Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
This sounds like a good idea. How would one get instructions on how to set this up that are very good and step by step? Thanks. Marcia On Wednesday 19 September 2001 05:56, Franki wrote: What about just using Webmin it has upload/download apps in there.. so you can move files back and forth just using your browser.. they can be anywhere on your linux box and as long as your webmin login has permissions for it,, you will be able to get them.. Also, its SSL secure, which doesn't hurt either.. easier then setting up a portal for it.. rgds Frank Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her hands full with our twin boys. :-) How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file I'm after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any problems. Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Any advice is gratefully received. Thanks Adam __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her hands full with our twin boys. :-) How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? Considering... You need something that triggers power-up of your computer, boot linux, automatically log in and dial out when that's done. I am not sure if that is something you would want your computer to do in the first place, but that's something else. During boot you could load an FTP server. After that you could ftp to your home machine (IP address indeed) and pull the files you need. Paul Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? How would you determine which IP number your machine has after logging on? You could let the machine first send an e-mail to your work with the assigned IP number so you know where to FTP to. Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Sounds interesting to try and set up. GOod luck Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
my advice is to run appache on the home computer, set any folders you want to be allowed to get into in the config, and run a connection thru a Dynamic DNS server, so you could log into linxbox.ods.dyn.dns.org (or whom ever you sign up for the service with, you can search google for dynamic dns servers and find a few). that way, you dial in, connect to the dynamic dns server to set the name to yor current dns, and you can go from there and look like you were savy enough to have created AOL if you had the time a few years ago. it really is easy (about one saterday day to learn how, since if you have installed all the toys with Mandrake 8.0 powerpack it will already be installed and waititng for you to setup the configuration. you can then set up a cron job to check the dialin connectiopn and connect to the Dynamic dns server and make sure it is correctly updated. you can also set your PPP conncetion to redial if the signal is dropped, and the cron job will reconncet to the DNS and update automagiclly. I personally think that you might then want to check out PHP-Nuke after you get the server setup and your folders accessable. On Tuesday 18 September 2001 06:40, you wrote: I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her hands full with our twin boys. :-) How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file I'm after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any problems. Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Any advice is gratefully received. Thanks Adam __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
You could register your machine at any of the dynamic DNS systems available on the internet. Some are even free! If you install the client software and add the startup line into your diald or if-up scripts, the IP you are given is sent to the dyndns server every time a connection is started. Then you would be able to access your home machine with something like... ftp MYNAME.homeip.net where MYNAME is the machine name you registered with the DYNDNS service. Diald may then bring up the link whenever you access the internet locally, or via a cron job that brings it up while you are at the office. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Cripps |Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 6:40 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ?? | | |I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file |which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok |because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But |she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her |hands full with our twin boys. :-) | |How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log |on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? | |At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file I'm |after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any |problems. | |Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was |assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? | | |Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? | |Any advice is gratefully received. | |Thanks | |Adam | |__ |Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? |Donate cash, emergency relief information |http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Info|rmation/ | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
Sorry, I didn't make it clear that my wife could just log on the net - give me the IP and I'm away - so, in fact, I wouldn't want those things to be automatic. Adam --- etharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my advice is to run appache on the home computer, set any folders you want to be allowed to get into in the config, and run a connection thru a Dynamic DNS server, so you could log into linxbox.ods.dyn.dns.org (or whom ever you sign up for the service with, you can search google for dynamic dns servers and find a few). that way, you dial in, connect to the dynamic dns server to set the name to yor current dns, and you can go from there and look like you were savy enough to have created AOL if you had the time a few years ago. it really is easy (about one saterday day to learn how, since if you have installed all the toys with Mandrake 8.0 powerpack it will already be installed and waititng for you to setup the configuration. you can then set up a cron job to check the dialin connectiopn and connect to the Dynamic dns server and make sure it is correctly updated. you can also set your PPP conncetion to redial if the signal is dropped, and the cron job will reconncet to the DNS and update automagiclly. I personally think that you might then want to check out PHP-Nuke after you get the server setup and your folders accessable. On Tuesday 18 September 2001 06:40, you wrote: I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her hands full with our twin boys. :-) How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file I'm after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any problems. Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Any advice is gratefully received. Thanks Adam __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
Hi, I didn't make it clear that my wife could just log on the net - give me the IP and I'm away - so, in fact, I wouldn't want those things to be automatic. I think the problem comes in more from the fact that once your home machine is up and on the net ANYONE can ftp into your machine!!! This obviously reliese on someone having the IP address and being able to sniff out login details, but my point is that it is not overly secure. My suggestion would be to have an ssh server on your home machine and ssh into it from work. You can then use sftp to grab the files while maintaining the security you get with an ssh tunnel. Basically this would allow you to block just about anything incoming through your firewall (You DO have a firewall, don't you!) and therefore not open yourself up to all those wonderful skiddies out there. I realise this is possibly a little more initial setup, but it makes life a site more secure!!! regards, Steve. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Accessing my files at home ??
If you know the IP address, you should be able to SSH into the machine. Of course, you need an SSH daemon running. On Tue, 18 Sep 2001 04:38:47 -0700 (PDT), Adam Cripps [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, I didn't make it clear that my wife could just log on the net - give me the IP and I'm away - so, in fact, I wouldn't want those things to be automatic. Adam --- etharp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my advice is to run appache on the home computer, set any folders you want to be allowed to get into in the config, and run a connection thru a Dynamic DNS server, so you could log into linxbox.ods.dyn.dns.org (or whom ever you sign up for the service with, you can search google for dynamic dns servers and find a few). that way, you dial in, connect to the dynamic dns server to set the name to yor current dns, and you can go from there and look like you were savy enough to have created AOL if you had the time a few years ago. it really is easy (about one saterday day to learn how, since if you have installed all the toys with Mandrake 8.0 powerpack it will already be installed and waititng for you to setup the configuration. you can then set up a cron job to check the dialin connectiopn and connect to the Dynamic dns server and make sure it is correctly updated. you can also set your PPP conncetion to redial if the signal is dropped, and the cron job will reconncet to the DNS and update automagiclly. I personally think that you might then want to check out PHP-Nuke after you get the server setup and your folders accessable. On Tuesday 18 September 2001 06:40, you wrote: I'm at work today, and realised that I needed a file which is on my machine at home -doh! Today it's ok because I've asked my wife to email me the file. But she's always reluctant to do this, as she's got her hands full with our twin boys. :-) How easy would it be to turn on my home computer, log on to the net (with a modem) and access it from work? At work, I can use ftp etc-with windows. The file I'm after is Staroffice5.2, which shouldn't cause any problems. Would it be a case of ftping to the IP number that was assigned at home when home computer logged on the net? Or is it much more complicated than sending an email? Any advice is gratefully received. Thanks Adam __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name=message.footer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. -- Jeremy S. Anderson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
