Does screen sharing (System Preferences > Sharing > Screen Sharing) work when the computers are on different networks? For example, if computer A is using Wifi in Texas and computer B is using Wifi in New York, will this still work?
Does screen sharing work when not on the same local network
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Have you tried opening the Screen Sharing app (/System/Library/CoreServices/) and typing in the vnc:// address to the Ubuntu machine?
You can also try changing the Screen Sharing prefs. With the Screen Sharing app open, go to Screen Sharing -> Preferences and changing settings to the ones that say faster?
Hope this helps.
in Lion this is possible, but don't remember seeing this anywhere in previous versions. When you start a screen sharing session it will ask you how you want to view the remote session.
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Best Answer
Yes. And you can make it work through most firewalls if you're both using Messages. Messages will broker the handshake to start the session and then turn it over to the screen sharing app.
Start up Messages and make sure Screen Sharing is enabled:
Find your buddy in your contact list in Messages and click on them. Then select
Buddies -> Share My Screen with Buddy...orBuddies -> Ask to Share Buddy's Screen...from the menu bar to initiate a screen share session. You can share control with these sessions.