Yeah, SFTP is nice option. Just make sure you create a normal user for
using SFTP. I would not enable root access directly from outside home
omNovia Technologies Inc. <
> why not use SFTP so you don't need to worry about the FTP server in
> the first place?
> Eric
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Derek Trotter
> <expat.arizonan@gmail.com <mailto:expat.arizonan@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Here's my two cents worth. For this example I'll use ftp, but the
> idea should work for other options. Set your ftp server so it
> does not start when the system boots up. At the remote location
> log in via ssh. Then start the ftp server, transfer your files,
> stop the ftp server and log out. That way the ftp server is only
> available when you're using it.
>
> On 8/16/2012 14:57, Michael Havens wrote:
>> Thank you ,Amit.
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Amit Nepal <amit@amitnepal.com
>> <mailto:amit@amitnepal.com>> wrote:
>>
>> If you managed to setup DynDNS I would prefer configuring a
>> ftp (vsftpd may be ) unless your isp blocks the ftp port, if
>> not team viewer should be fine.
>>
>>
>> *Amit K Nepal
>> Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE)
>> omNovia Technologies Inc. <http://www.omnovia.com>
>> Amit K Nepal <http://www.amitnepal.com>
>> <http://www.amitnepal.com>*
>> On 8/16/2012 2:45 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>> OS is Linux-Mint13.
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Stephen
>>> <cryptworks@gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> i just looked at hamachi and they have win, mac and
>>> Linux clients. and
>>> you don't need to know the ip address all hamachi
>>> clients call a
>>> central server then you can then do whatever you want.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Amit Nepal
>>> <amit@amitnepal.com <mailto:amit@amitnepal.com>> wrote:
>>> > What is your operating System on your computer ?
>>> >
>>> > Amit K Nepal
>>> > Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE)
>>> > omNovia Technologies Inc.
>>> > Amit K Nepal
>>> > On 8/16/2012 1:51 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>> >
>>> > okay.... I give up. This is getting to complicated. I
>>> guess i'll just have
>>> > to keep teamviewer always on.
>>> > :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Michael Havens
>>> <bmike1@gmail.com <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> SO then.... I didn't get a host name.
>>> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Matt Graham
>>> <danceswithcrows@usa.net <mailto:danceswithcrows@usa.net>>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> From: Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>>
>>> >>> > I think I like DYNDNS and SSH (I don't like
>>> needing to keep a program
>>> >>> > running) but the man page for DDNS is so
>>> confusing! ANy pointers?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Register with dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> . Note
>>> your username, password, and hostname.
>>> >>> Install ddclient. Edit /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
>>> so it contains
>>> >>> something
>>> >>> like so:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> # start ddclient.conf
>>> >>> daemon=600 # check every 10 min
>>> >>> syslog=yes # log update msgs to syslog
>>> >>> mail=SOMEBODY@EXAMPLE.ORG
>>> <mailto:SOMEBODY@EXAMPLE.ORG> # mail all
>>> msgs to somebody
>>> >>> mail-failure=root # mail failed
>>> update msgs to root
>>> >>> pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
>>> >>> use=if, if=eth0 # via external NIC
>>> >>> login=DYDNS_LOGIN
>>> >>> password=DYNDNS_PASSWORD
>>> >>> server=members.dyndns.org
>>> <http://members.dyndns.org>, \
>>> >>> protocol=dyndns2 \
>>> >>> DYNDNS_HOSTNAME
>>> >>> # end ddclient.conf
>>> >>>
>>> >>> /etc/init.d/ddclient start , then "chkconfig
>>> ddclient on" or whatever.
>>> >>> This
>>> >>> should work to get you started. There are *a lot*
>>> of options to
>>> >>> ddclient.
>>> >>> Some of them might be useful somewhere; that's what
>>> you'll have to figure
>>> >>> out
>>> >>> on your own....
>>> >>>
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