21 instead (or in addition, as in the example below). 
That's it. With this, you should be good to transfer files to and from any machine. Just remember to turn your home machine on before you leave for work! If you need any clarification, stop by the Creative Mac user forum at http://www.wwug.com/forums/creative_mac/index.htm. Or look for one of our application-specific forums at http://www.wwug.com/forums/a-z_gateway.htm. Contact the author: Dave Nagel is the producer of Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; host of several World Wide User Groups, including Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe LiveMotion, Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; and executive producer of the Digital Media Net family of publications. You can reach him at dnagel@digitalmedianet.com. Prev 1 2 Related sites: • AV Video • Creative Mac • Digital Media Designer • Digital Post Production • Digital Producer • Digital Video Editing • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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