I can totally understand you like the service. It seems it's worth something to you, right? Wouldn't the logical step then to get a LogMeIn subscription and become a happy customer?
Thanks... I've been shaking my head in disbelief ever since I started reading the replies. Perhaps it's finally time to kick my slashdot habit. Thank you, and every one else who isn't painting me as a raving lunatic.
Easier? That's in the eye of the beholder. I think it's easy, as ssh is part of my daily work routine any way.
If you think remembering port numbers is so hard, you have totally totally overlooked that I said that Remmina does this for you. You don't need to specify a single port in there (assuming you use the default ones). Just fill in your ssh server and the name of the remote machine, set what resolution you like. Done.
Is it a nicely packaged solution? No! Does it work and is it relatively secure. Yes.
Of course... That falls under the tech support scenario? From what I understood, the AC was complaining about it not being always-on. If you follow the thread, I never said I didn't understand the tech-support scenario. Hell, I admitted I have my own infrastructure to do such things.
Now you have a tunnel going from localhost:3389 to the wifes-computer, going over myserver.no-ip.com. This means you point your RDP client to localhost and you magically connect.
Clients like Reminna can do this all from the interface.
Nothing is exposed, except for the server and only the ssh daemon. Everything is nicely encrypted. My example was for RDP, but you can do VNC too by using 5900 instead.
I have a hard time understanding why you would want to access a desktop machine at home. Isn't that by definition a security nightmare, especially with less clued-in users? However, if that's your thing, why not shell out for the Pro version of everyone favourite Windows version? Comes with RDP.
It's not for tech support? A cursory glance at their website told me that. Instead of calling me a fuckwit, what about just telling me why I'm wrong? That would actually be useful, for those like me who thought it's used for remote tech support.
Let's face it, a big portion of pc users are gamers which are very important for the pc industry
Really? For every hardware-junkie-gamer, there are at least 10 office drones working on Core2Duo class machines with 4GB RAM and Intel graphics. Let me guess: you're a gamer and see the world from that perspective?
I'm not a gamer, I work in corporate IT. I need to keep the drones happy.
Personally, I just set up two DNS servers, and my own dyndns service (inspired on freedns.afraid.org) and I make sure the people I support have the necessary port forwards for ssh using keys. From there on, it's just an ssh tunnel away for RDP or VNC.
Now, for a nice all-in-one-package, where you don't need to do anything yourself and don't need to prepare the target PC's, I'd say TeamViewer works perfectly fine.
1) Okay, just a question about your wife having to cope with crapware and you posting on slashdot: Is there any reason why you didn't say "Honey, gimme a day, I'll fix that for you" and install from scratch without all the crapware? Me? I got wife the highest end iMac I could get back in the day. Best decision ever..
2) Possible, but from back in the Vista days, they preferred to say nothing and get the sales.
I gather that more serious OpenBSD admins simply boot from network and be done with it. (Google PXE, if you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about) I haven't used a USB or CD-Rom for ages to install mainstream Linuxes or OpenBSD.
As someone working in the business: no, video on demand isn't all that big. (Big enough, for it not to be ignored, but not exactly all that interesting) What seems to work best is live shows. People (well, mostly men) are willing to pay for that.
I also have a three story house and a WAP in the middle. Reception is horrible, horrible, horrible. I think it's all the insulation material (class B house) and the floor heating (a lot of water in the floors) and on top of that the floors are concrete. I now have a second access point, one on the second floor.
Cellphone reception is also terrible in the middle of my living room. My best bets are turning off Data on my cellphones so that it doesn't try to negotiate quicker speeds.
I'd really like to know how to improve things. House has been built last year. I expect this to be a common problem in low energy houses.
Yes, that the famous model where a BIOS was leaked and where you need to short to pins to be able to flash it. It's a special case, not applicable to most Chromebooks.
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I can totally understand you like the service. It seems it's worth something to you, right? Wouldn't the logical step then to get a LogMeIn subscription and become a happy customer?
