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Teleporter Trouble (KV_Kingdom) Mac OS

May 31 2021

Teleporter Trouble (KV_Kingdom) Mac OS

I recently shared my story of migrating from my reliable old (introduced in January 2001) Digital Audio Power Mac G4 with its dual 1.6 GHz upgrade and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to my first Intel Mac, a 2.0 GHz 2007 Core 2 Duo Mac mini running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.But a few days after switching to the Mini, Teleport stopped working properly. Although the Mini is stock with a 5400 rpm laptop hard. The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver, only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work), the cursor won't hide when not on the screen,. Many problems we see stem from trying to setup an Iridium connection AND our email software at the same time - and when it doesn't work you have twice as many problems to figure out! It doesn't matter how you connect to the internet, but before you go any further verify that you can connect to the internet reliably and open up a small web page.

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I recently shared my story of migrating from my reliable old (introduced in January 2001) Digital Audio Power Mac G4 with its dual 1.6 GHz upgrade and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to my first Intel Mac, a 2.0 GHz 2007 Core 2 Duo Mac mini running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. But a few days after switching to the Mini, Teleport stopped working properly.

Although the Mini is stock with a 5400 rpm laptop hard drive and just 1 GB of memory, I’ve made it far more responsive by switching to an external 7200 rpm hard drive connected via FireWire 400. That hasn’t made this little Mac a speed demon, but it has made it quite a bit more responsive.

I am planning to upgrade to 3 GB of memory and replace the internal hard drive with a Western Digital Scorpio Black, a 7200 rpm notebook drive with a reputation for speed and running cool. Maybe in May I’ll have the money to do that.

One Big Problem

Teleport is a great donationware System Preference produced by Abbyssoft. Version 1.0.1 works with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, which I run on my dual 1 GHz Mirror Drive Door Power Mac G4 so I can use Classic Mode. And version 1.0.2 is compatible with OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard.

As I detailed in 2 Macs, 2 Operating Systems, 1 Mouse, 1 Keyboard, if you’re using a Tiger Mac and a Leopard one, the “master” Mac must be running Teleport 1.0., but with Macs running OS X 10.5 and 10.6, it doesn’t matter which is master and which is “slave”.

You can use Teleport with Leopard and Tiger with no problems. You can use it with Leopard and Snow Leopard with no problems. But as I and several other users have discovered, you run into problems when using it with a Snow Leopard host and a Tiger client. The modifier keys (Shift, Cmd, Ctrl, and Alt) stop working when controlling the Tiger machine – and that’s kind of important.

Several of us have posted this problem to the Teleport forums, but no fix yet. There appears to be a version 1.1 in development, but until it’s finished, the problem persists.

Teleporter Trouble (KV_Kingdom) Mac OS

My Solution

It struck me that if I were to use a Leopard Mac as master, it might solve my problem, so I gave it a try. First, connect the Macally iKeySlim and Logitech M705 Marathon Mouse to the Digital Audio Power Mac, which has taken over from a dual 500 MHz Mystic Power Mac as my Leopard machine. Then connect a keyboard and mouse to the Mac mini (so I can control it when the master is down or rebooting – all three Macs have a mouse and keyboard connected, although they are rarely used on the slaves).

Next, reconfigure Teleport so the Server no longer has Share This Mac enabled and the Mac mini has it enabled.

My plan was to have the three Macs configured from left to right as Tiger Power Mac, Snow Leopard Mac mini, Leopard Server. Problem is, Teleport requires that each client screen be virtually connected to the master’s monitor, so I couldn’t use this layout.

My solution was to virtually lay things out with Tiger – Leopard – Snow Leopard, although at this point I haven’t moved the monitors around. (23″ Cinema HD Display, 20″ Cinema Display, and 19″ Dell 1280 x 1024 display for Tiger, Snow Leopard, and Leopard respectively.) It does work, although it’s a bit strange moving from screen to screen out of their physical order. Something to work on this evening.

I’m happy to report that everything is now working as it should. The same keyboard and mouse on the master Leopard Mac control the Tiger and Snow Leopard Macs as they should. The only small issue I’ve run into is that I can no longer drag-and-drop files directly between the Snow Leopard and Tiger Macs – I have to drop them on the Leopard desktop, drag them from their to the desired client, and then drag the copy on the master to the Trash.

Overall, I remain very impressed with Teleport, and it’s nice being back to using one keyboard and mouse to control both of my production machines, even if it took a third Mac running Leopard to make things work.

