Gordon wrote: > Michael G Fletcher wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Gordon <gbpli...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Gordon wrote: >>>> Can someone point me to a tutorial on how to remotely control a machine >>>> not in the same location and not on the same network? >>>> >>>> Ta! >>>> >>>> >>> I forgot to mention - the person using this remote computer just about >>> has the ability to send and receive email, type simple letters and >>> browse the internet and that's about it! >>> >>> >> Gitso is your best solution i think, all they need to do on their side >> is download and install it. Once it's on, they need your IP address >> to "request support" from you. >> >> On your side, you will need to make sure that you have port 5500 open >> if you are using a router or firewall. install gitso and offer >> support. >> >> I've used it quite a bit and it's very useful. > > Thanks. > That raises a couple of other questions. > Firstly, the machine I will be doing the support from is currently > behind a DHCP router and secondly, the router is supplied by the company > that my wife works for and I can't play with it! :-( > Will the Remote Desktop function in 9.10 connect with machines outside > the local network and if so how?
The upstream router will surely not allow you to open a port when you wish. So gitso may not be so good for you. Also - a note - Gitso is excellent, I use it, but if you want to send passwords over, that is, you type in their passwords, it is not secure, the stream is not tunneled? At least when I looked at the code it did not seem to use a secure tunnel. I did use a secure tunnel for an elderly relative, but in that case I have configured their own router to allow a certain port access. As a novice I found the tunneling was a struggle to set up, but it ended up ok. However the remote location router does have to be configured. good luck -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
