[ubuntu-us-mi] remote support

[Wolfger]

"reverse SSH"? You, sir, are either pulling my leg or over my head.


On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Brad McMahon<bradmcmahon at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wolfger
> I suggest you setup a reverse ssh connection at login and an NX server on
> their box.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Todd DeLand <todd.deland at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am a lurker as well, Chelsey :)
> The included Remote Desktop tools in Gnome seem to work pretty well for me.
> It really is just VNC.
> Make sure you poke a hole in her router and forward the port to her machine
> though so you can connect from outside of her network (I hope she is behind
> a router).
> Is it hot today or what?
> Todd
>
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Chelsey Twigg <darth.indy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't ever used it, but I found this article:
>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/kubuntu/enable-remote-desktop-vnc-on-kubuntu/
>>
>> I'm usually a GNOME person m'self, so I've not had any experience with any
>> KDE differences. I am, however, free tech support to all family and friends
>> that use Ubuntu, and most of them live out-of-state
>>
>> Also, for smaller problems that you know can be solved by a command or
>> two, if you're able to IM with her, it's really easy to just have her
>> copy/paste the commands and run them. Once you get them past the initial
>> fear of the command line, it makes things so much easier than remote
>> desktop, or "OK, click here... Then there..." I've been putting together a
>> bash script, actually, for friends to run on new installs, to install
>> Medibuntu, updates, and favorite tools.
>>
>> Hope that helps!
>>
>> P.S. I've been lurking on the list for a few months but never chipped in.
>> So hi everyone!
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Wolfger <wolfger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey guys and gals. I've recently inducted a non-computer-geek into the
>>> realm of Ubuntu users. She doesn't live too far away, which is why I
>>> agreed to give her tech support gratis (hey... I *really* wanted to
>>> rid the world of another virus-laden XP box!), but it would be much
>>> easier if I could give support from the convenience of my home.
>>>
>>> So... Does anybody here have experience setting this up? What tools
>>> (preferably on the KDE side) are good for this? How complicated will
>>> it be to do?
>>>
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