![]() Starting with the 8.6 version, Timbuktu has been released as a Universal Binary supporting both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. ![]() The 8.6 version, released in March 2006, added an optional integration with Skype to enable a user to remote-control any of their Skype contacts who have Timbuktu installed. Both the Mac and Windows versions can use a standalone user database or integrate with the respective platform's "standard" user database ( OpenDirectory on the Mac, and Active Directory or NT Users on Windows). The program has integrated support for Secure Shell (SSH) tunneling for those who require additional security. Timbuktu versions 5.1 and earlier initiate connections over UDP port 407, though versions 5.2 and later use TCP port 407. In addition to the remote control features (screen-sharing), Timbuktu also allows for file transfers, system profiling, voice and text chat, and remote activity notifications. Timbuktu's primary function is remote control, and the application has support for various remote-control features such as multiple displays, screen-scaling, remote screen and keyboard lockout, clipboard synchronization and "on the fly" color-depth reduction for enhanced speed. Farallon was renamed Netopia in 1999 and the company was acquired by Motorola in February 2007. WOS Data Systems was purchased by Farallon Computing in July 1988. Timbuktu was first developed in the late 1980s as a Macintosh product by WOS DataSystems and a version was later developed to run on Microsoft Windows. Timbuktu is compatible with computers running both Mac OS X and Windows. Remote control software allows a user to control another computer across the local network or the Internet, viewing its screen and using its keyboard and mouse as though sitting in front of it. If you don’t select the preference, the Unix root account owns Timbuktu Host remote connections are possible in the login window, but beware their unfettered access to the file system.Timbuktu is a discontinued remote control software product originally developed by WOS Data Systems. When you select this option, the logged-in Mac OS X user owns the Timbuktu Host process (which monitors incoming connections) and inherits that user’s permissions. ![]() The Only Accept Incoming Connections When Application Is Open preference should not be overlooked. We’d like to see Mac OS X’s Directory Services adopted as an available source for Timbuktu accounts and privileges. Alas, while Timbuktu for Windows can find users in LDAP directories and authenticate them via Active Directory, the Mac version of Timbuktu remains blind to these repositories. As you add Trusted User accounts, you can grant or remove access to each service. By default, the anonymous Guest user can use only the Notify and Send services. After installation, you must explicitly activate each of the TCP/IP and Dial Direct methods for allowing access to your Mac. Since Timbuktu’s services all run on the same network port, however, these stalwart features remain useful if a machine is behind a firewall or otherwise unavailable for e-mail or iChat.įear not - Timbuktu Pro doesn’t roll out a welcome mat for miscreants who want to invade your computer. The Chat and Intercom services seem redundant in the world of iChat AV, as they enable text chat and audio conversations, respectively. ![]() The Send service is similar to e-mail, letting you send text notes and file attachments to the remote machine. If the help-desk staffers don’t respond to your Invite, Notify alerts you when they get back from lunch, the water cooler, or wherever they wandered off to. Notify (formerly Knock) is an old friend that reports keyboard and mouse activity on a remote machine. ![]() An instructor can use Invite to let students use the Observe service and view a presentation on his or her screen, for example. With the long-standing Invite feature, you can invite another person to connect to your computer. (A transfer must be complete before you can browse and begin another transfer.) Disappointingly, it still uses a two-column interface, and it isn’t threaded for simultaneous transfers. It now uses the standard Mac OS X shortcuts for the Applications, Home, Desktop, and Favorites folders. Timbuktu’s Exchange enables file transfers between computers. ![]()
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