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
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