fixing distant computer via remote control

Tue Nov 22 01:11:24 UTC 2011

On 11/21/2011 03:57 PM, Jeff G. wrote:
> On 11/20/2011 04:37 PM, NoOp wrote:
> 
>> Sharing: click Allow other users to view... click Allow other users to
>> control...
> 
> Remote Desktop through System>preferences seems to supply your IP when 
> you check allow - looks like that to me, anyway...

It does... unless of course you object to vino phoning home to servers
in Brazil to give you that IP. See:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vino/+bug/608701
[vino establishes a HTTP connection to check connectivity ]

I've included a workaround in my comment #10.