Thanks... I've been shaking my head in disbelief ever since I started reading the replies. Perhaps it's finally time to kick my slashdot habit. Thank you, and every one else who isn't painting me as a raving lunatic.
If you think remembering port numbers is so hard, you have totally totally overlooked that I said that Remmina does this for you. You don't need to specify a single port in there (assuming you use the default ones). Just fill in your ssh server and the name of the remote machine, set what resolution you like. Done.
Is it a nicely packaged solution? No! Does it work and is it relatively secure. Yes.
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You say they (games) are important to the PC industry. In sales? I doubt so. That's why I brought it up.
Hearing incessant nagging about hardware/software not working is not my idea of happiness. Hence the iMac. To each his own.
... and others have said TeamViewer can do the always-on scenario too. I didn't know. I never used that feature.
Of course... That falls under the tech support scenario? From what I understood, the AC was complaining about it not being always-on. If you follow the thread, I never said I didn't understand the tech-support scenario. Hell, I admitted I have my own infrastructure to do such things.
My wife learned quickly it was wiser to listen to me regarding technology. Different temperaments. We can't fix our wives, eh?
ssh -L 3389:wifes-computer:3389 myserver.no-ip.com
Now you have a tunnel going from localhost:3389 to the wifes-computer, going over myserver.no-ip.com. This means you point your RDP client to localhost and you magically connect.
Clients like Reminna can do this all from the interface.
Nothing is exposed, except for the server and only the ssh daemon. Everything is nicely encrypted. My example was for RDP, but you can do VNC too by using 5900 instead.
I have a hard time understanding why you would want to access a desktop machine at home. Isn't that by definition a security nightmare, especially with less clued-in users? However, if that's your thing, why not shell out for the Pro version of everyone favourite Windows version? Comes with RDP.
It's not for tech support? A cursory glance at their website told me that. Instead of calling me a fuckwit, what about just telling me why I'm wrong? That would actually be useful, for those like me who thought it's used for remote tech support.
Ok, fair point. That's where you step in and make sure she buys superior products instead. That way you're not tech support for people any more.
No, but we're on slashdot. Where a nerd is still allowed to be a nerd. You can bet your ass that I'm not the only one doing exactly this.
Of course. For me it works. If you read further on, I mentioned the non-IT option.
Really? For every hardware-junkie-gamer, there are at least 10 office drones working on Core2Duo class machines with 4GB RAM and Intel graphics. Let me guess: you're a gamer and see the world from that perspective?
I'm not a gamer, I work in corporate IT. I need to keep the drones happy.
Personally, I just set up two DNS servers, and my own dyndns service (inspired on freedns.afraid.org) and I make sure the people I support have the necessary port forwards for ssh using keys. From there on, it's just an ssh tunnel away for RDP or VNC.
Now, for a nice all-in-one-package, where you don't need to do anything yourself and don't need to prepare the target PC's, I'd say TeamViewer works perfectly fine.
2) Possible, but from back in the Vista days, they preferred to say nothing and get the sales.
3) Yes
4) Yes
I gather that more serious OpenBSD admins simply boot from network and be done with it. (Google PXE, if you haven't got a clue what I'm talking about) I haven't used a USB or CD-Rom for ages to install mainstream Linuxes or OpenBSD.
As someone working in the business: no, video on demand isn't all that big. (Big enough, for it not to be ignored, but not exactly all that interesting) What seems to work best is live shows. People (well, mostly men) are willing to pay for that.
First-Ever Google Glass Porn . (Yes, obviously it's not "real", but funny nevertheless)
Cellphone reception is also terrible in the middle of my living room. My best bets are turning off Data on my cellphones so that it doesn't try to negotiate quicker speeds.
I'd really like to know how to improve things. House has been built last year. I expect this to be a common problem in low energy houses.
Yes, that the famous model where a BIOS was leaked and where you need to short to pins to be able to flash it. It's a special case, not applicable to most Chromebooks.
You can't do that. Chromebooks don't have a BIOS/EFI as we know it. Not 100% sure, but pretty sure tough.
Didn't you have a chimp as Persident of the United States a few years ago? /me ducks and runs...