Hello. I have a site with a VPN router in place. I have a VPN client on my MacBook and the connection works well.
I want to use VNC over my VPN connection to remote control an OS X Server at the site. (I need to get into both Filemaker and Retrospect at different times.) Do I need to make any changes to the VPN router to make this happen - port forwarding, ssh, etc?
I presume that I don’t have to do anything further since the VPN puts my MacBook “inside” on the local network. However, I just want to confirm that.
I do this all the time over our corporate network. I didn’t have to have our IT guy do anything. Unless some thing’s specifically blocked, it should work
You should be fine if the VPN is set up correctly. The VPN makes your remote system seem as it is local in a subnet. If there are issues, make sure to read online from google searches how to properly configure and get a machine into a subnet via VPN. Your sysadmins should have done it correctly so make sure to hold them accoutable, it is in their domain of expertise.
