On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 at 21:34, Anthony Marquez wrote: > Hi guys one quick question. How do you configure Linux to log-on another > Linux box and "control" that computer using dial-up?
With UNIX (and variants like Linux) this can't be any easier. As long as you have a connection to the computer (via LAN, dial-up, dedicated Internet) you can use SSH to logon to that computer remotely. And you can do anything ... except for physically handle the machine, of course (you can reboot or shutdown, transfer files, update installations, or with the appropriate privileges you can even wipe out the hard drive). > To explain, I'm planning on setting up a Linux box in the office and one > at home. All the data will be inputed in the office computer (e.g. > sales, expenses, schedule of activities, etc.). At night, I plan on > logging in manually (or if it is possible, letting the linux box log-on > by itself to the office PC) from home via dial-up to the office computer > to download all the data I need. You will need to set up dial-in support for the office server (unless you have a dedicated Internet connection for the office server). You can use mgetty and PPP for this. For your home computer you can set up passwordless SSH to get the file(s) copied by a cron job at a certain time every day. Or you can even go as far as using rsync plus SSH so that files are synchronized using only the parts of the file that changed if the files are large to make transfers speedier. > I can do this setup using Windows and the program "PCanywhere" but the > problem is the system crashes and I need to get my data from the office > computer every night. Through experimentation, I have discovered that > Linux is really the way to go for stability. Definitely. Welcome to to the bright side of life. And it's free, too. Like life should really be. ;> > Although I know that some apps in Linux are not as robust as its Windows > counterpart (i.e., Office), I am willing to stick with it and learn more > if I can figure out a way to setup my office and home PC communication. Sure, Microsoft's Office suite may be a very good bit of software, but if the underlying operating system sucks (ie: crashes, is prone to virus infections, et al), where does that leave applications like Office, good as they may be? StarOffice may not be the best piece of software, but on Linux it is -VERY- stable. I know: I use it, and deploy systems using it. Even our sales people agree that the stability of Linux is noticeable. > I have managed to configure my myDSL connection using another > distribution of Linux. Where do you have a myDSL connection? In the office? At home? Or both? The problem with myDSL is that you get allocated an IP address dynamically. If you had a static IP address at least in the office you could let your system connect to transfer data automatically by telling it which computer to connect to. > Hope you guys can help. By the way, please don't go too technical on me > with the Linux lingo, I'm a Linux newbie. Thanks. You may want to join the PH Linux Newbie mailing list: > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] :) --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administrator :: The Leather Collection, Inc. GnuPG Key: http://jijo.leathercollection.ph/jijo.gpg _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
