ShareTool for Mac2.4.2

ShareTool is now freeware and can be found on the website of the original developer: http://www.bainsware.com :)

Thank you for all the heart felt comments. While Yazsoft is no more, I am currently looking to turn the page and possibly carry on a new path. I am on the lookout for someone serious and capable to help build the next major versions of some apps I have in mind including existing ones. I still use almost all of them daily btw. While no longer supported, they still work. I would like to ensure they live on and grow but I need some help. Please only serious people contact me. Thank you all for your support. Johnny.

Very sad to see ShareTool go! I have used for many years and invaluable. Any news when the free version will be up and running? Will check out Slink now, to see if it can do the same as ShareTool in the meantime.

Yazsoft has shutdown :(. They have transferred the codebase of ShareTool to Bains Software which will shortly re-release it as a free application. http://www.bainsware.com/ It is still working for me but I dare not sign out or change anything with my settings for fear that it will stop. Sad to see Yazsoft go, but glad they found a home for this one. Wish they did for the other ones they made. FYI if you are trying to download this, try archive.org.

This product is useless...and "technical support" does not exist. This worked for about 5 to 7 days and then just quit. The FAQ's technical support they offer does not address my issue correctly. I know what I'm doing when it comes to most PC's, MAC's and even networking...but this product really is trash. Stay away from it. It's useless.

If you are thinking of buying this, now is probably not a good time. Their authentication servers seem to have been down since around the 6th of May, and although we have posted on their forum http://yazsoft.com/f/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2265 there has been no response from the company as to what is wrong, and when we could expect it to be fixed. Without anything official I can only speculate that they've run out of money.

Don't leave home without this one. This is the most powerful bonjour services app I've used. I'm just hoping they do something for an iPad in the future.

Question - Is this TWO licenses for $12.50? I see that on kagi.com, it is stated that: ShareTool 2: 2 Licenses (20% OFF) $25.00 IMPORTANT: New ShareTool users should purchase the "2 Licenses" package. A minimum of two licenses is required for use. SO - I would like to KNOW that this is the same deal - meaning it has the TWO licenses needed to run it. Thanks, Stuart

I couldn't get ShareTool to work in neither a Lion nor a Snow Leopard boot partition on my MBP. I emailed the dev with screen shots of my settings and was told I was good to go. There's probably a settings issue with my router, but the dev never got back to me to trouble shoot. The 6 day trial is ridiculously short if there's no response for tech support. I'll find another way.

I can access my iTunes library anywhere around the world! Screenshare my Mac Mini and iMac from work. Transfer files I forgot at home. Help out my wife without wondering what she's looking at the screen... priceless! Thanks Yazsoft!

I use it everyday to connect with my different offices. Works very well, now an essential tool for me

Does this work with my iPad2? Can I access my home miniMac when I am out in a WiFi spot with my iPad2? Maury

Excellent! Works as advertised - and is quite fast even over 3G.

Works absolutely great, easy to use (also for my wife), perfect out-of-the-box solution. There´s nothing else to add than: Thanx Yazsoft Also thanx to Jonny for quick email resposnse and quick troubleshooting. I really appreciate that kind of business. No need to think about Back-to-my-Mac or VPNTracker (which works well but is quite more difficult to install and lightyears more expensive). Yazsoft got one satisfied customer more.

Wonderful and easy way to network. Has taken all the headaches out and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Who needs VPN or SSH with this! Well done Yazsoft!

I have used this app for about 3 years, and it just keeps getting better and the support is outstanding. Best way to log in to your computer from elsewhere, hands down

This is one bad ass app! Completely replaced Back to my Mac (which never EVER worked for me) Not a single glitch since!!!

I've been using ST for several months to provide remote support to friends/family. It works well, avoiding the hassle of manually setting up SSH tunnels, mapping ports, etc. Once you're connected to the remote network, file shares appear just as if they were locally mounted, and you can share screens, route jobs to printers, etc. Access is one-way: users on the office (central) network can't access assets on the 'remote' Mac. Support is phenomenal: Johnny and his colleagues are very responsive and have quickly answered my e-mails anytime I've needed to contact them.

