Re: [SLE] Remotely managing a friend's computer

From: Kenneth Schneider (suselist_at_rtsx.com)
Date: 12/10/03

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Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:16:00 -0500

    > >
    > >Then I used ssh to do most of the admin work. I put an entry in my /etc/hosts
    > >file for the current IP address. If ssh ever failed to connect (because of
    > >an IP change) I would just go look at the last email sent and pluck the new
    > >IP address out of it and I was good for another month.
    > >
    > >It's an easy thing to do.
    > >
    > >
    >
    > OK, I think I understand this email technique. However, how do I know
    > what the address is? There's NAT going in the external router.

    You will need to setup forwarding on the router for the ip and any
    necessary ports. 

    -- 
Ken Schneider
unix user since 1989
linux user since 1994
SuSE user since 1998 (5.2)
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