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Originally posted by philip.j.fry
Run an ftp server? Most come with some kind of security feature that deny/allow access based on ip, plus you can have username and password. If you want really secure, you could try sftp (ssh), though I'm not sure if there is a mac version.
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Indeed there is a Mac version of ssh - for Mac OS X
is Unix. I dusted off
OS X - the missing manual last night and, lo and behold, a whole chapter on remote access. Shoulda thought to look there first ...
There are three ways to hook up with a remote Mac via the internet. The first is Mac-to-Mac only so I've not taken much notice of it (use a PC at work
) the second is to enable FTP on my Mac (the OS will still ask for username and password before you get in) and the last is to use ssh. I would need to download a freeware ssh client for Win2k to use that method, but despite the potential comedy value of making my Mac shut down from my work desk while the missus is trying to use it at home, I just don't fancy mucking about with a Unix command line. Not until I've read
Unix for Mac OS X anyway.
So, just as soon as I get the network manager to tell me what IP addy we're on at work so I can limit the opening of my firewall, I'm going to give it a go...