[K12OSN] Remote Administration

[Brian Chase]

Just port 22 for SSH, and make sure you tunnel through SSH, cause X is 
not secure and leaving the standard X port open (177) would be a bad 
thing and easily hacked.

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Chris Thomas wrote:

> I would like to use X remotely. What ports do I have
> to open on my firewall to make it work?
> 
> 
> --- Brian Chase <networkr0 at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>>In that case, check this link out to confirm your
>>VNC settings on the 
>>server side.
>>
>>
>>
> 
> http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp
> 
>>On the client side (either/or):
>>
>>
>>
> 
> http://eudyptula.freezope.org/ms/Cygwin-SSH-VNC-HowTo.html
> 
>>	http://www.benjamin.weiss.name/putty-tunnel.html
>>
>>Or, in my humble opinion, you should be able to do
>>everything with Webmin 
>>(http://www.webmin.com) and SSH that needs to be
>>done locally.  Webmin 
>>works over SSL encryted web pages, so between that
>>and SSH, you're secure 
>>and can do darn near anything you might need to do. 
>>The command "ssh -X 
>><LTSPserverhost> should take care of individual gui
>>processes you need as 
>>described in this link:
>>
>>
> 
> https://listman.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2004-February/msg00206.html
> 
>>I've used the above method and had decent
>>performance on individual 
>>applications like Gnucash remotely, as well as
>>several GUI configuration 
>>tools for setting up printers, etc.
>>
>>That should give you some choices to get the job
>>done, whatever you 
>>choose to do.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>BC
>>
>>Jim Kronebusch wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I know.  I need to be able to administer the
>>
>>server from home or on the
>>
>>>road hence the need/want for VNC.  I have it all
>>
>>configured for local
>>
>>>labs so that isn't the problem, some running true
>>
>>thin with etherboot
>>
>>>and others with X -query.  I am able to get in
>>
>>through the PIX firewall
>>
>>>and see the server but I just get a terminal like
>>
>>connection.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com
>>
>>[mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
>>
>>>Behalf Of Brian Chase
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:54 PM
>>>To: Support list for opensource software in
>>
>>schools.
>>
>>>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Remote Administration
>>>
>>>
>>>LTSP uses X, not VNC.
>>>
>>>If you're doing strictly LTSP, you never do
>>
>>anything with VNC and 
>>
>>>shouldn't mix the two up if you're just getting
>>
>>started.
>>
>>>VNC can be used later on when you want to get to
>>
>>the LTSP server over a 
>>
>>>WAN, across firewalls, and on slow connections
>>
>>like dial-up or
>>
>>>broadband.
>>>
>>>X is preferred in a 100BaseT LAN environment.
>>>
>>>Have a read:
>>>	http://k12ltsp.org/contents.html
>>>
>>
>>http://www.ltsp.org/documentation/ltsp-3.0-4-en.html
>>
>>>
>>>Jim Kronebusch wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I just recently configured VNC on a LTSP server
>>
>>for the first time.
>>
>>>>Either I don't know what the heck I am doing or I
>>
>>need another
>>
>>>program.  
>>>
>>>
>>>>I didn't realize that all I would get is a command
>>
>>line interface with
>>
>>>
>>>>the server.  I was hoping for a complete GUI type
>>
>>solution such as
>>
>>>with 
>>>
>>>
>>>>PC Anywhere on a windows box.  Could anyone let me
>>
>>know what I am 
>>
>>>>missing or a better alternative?  I know I should
>>
>>be able to do 
>>
>>>>everything at the command line but am having
>>
>>trouble letting the GUI
>>
>>>go, 
>>>
>>>
>>>>it makes me feel like I am in front of the box.
>>
>>
>>
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