Update: In 2014, I’m still using a setup of Tiger – Leopard – Snow Leopard. The Tiger machine is a dual 1.25 GHz MDD Power Mac G4 with 2 GB RAM, Leopard is running on a 1.8 GHz single-CPU Power Mac G5 with 3.5 GB of RAM, and the 2007 Mac mini now has 3 GB of RAM that 7200 rpm drive mentioned above. running Snow Leopard as always. And Teleport still keeps everything connected. (I also have a Late 2008 Aluminum MacBook running OS X 10.9 Mavericks with 4 GB of RAM and a 7200 rpm drive, my first post-Snow Leopard experience and my newest Mac.)

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Update, January 2016: Teleport 1.0.1 is the last version to support PowerPC Macs. Version 1.0.2 works on Intel Macs running OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. Teleport 1.2 is a whole new version that runs as an application, not a System Preference. It supports OS X 10.7 Lion and newer, and it may work with 10.6 Snow Leopard, according to the developer.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What computers can iTeleport connect to?

iTeleport can connect to almost any flavor of Windows, Mac, and Linux. See the Supported Platforms section of the Tech Specs page to see the full list of supported operating systems.

What devices does iTeleport run on?

iTeleport for iOS runs on any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 4.0 or later.
iTeleport for Mac runs on any App Store-enabled Mac (OS 10.6, 10.7 & 10.8).

What is iTeleport Connect? Is it required to use iTeleport?

iTeleport Connect is an optional helper application that automatically configures various network settings for you automatically. This is mostly helpful for users behind a home router. It is not required — instead you can configure all these settings manually.

Can I access my computer when I'm on 3G or a different Wi-Fi network?

Yes. Install iTeleport Connect on your computer to enable accessing your computer when you're not on the same Wi-Fi network.

Do I need to purchase iTeleport multiple times for each of my iOS devices?

No, you only need to purchase iTeleport once. Since iTeleport is a Universal app in the App Store, you will be able to download iTeleport to all of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.

Are multiple-screen displays supported?

Yes.

Does iTeleport support SSH encryption?

Yes!

Can I play audio from my computer on my device?

No, we do not currently support audio at this time.

Can I play video from my computer on my device?

Yes, you can play video, but it's usually pretty slow. Improving the performance is something we're working hard on.

Will Flash work when I'm browsing the web? What about Java?

Yes, Flash, Java, and any other platforms are supported. Browse the full web with iTeleport!

Can I connect to multiple computers with iTeleport?

Yes, you can configure an unlimited number of computers to connect with.

Can I wake up a sleeping computer with iTeleport?

Yes!

Why does iTeleport ask for my Gmail credentials?

  • Using a Google account is not a requirement with iTeleport -- you can always use other methods to set up networking between iTeleport and your computer, and many users use these features daily. The manual setup guide is described on our site, and although it is a little cumbersome, it gets the job done: manual setup guide.
  • If you do use a Google account, the only aspects of the connection that Google helps with is in establishing a network connection between iTeleport and your computer. Why do we do this? Because the other alternatives (e.g. the manual setup guide) are very complex for laypeople to set up themselves, and we've put in a lot of work to leverage Google's infrastructure to simplify the connection setup for you. If you've ever used Google Talk to have a voice or video conversation with someone else, we're using the exact same method to provide a remote desktop 'conversation' between your iPad and the computer. The network connection itself supports encryption, so no one other than yourself and your computer can intercept the information (screen view, key presses, and mouse movements) traveling over the network. Moreover, in most cases, Google's servers are only used to set up the connection, not to relay the traffic for the entire connection. And finally, your VNC password is known only to you -- and so no one can access your computer without this password.

Why does my Google account login keep failing?

Your Google account has a number of security measures built into it, including detecting when you are logging in from an application, or even an unrecognized IP address. If you experience problems logging into your Google account from iTeleport, or iTeleport Connect, try the following:
  • Login to your Google account via Gmail. In most instances, Google will e-mail you a notification when a login attempt is blocked. Follow the provided link in this e-mail to indicate that you recognize the displayed IP addresses, as well as allowing access to the device or application accessing your account. (You can check your IP address here: www.whatismyipaddress.com).
  • In case you see no notification e-mail from Google, login to your Gmail account via a browser, scroll to the bottom of the page, and you should see the following text (bottom right): 'Last account activity: 0 minutes'. Click on the 'Details' link that appears below this text.
    In the pop-up window that opens, ensure you have Alert preferences set to 'Show an alert for unusual activity'.
Note: Google gives you the option of signing out all active sessions in this pop-up window. This action will clear all logins, across all your devices, applications and browsers to this Google account, including your Youtube login (if your accounts are linked).
Signing out of all your sessions, as well as waiting at least 30 minutes before attempting to sign-in again, has been known to fix login issues.
If however have continued problems, please visit support.iteleportmobile.com.

How do I send you the iTeleport Connect log?

If the iTeleport Connect window is not visible, go to the statusbar icon and open it. Click Advanced Settings, and then click the Save Log To File. Attach that file in your reply email to us.

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