#HOW TO CONNECT TO SSH ON MAC MAC#
When you connect, as with any initial SSH session you will be prompted to authenticate and confirm the creation of an RSA fingerprint, and then be able to peruse your remote Mac using the Terminal. Ssh You can use the Back to My Mac FQDN to establish a direct SSH link to any of your computers, regardless of where they are on the internet. With this address assembled, now you can log into your system using SSH, such as the following example: So for example, if my account number were 1212121, then the FQDN I would use to target my Mac Mini would be the following: With these two pieces of information, you can now assemble a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for targeting your system from anywhere on the internet, using the following scheme:Ĭ. This command will return information on the network domains used for registering services on the system, one of which will be "local" and the other which will be "." If you have Back To My Mac enabled, then in the output of this command you will see a couple of lines preceeded by arrows that point to the words "btmm," "members," and a number. Next you will need your iCloud account number, which can be looked up on your system by opening the Terminal and running the following command: In my case, I have a Mac Mini called "Topher's Mac Mini," with a network name of "tophers-mac-mini.local." The suffix in the name is not needed for connecting via iCloud, so the name I'd be using is simply "tophers-mac-mini." Your iCloud account number will be shown here after running the "dns-sd -E" command. Looking up your network name simply entails going to the Sharing system preferences and locating the name of your system that ends with. To use remote services with your iCloud-configured computer, you will need both the computer's name, and your iCloud account number. While screen sharing is arguably all that's needed to access your Mac, if you are Terminal-savvy and using a slow connection then the low-bandwidth demands of the Terminal can be much easier to manage.
By default Apple offers file sharing and screen sharing options through Back To My Mac however, you can also connect to remote login SSH sessions, if needed. One of the more useful aspects of Apple's iCloud service is its Back To My Mac feature, which offers a quick way to connect to your system from a remote location.
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