ShareTool was recommended to me by an Apple tech at the genius bar for remote access to my home office. I couldn't be happier with the recommendation and the app itself. I had a question; Johnny from Yazsoft responded in less than a minute with a detailed response - I was floored. He even suggested I try out competing apps to really understand why ShareTool stands out. I did - I downloaded Slink. At first it looks alright, but then it was way too cumbersome to use and didn't really feel as integrated as ShareTool. If Apple recommends ShareTool, there's a reason for it and I believe it now. Highly recommended - and Johnny, if you ever need a job in advertising - call me!!

Top notch utility. Extremely simple, straight to the point, and it works right out of the box. Very happy customer!

Just tried this and it works perfect. Even if I am 4000 km and 2 firewalls away from home all my files are accessible. With remote desktop and everything else as well. I did not have any problems configuring with the vps option at all.

never worked for me, auto configuration does not work with my cable router or with other routers I tried previously and never received a response to the email I send.

ShareTool v2.1 is a GodSend. Its simplicity is incredible. Does the job is was designed for. Installation is a breeze… And Johnny [Tech Support] is like no other! He even went beyond the call of duty and provided pointers in getting other network related issues resolved. Who can ask for anything else? Sharetool v2.1 is indispensable -- buy your license today! My configuration is working great, and so is my IP Cam Thank you Johnny -- STAR CASINO

@FONSR I've got the same setup as you (Time Capsule) and ShareTool works flawlessly with it. A friend of mine encountered an issue with it at the beginning as well but it turned out that he had another router (not as good) setup as his main router. Johnny from Yazsoft assisted in the setup for getting things up and running and ShareTool now runs great there as well. You may want to check back with Johnny or have someone more techie do so if you're not very comfortable with the idea. AFAIC, I can't recommend ShareTool enough.

Tried Sharetool and do wish it would have worked. However, although the developer made several suggestions, we could not get it to work. I am working on a 24" Intel Mac running OS10.6.4 and using a Time Capsule wireless router. Should be the perfect setup for Sharetool, but no luck in making it connect, even with the settings the developer recommended. Try it before you buy it ... hope it works for you.

ShareTool works really well. Before I had it, I would have to set up individual ssh tunnels for each service. Now I have access to my home printer, can help my wife troubleshoot by controlling her computer from work, and save files to my home server. It's almost a VPN. I'd give it the fifth star, if on the server side it could run as a daemon. Then I wouldn't have to be logged in there, and it would run even aft er a reboot. But then I gather that the Yazsoft people are thinking about including that feature in a future version.

I was looking for a remote access to my home network, one that did not necessitate using a browser. ShareTool looked like it would work perfectly for my needs. I had trouble getting it up and running, even though I installed it for a friend, (who had also bought it during MacUpdate's special on it) and we had no trouble with his network. Yazsoft started emailing me right away, even though it was a Saturday; they kept giving suggestions until we got it solved. (It seems that VirusBarrier's firewall was being too vigilant.) Great product, great support!

For a FREE solution,try RNSplicer: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/18601/rnsplicer or see this article: http://www.h-online.com/features/Proxy-747412.html

Not often you get a chance to use software that just works as advertised. Strongly recommend the software. Email support is first class. Have 3 Macs on my system, works a charm. Will travel overseas shortly and intend to put it to the test then, but given what I have experienced so far, I'm sure it will work the way I expect.

Really Nice Software, I wish MenuBar Acces for Shared, Like than Server part. ( I really don't like icon in my Dock I must hide all time, MenuBar Acces could be nice ) Best regard

Excellent shareware that just works. This new version allows me to connect to multiple networks, and it also keeps track of IP changes so I don't even have to use DynDNS, etc. It really works as advertised, and it works so well! I've been using this software everyday for over a year now since v.1.x days and I have had absolutely no issues whatsoever. Very strongly recommended if you want an easy-to-set-up-and-use remote access solution.

Excellent product. It just works. Excellent technical support.

Excellent upgrade! Having access to my lab and hoe network at all times is absolutely priceless. Well done.

Love this program! Regular updates, just keeps on getting better. Excellent support from developer!

