TIMBUKTU PRO 2000 FOR WIN/MAC

by Farallon/Netopia, Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005Q5IP
• Item model number: SW110P-REV2
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,781 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #83 in Software > Business & Office > Communication > Remote Access
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Really cool software, March 25, 2008

By 

Gil Dawson "Gil" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TIMBUKTU PRO 2000 FOR WIN/MAC (CD-ROM)

I have used this product for years, and it works really fine most of the time. You can see and control another computer anywhere. Cross-platform works fine. For collaboration, it's better than being there, because both of you are looking at the same thing and pointing at the same thing but on each your own screen. Two or three people can all log in to the same screen -- and watch the same action -- simultaneously.

The only problem is setup. Most people have routers using the Network Address Translation algorithm. The router's NAT has to be configured to route the unsolicited Timbuktu request (TCP port 407) to the correct computer. Farallon provide pretty good instructions on the web how to do this, but it is a pain.

All similar products I've tried have this same problem. It's too bad that none of them could figure out a way to fake out the NAT algorithm.

--Gil