

If you have an RSA SecurID hard token (fob): Enter your PIN + the 4 digit token (without spaces) that displays on your token.ħ.Click Connect. Do not enter the PIN as part of the FortiClient password. If you have an RSA SecurID soft token: Enter the 8-digit token that displays on your device (mobile phone). The Connection Name and Username should be automatically populated.

Username: Enter your FTNT network user name (optional) On the New VPN Connection screen, enter the following information:Ĭonnection Name: Enter a name, such as FTNT VPN.Select the Acknowledge checkbox and then click I accept.Make sure the remote computer is available and the firewall is not blocking screen sharing.'.īoth computers have Norton 360 installed but disabling firewall protection on both does not change anything. However, trying to connect I get the error ' Connection failed to "" Unable to communicate with “”. I entered the Mac-mini's IP address to the ARD app as it was shown in its preferences as I was granting access to I have enabled remote access in the preferences on my Mac-mini and installed Apple Remote Desktop (v.3.9.5) on my MacBook. I have FortiClient FortiClientVPN 7.0.2 installed and configured on my MacBook according to the IT department it connects to the university's network as the log reports indicate. I want to connect from home (MacBook Air) to work (Mac-mini) both with macOS Monterey (v.12). Since macOS-based computers are very rare our IT department does not provide any help for the system. System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.My university utilizes FortiClientVPN to enable connection to the university's network to work remotely. You may also want to restart ARD on the client machines using the kickstart command. I have also used the commands above to fix the issue of computers in a list randomly changing into a different computer than what was originally added. The commands are not guaranteed to fix the issues, but I have had good luck with it. Flush DNS Cache 10.6 sudo dscacheutil -flushcache 10.7 and 10.8 sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder 10.9 dscacheutil -flushcache sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder 10.10 sudo discoveryutil udnsflushcaches Flush ARP Cache sudo arp -ad I have found that flushing the cache and removing ARP entries helps ARD start fresh when looking for computers. Flush DNS and ARP CachesĪRD looks for computers advertising bonjour on the local network.

Then, quit ARD and move onto the next steps. Remove Every Device From The “All Computers” Listįirst, highlight all the devices in the All Computers list and delete them. Here is what I do to make it work a little better. It is still a great tool, but often, it will have difficulties finding computers on the network. Apple isn’t really working on it anymore. Apple Remote Desktop has become flaky over the last few versions of OS X.
