Ubuntu server remote file access

[Ric Moore]

On 09/27/2013 09:48 AM, compdoc wrote:
>> I've also heard of VPN but I know nothing about using it.
>
> Simply put, a VPN connects your machine directly to the remote lan. It
> would allow you to browse and edit the files on your server from outside the
> lan, as you said. Openvpn is excellent for that, and is not too hard to set
> up. There are many sites that tell you how.
>
> SSH does allows access to files, but not in the same way. You would have to
> copy the files to your PC first to use them. And having port 22 open invites
> the world to attempt breaking into your server by trying to guess passwords.
> If you use certs then it is safer.

He could also install fail-to-ban which is relatively painless to 
install. The stock configure does a pretty good job. Ric



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