So far, remote access to our Lion Server has been restricted to viewing the server webpage and checking out our Calendar remotely. That’s providing a little bit of value, but we need more! The good news is that we can remotely log in to the server from a remote location, and use it just as if we were sitting in front of it at home, using a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection. I won’t bore you too much with the technology, but I should cover a couple of things before we get started.
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Our Using OS X Lion Server at Home series and eBook has been surprisingly popular – it seems that many WGS readers are planning, or have bought and are configuring Apple’s OS X Lion Server for use as a home server. With a paucity of information out there on working through Lion Server’s (sometimes quirky) configuration and setup, I hope the guide has been useful to everyone whose taken a look at it so far.
For those who haven’t checked it out, and are thinking about a switch then this weekend, we’re running a special 20% discount on all sales of the Using OS X Lion Server at Home eBook!
CES 2012: LaCie Delivers New Thunderbolt Storage Lines
LaCie today announced two new additions to its range of Thunderbolt storage products, in the shape of the 2big Thunderbolt Series and eSATA Thunderbolt Series, the latter allowing users to connect external eSATA drives to new Macs via its Thunderbolt connection.
Using Apple OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 14 – Time Machine Network Backup)
Over the last few parts of our (now extensive) guide to Apple OS X Lion Server, we’ve taken a look at some of the more differentiating features of the platform – namely the Shared Address Book, Shared Calendar and iChat Server. Today we’ll take a step back and look at one of the most important features in any home server platform – client backup.
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server Is Now an eBook – Grab It Now!
I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who’s taken time out to read and comment on We Got Served’s OS X Lion Server series, Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server. It’s been our longest feature series to date (13 parts and still only half way through), and has received hundreds of comments from readers interested in experimenting with a Mac Home Server.
Over the last few months, I’ve had quite a few comments asking for the series to be presented in full in PDF or eBook format – now it’s here!
Iomega Adds iOS Access to Range of Network Storage Devices
Iomega this week unveiled a new iOS app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that enables easy access to files stored on the company’s range of network storage devices.
Does Mac OS X 10.8 Really Exist?
The Apple watchers are already salivating at the prospect of Apple’s next operating system release. There’s no word on release dates or features from California’s famously secretive company. But a quick look at Google Analytics suggests that it’s already in the works.
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 13 – iChat Server)
Our run through of OS X Lion Server continues with one of the platform’s smaller features, but one that may well be useful to some in the home. iChat is Apple’s instant messaging service, and will be a familiar sight to Mac users. It offers text, voice and video messaging across the Internet in its standard guide (that is, when used on a Mac client without a server) but with Lion Server installed on your network, iChat can also be used locally around the home.
How to: Back Up Your OS X Lion Apple Mac to Windows Home Server
As many users know, Mac OS X Lion will no longer backup to a Windows (SMB/CIFS) shared folder when using Time Machine. Only HFS+J formatted USB drives and AFP shares will work. Luckily, an open source package exists that provides support for AFP and Bonjour on Windows Home Server, called Netatalk. Though it was originally developed for Unix systems, it is possible to load a very small Linux virtual machine (<384MB of space) which will host Netatalk, and be configured to run at startup like a service. Follow this guide and you’ll be able to backup your Mac once again to Windows Home Server.
Tip: Failing to Connect to Wi-Fi Hotspot on a MacBook (Or Other Device)?
A quick tip for you, in celebration of the fact that I’ve just managed to sort out a network connection problem I’ve had with public Wi-Fi hotspots for a long, long time.
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