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I have tried everything to get remote vnc to work. I have changed the settings on my Mac as directed and have tried to use both my host name as well as my IP address. I keep getting the message "error connecting with server. Help!

Please make sure you enable Screen Sharing on your Mac:
-System Preferences
-Sharing
-Check screen sharing
Also, while in the screen sharing screen, click Computer Settings:
-check "VNC viewers may control screen with password"
-enter a password for VNC (use this password in Remoter as well)

Reboot the mac after making these changes (shouldn't be necessary, but just in case)

Once back, open a terminal and type "hostname".
USe this hostname in Remoter when it asks for "Hostname", and use the password from the above steps.

If you're still having problems connecting, try doing :
telnet localhost 5900
at the terminal, if you don't see a message like:

$ telnet localhost 5900
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
RFB 003.889

It means that for some reason your Mac is not enabling the screen sharing.

Raf.

PS: I moved your topic into the Support forums.