Originally Posted By: joemikeb
Okay, now I understand. I have had a few apps that can synch between the iPhone, iPad, and Mac when they are on the same LAN. Most of those apps have transitioned to synching with iCloud, and thereby synching the data on all my iOS and OS X devices. If I understand the recent product announcements from Apple, their intent is to extend the iCloud link so that it becomes essentially another drive on the Mac and by extension iOS devices for virtually all inter-device communications. But as far as direct communication between the Mac and the iPhone and/or iPad goes I am not aware of anything except iTunes via USB but not Bluetooth or I/R.
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Adding OS X Server to your Mac and setting up a VPN (Virtual Private Network) and installing a VPN client on your iOS device might give you some of what you want. Unfortunately, most of the VPN apps for the iPhone and iPad are written only to link to their server, so it would take some research that would enable you to connect to your own VPN server.

If all you want to do is control your Mac from your iOS device there are several clients and servers applications that might do the job for you. GoToMyPC has a good reputation and is available in the App Store.


My interest in getting the Phone & Mac to connect via BT was mainly academic (and it bothered me that while my Mac could "see" the Phone in BT, it could not stay connected whilst I was connected via WiFi), and I got to wondering if something was wrong with my BT, and if so, I wanted to address that issue before Yosemite was released. There never was an operational imperative per-se. That said, I am trying to help the local MUG who has (about) 7 blind members, and they seem to extensively use BT, and ergo my new interest in all things BT. So in that regard, your comments about servers & VPN, is especially most welcome. Thank you. Your time and expertise is truly appreciated!



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