Typically a server is behind some sort of NAT device, and some sort of firewall, and most likely has a variable ip address assigned by the ISP's dhcpd. The trick is to have the server initiate an outgoing conversation to a device on the internet that is always on. I purchased a micro instance on amazon cloud for the purpose.
The amazon instance generates keys for clients which permits passthrough conversations between any clients. There's two levels of authentication -- 1. need a vpn key to connect to the amazon instance, and 2. need authentication at the ssh port of the target (preferably a public key in .ssh/authorized_keys on the target -making dictionary attacks less likely). But I'm becoming a fan of teamviewer. You need to install Xorg, and I usually install XFCE because it's pretty light weight. Up until now, I've resisted a GUI for servers. On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Tim Moody <t...@timmoody.com> wrote: > I should also have mentioned that we have started using TeamViewer on some > of the servers which allows a session on the server without using the vpn > hub. > > _______________________________________________ > Server-devel mailing list > Server-devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel >
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