You can remotely start ARD with kickstart, which I have previously covered at length. But Screen Sharing is a bit of a different little beast. To start up Screen Sharing, you can just use the following command: echo -n enabled > /Library/Preferences/com.apple.ScreenSharing.launchd I still prefer kickstart, but this method functions when you need something quick and easy. To then disable Screen Sharing, you can just toss the launchd item: rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.ScreenSharing.launchd Once you have Screen Sharing started, you can then open the Screen Sharing application from a client by using the open command, followed by the protocol, which would be vnc and then the IP address. As with FTP you…
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Cross Platform Screen Sharing: TiffanyScreens
Sure, you can screen share using ARD – but to Windows? TiffanyScreens is a little application that can run on Mac, Windows or Linux. It allows you to share your screen to a number of client systems, very useful with presentation broadcasting, training and standard screen sharing. I’ve tested in my lab with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard and must say that I’m impressed by how well it shares screens and how zippy it is over my AirPort network. Nice little app that deserves a plug: http://www.tiffanyscreens.com
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Mac OS X: VNC vs. VNC
The Sharing System Preference has Screen Sharing and Remote Management. Both control VNC. You can’t use one while using the other. So what’s the difference. Well, Screen Sharing, the new application in 10.5 doesn’t require that you purchase a copy of ARD if you only want to be able to control the screens of other Macs. If you enable Screen Sharing then your Mac will show up in the SideBar of other systems in your environment. Remote Management still works the same way it did in 10.4.
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Mac OS X 10.5: Getting ARD Buttons in Screen Sharing
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Screen Sharing is a great enhancement to Leopard. The ability to control other Macs isn’t only available through third party applications any more. However, many administrators who are used to using Apple Remote Desktop will want some of the features they have become accustomed to, such as curtain mode, full screen, get clipboard, etc. So to obtain these features, the following command (all on one line) will unlock many of the buttons that have been disabled in Screen Sharing: defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing 'NSToolbar Configuration ControlToolbar' -dict-add 'TB Item Identifiers' '(Scale,Control,Share,Curtain,Capture,FullScreen,GetClipboard,SendClipboard,Quality)'
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Mac OS X 10.5: Screen Sharing as an Application
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Screen Sharing is a new feature in Leopard that allows you to control machines that appear in your side bar. However, you can actually open Screen Sharing and use it in a similar manner as how you use an application like Chicken of the VNC (although not with an identical feature set). The way you go about this is to create a shortcut to the Screen Sharing application bundle from the /System/Library/CoreServices/Screen Sharing.app file somewhere else, such as the Applications folder, or maybe just put it in your dock. Then you can run the following command: defaults write com.apple.ScreenSharing ShowBonjourBrowser_Debug 1 You will now…