Re: [PLUG] Procuring Portable Penguin Power while pinching pennies?

[brent saner <brent.saner@gmail.com>]

Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
> You'll probably have an easier time with NX.  X11 forwarding is awesome, but 
> becomes painful on slow links.  It would also not possible to "mirror" her 
> screen remotely without using something like x11vnc over ssh.  Having used 
> all of these methods, I've found NX to be by far the fastest and easiest to 
> work with.
>
> I use the NoMachine packages, since FreeNX only comes as a tarball.  They are 
> capped at one user, but that's fine for remote troubleshooting.
> http://www.nomachine.com/download-package.php?Prod_Id=5
>   
i also use nomachine's packages. while proprietary, they're much more cross-platform friendly so it lets me connect to the NX server regardless of which OS, distro, or package i'm using.

i normally don't even use X when i'm repairing something; i'd rather 
just stick to the commandline. but yes, nomachine has been a lifesaver 
when you need it. i still don't know how they keep it so fast.
> I do this with my desktop machine using ddclient, which is on startup and from 
> cron.  What I find to usually be more of a problem is the settings on the 
> router (if you have one).  Since at least my router forwards ports by IP, the 
> occasional DHCP change will break everything, requiring me to update the 
> rules for the new local IP.
>   
IIRC, i was told just the other day that ddclient works for both dyndns 
and no-ip. but yes, the router is then the biggest problem there.
> I've not heard of that trick...  It would need to be initiated from her end 
> though.
>   
just got the tip today from savetheWorld on ##linux. he didn't know a 
whole lot of details, though. just that you can use netcat as a repeater 
for anything. doesn't surprise me. you might actually want to check into 
socat, which is, from its documentation, "netcat++"..
well, if you're the one setting up the OS install, anyways... ;) it 
wouldn't be that hard to have a script tied to an icon on her desktop 
that would start nc to connect to a listener you'd have running.

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Brent Saner
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