[CoLoCo] Remote Access

[David L. Willson]

> Ok, I'm very, very familiar with this subject.  I use reverse VNC
> connections everyday and even multiple times a day.
> 
> Years ago, I started a wiki page on the subject.
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoteAccessAndSupport
> 
> Ultimately, the solution I use is "x11vnc" and I tell the person who needs
> help to type "x11vnc -connect 123.45.67.89" where that address is my WAN IP
> (which you can find by www.ipchicken.com).  On my end, I forward port 5500
> to my computer and run "vncviewer -listen" prior to them running x11vnc.
> 
> Then one night, Gerber and I made gitso as a nice way to learn a little
> about Python and GTK.
> http://code.google.com/p/gitso/
> 
> In any event, using x11vnc means that the person who needs help doesn't have
> to do anything special other than be on the internet.  They don't have to
> login to their router.  They don't have to set up port forwarding.  It's
> very painless to them!
> 
> Good luck with it.
> 
> -Derek

That's exactly what I've been trying to say.  I did a bit of work with it on Saturday,
at the CLUE InstallFest by Dave Anselmi, and came up with this depiction of the
procedure (dia document and PNG export attached).

David L. Willson
Trainer/Engineer/Consultant
MCT, MCSE, Linux+
(720) 333-LANS

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