CNIK One of the most helpful utilities out there. It delivers on all that it promises: - No hassle Setup (took me maybe 3min on every machine) - VPN like access that constantly works - very fast sharing (compared to BTMM) - all bonjour services are available I am sharing a 5 Mac Architecture office (including a mini snow leopard server and a linux NAS) with 3 external co-workers without any problems. One of the most worth mentioning services, furthermore is the support of the guys at Yazsoft ... extremely forthcoming. Simply thrilled !!!!

Simply wonderful. Works as advertised. Slick, functional, and doesn't get in the way. The perfect way to gain full access to your home network. Response from tech support is top-notch... fast, friendly, and effective. Best $$$ I've spent on my home setup in quite sometime.

I love that utility! Definitely one of the best sharewares I've found these past months... The company I work for doesn't allow outbound connections other than TCP 22/80/443. Thanks to ShareTool, I can now access to all my machines at home, including printers, Time Capsule, etc. The browsing proxy is great as well to test firewall rules and web sites seen as coming from the outside. And last but not least, ShareTool allowed me to get access to my POP/IMAP/SMTP servers by bypassing the company network policy. Of course, it would probably be possible to do the same thing by building SSH tunnels, playing with the VPN and and hacking around, but ShareTool makes it all up and running in ONE minute - 100% hassle free.

This statement: "Discounted pricing on ALL our product line; available on our Kagi store." is misleading and needs to be clarified. There are bundles in the Yazsoft store, but if you already own their products and want to add just one more, no discount for you. You either buy more of the item you already have, or you pay full price for the new product you want to buy. For me at least, it's less expensive to pay full price for ShareTool. Since I expected discounted pricing on "ALL our product line," I decided to skip the purchase. I wrote Yazsoft about this, to be sure I hadn't missed something. Nope. That's the way it is.

don't see the point this as it never worked for me. I tried several times over the last two years but I can never connect to my office machine which is behind Netgear router as well as having a different Netgear router at home. would love to get this working though as back to my Mac is awfully slow

Incredibly good, very easy to use, and fast! Bought as a part of Yazsoft's Promo Bundle. It just works. I've tried other methods to access my network remotely and this one works the best by a large margin. Time is money. This one saves me time AND effort. Well worth investing $20.

I've been trialing ShareTool (there's a generous 15min connection limit unregistered) and from what I can tell it just works. I connect from home on ADSL2+ straight through my works firewall to my desktop Mac. I can only comment on my reasonably high speed connection, but the performance is great in screen sharing mode. I love how I see all the shared connections on my work machine as well, as if I was sitting at the computer. Now there are no boundaries between work and home (is that a good thing? ;) As soon as these guys release an iPhone companion, Im there! PS. I cant justify 5 stars because - to be fair - I haven't tried the competition to the same extent. I like the natural mac-like interface and ease of use so much.

I started using ShareTool only 3 days ago, so this isn't a comprehensive review. I have MobileMe, with "Back to my Mac" enabled, running a full Apple network - Airport Extreme, Macs throughout. Only when I am home does it actually work as described by Apple. When I am at my office or in a hotel, I have about a 20% chance of it working. I could not connect to my computers, even though they were listed in the Shared section of the Finder window. Enter ShareTool! This has worked for me 100% of the time. I see the machines in the Shared section, click on them and voila! I get connected. Not only that, but I could access my iTunes library as if it were on my local machine. Brilliant! I did notice that the tab order on some of the windows was not right, but the developer (Yazsoft) responded to me very quickly to let me know that this will be fixed in a future update. Highly recommended, and worth the $30 for 2 machine licenses. Apple can't attain this degree of connectivity at 3 times the cost!

Some time ago, this app was on here on discount. WOW, did I miss out! It is simple and reliable! Yes, it just works! I debated purchasing this app for a while. I should of trusted my instincts.... I own Speed Download and I consider that one of the best apps that I have purchased....Foolish me..

This is the answer to a prayer. I was never able to get "Back To My Mac" to work reliably and it's very important I have access when away from the network. ShareTool solved all the problems and doesn't need Mobile Me to work either. There were some initial configuration problems and Tech Support hung in there until we got it working... If you need access to File Sharing and Screen Sharing when out of the office, this is the answer and it's a bargain as well!

