Thanks Tony, I'll work on it when I get back to a real computer. Note the doc's been renamed per another's suggestion:
- 21 How can I remotely manage my Internet-in-a-Box? <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#How_can_I_remotely_manage_my_Internet-in-a-Box.3F> Keep the suggestions coming, Thanks all! On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 8:36 PM, Tony Anderson <tony_ander...@usa.net> wrote: > Hi, Adam > > Your link below does not discuss the basic issue: how to connect to a > school server where the internet is not available at the deployment (the > normal case). > > The need is for a remote administrator to access the schoolserver. Since > most school servers use fairly portable hardware, one could be taken to an > internet cafe. Another option might be connection via gsm. In either case, > there would be a need for a usb-ethernet cable (for gsm to a dongle or > mobile device sharing internet access). > > Presumably the person at the schoolserver end could access 'internet in a > box' to determine the dhcp url to the wan and send that to the remote > administrator (IRC?). This presumes the local person has a way to connect > to internet in a box by wifi (an XO?). > > As a consequence of these complexities, my effort has been to provide a > schoolserver that does not need external intervention for at least a school > year. > At the local site, the only need is to power off and power on the > schoolserver. > > If there is a problem such as failure of dhcp on boot, the deployment may > lose the schoolserver until the next opportunity for intervention. If the > schoolserver is accessible by lan, it may be possible to talk the local > person through accessing ssh through a local client. > > Even when internet is available, xsce is set up to accept ssh via the lan > network. The need is for an ssh session from the wan side which somehow > allows the adminstrator to see what a client on the lan side sees. When a > change is made to the schoolserver screens, the adminstrator needs to see > the result. This could perhaps be done by someone local on the lan > describing the changes. > > Tony > > > > > > > On 03/10/2017 06:39 AM, Adam Holt wrote: > > There are many security/convenience tradeoffs embedded here (thank to 3 > years of work by George Hunt tuning OpenVPN) so please reply with > suggestions all who can, as we do our best to hit this perpetually moving > target: > > - 21 How can one remotely access Internet-in-a-Box servers? > > <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#How_can_one_remotely_access_Internet-in-a-Box_servers.3F> > > > Thanks! Related: > > - 9 What are the default passwords? > > <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#What_are_the_default_passwords.3F> > - 16 What security tips exist? > > <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ#What_security_tips_exist.3F> > > > -- Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
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