gives instructions on setting up port forwarding for a lot of different router makes and models. But to do this without iChat to get through home router, you will need to configure Grandma's home router to port forward port 5900 (the VNC port number) from the internet to her Mac. If you do not want to use iChat, then there is the build-in Mac OS X screen sharing. If using an AOL AIM account, you can use other messaging clients on other computers, smart phones, tablets that also speak AOL AIM protocol to send text messages to Grandma.
Now you start an iChat session, and one of the iChat options is share my screen.Īnother advantage of iChat is that you can do audio sessions with Grandma, or video sessions, and just plan text messages back and forth. Then setup up iChat accounts (this can be free AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) accounts maybe even iCloud accounts, but I have not tried them on Leopard and Snow Leopard, so I'm not sure) On Grandma's Mac, System Preferences -> Sharing -> Screen Sharing If you do not want to use, or have issues with getting an older version to run, I would not use Chicken of the VNC, since Mac OS X has its own built in screen sharing. The biggest problem with making connections over the internet is getting through the home router. is very good at making connections over the internet. Since you are using older versions of Mac OS X, you may need to get an older version
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