Product performed and setup exactly as advertised. For multiple uses, this can't be easier. I especially like it for checking my home computer running home automation schedules while I'm traveling. Even easier than using the Prism service. Kudos to the author, and thanks.

Works as advertised! Just not sure if I got to register both copies to get a "valid" connection between laptop and home computer..

I assist my elderly father with his mac and have used ichat to do screen sharing and file swopping etc. After installing Skype ichat didn't work as well and had always been a bit slow. Sharetool is excellent, easy to set up and use. It is much much faster and I can now play chess with my father on his machine something that was just not possible with the iChat connection. A great piece of software

This is one great little gem, that works out of the gate, without any configurations. This just works, and it works very well. After less than 5 minutes from installing the software on my home machine, I was able to browse my whole home network from work. Didn't have to touch any routers, open ports, nothing. Another big plus is addition of Dynamic DNS services in the software directly. So if don't have a static IP address with your ISP, this software will connect to a dynamic DNS service. This is absolutely great. It's a lot easier to remember a domain name than it is to remember IP address. Highly recommended piece of software.

Excellent program. I have a huge iTunes movie library, with over 1.5TB of movies. Now, when the family goes on vacation, I can play my kids movies at night in the hotel, and don't have to drag along a bunch of DVDs. I don't have to have podcasts on multiple computers - i just stream a podcast from home. And, if I have some files locally I want to make sure are saved, or files from home I need to get, i can just drag-and-drop. Above all, the price is excellent. Great job, guys!

I've been trying to get access to a Mac-based LAN working for awhile now. I experimented with OpenVPN, but found that the difficulties with setting up a network bridge made it only somewhat useful... it doesn't appear to be possible to view the entire LAN. I've also used port tunneling with SSH, and that's more-or-less worked but it's still somewhat limiting. At least it's setup is not as involved as OpenVPN. There's also no UDP capabilities (at least not without some finicky setup) so accessing any of the services that require UDP is pretty much out of the question. It still means setting up a bunch of port forwards on the router and shell scripts for any machine on the LAN that I want to connect to. Then I stumbled across ShareTool and suddenly everything became very, very easy. It does everything that I've been trying to get working. Having access to the LAN's Bonjour services on the client computer is all that's needed... one connection to one Mac on the LAN reveals all of the Bonjour services that are available on the LAN. Desktop sharing, file sharing... it's all there. Once the connection is made ShareTool provides a simple browser window that shows the available nodes and services. But, because it's simply using Bonjour, the services also show up in the Finder window. So if I want to connect to a particular resource as a different user then I just connect through Finder. Since ShareTool is running through ssh it means that all traffic is fully encrypted. It also means that you can mess around with the ssh configuration and ShareTool will simply work with those changes. As an additional security measure I generally use passwordless logins (by disabling terminal password prompts and using rsa key pairs). It turns out that ShareTool works almost flawlessly with this type of configuration. The only inconsistency I found was that I still had to enter something in the password field (even just a single character worked) in order for the "Connect" button to become enabled. I submitted a feature request to have the "Connect" button enabled all the time and received a prompt reply from the developer. And prompt support is definitely something to be valued.

This little gem has worked flawlessly after the developer issued me a beta right after I noticed a bug. I am able to connect to my machines at home wherever I am. The secure browsing feature is an indispensable feature. If you need to get to files on your machine or want to access websites not allowed by your corporate firewall - ShareTool is for you. I have only one feature request: Could we have a menu item instead of a docked application?

I came across this little app when it was on MacZOT special. I have to say it's quite impressive and works as advertised. On 10.5.2 (cannot speak for 10.4.11) it continually asks for permission from the firewall for outgoing connections when first starting to share, but it's a minor annoyance. Overall, a great option for those looking to access their home network while on the road. Now if they could create a PC version so I could do it from my work PC, this would be a must-have for a lot of users.

Dude!! This actually works good!! iTunes, AFP, Printing!!! Like you're on your own network :-)