Remotely manage mobile-broadband-connected linux host

Question

I have a remote Linux host that is connected to the internet via mobile broadband, and hence does not allow incoming connections. Does anyone know if there is a service that could allow me to remotely connect to such a host? I know logmein achieves this for Windows, but I do not know of a similar service for Linux.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Nick

Not constructive in its current form. Please define what you need for remote administration a bit better. — Tim Brigham, Jun 03 '13 at 11:29

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 03 '13 at 09:42

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The first thing I'd try would be OpenVPN (the software, not their service). In a worst-case scenario, running OpenVPN over TCP would cause the remote host to maintain a persistent TCP connection with your OpenVPN server, insuring that you always have an open "pipe" out to the client (not unlike what LogMeIn and services of that type are doing by maintaining "always-on" connections back to their central servers).

answered Jun 03 '13 at 09:42

Evan Anderson

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And if you're running on battery, be sure to tune OpenVPN as it can be very aggressive about making sure the network is up, which will cause the radio to eat battery very rapidly. – Michael Hampton Jun 03 '13 at 16:19
Thank you for taking the time to answer this. Looks like a robust solution. – Nick Wilkinson Jun 03 '13 at 22:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:54

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Set up a SSH reverse tunnel from the remote host.

You can use autossh or similar to keep it active.

You can tunnel any other protocol over SSH.

answered Jun 03 '13 at 11:54

Colin Pickard

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Thanks for the answer Colin. Looks like an easy option to set up. – Nick Wilkinson Jun 03 '13 at 22:28

Remotely manage mobile-broadband-connected linux host

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