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Questions tagged [remote-access]

Questions about accessing a system or network from a remote computer or location. Consider using a more specific tag for your particular tool, e.g. VNC.

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Program to manage process workflow across machines?

I have an in-house Perl script that is in great need of refactoring. In the interest of not reinventing the wheel, I'm looking to see if an open-source equivalent to it exists, and I'm having trouble finding one. The script runs as a daemon on all…
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Best software for Mac to Windows remote control?

My client has a Mac at home and wants to remote control (run apps) on a Windows XP PC at the office. What is the best software to enable this? Any Mac <-> Windows weirdness to be aware of?
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Remote orderly shutdown of EC2 instance?

I'm writing a script which shuts down EC2 instances remotely using ec2-terminate-instances. I would like to perform orderly shutdowns (similar to the ones triggered by Linux 'shutdown' command) instead of simply turning the power off. This would…
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iLo and DRAC equivalents

Does anyone know of a third party solution that supports the same feature set as HP's iLo and Dell's DRAC? Or if the product is built in to the server motherboard from companies like Super Micro. Just looking to find ways to cut costs.
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Minimal OS that boots into RDP login prompt?

I'm doing some research into thin clients. I've configured an RDP server on a home PC with Linux. I have an older desktop computer that I want to use as a thin client. Although I could just install an RDP client on its current OS (Windows XP), I'm…
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MCollective alternative?

I really want to run MCollective on my fleet of servers however there are a large number of untrusted users on each machine which makes using MCollective not ideal in my eyes. I'm aware that there is some things you can do to take precaution but I'm…
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connecting to OS X remote management VNC from Linux or Windows

OSX box has remote management enabled (AppleVNCServer) and port 5900 open. Using tightvnc/ultravnc/realvnc can't connect because of "security protocol mismatch" (don't have the exact phrase). Googling yields only to posts that say "use OSXVnc" or…
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Accessing IP restricted server from dynamic IP

Our servers (all CentOS) are all restricted by IP but often i am out and about and stuck on a dynamic IP address. Using a DynDNS widget I have set this dynamic IP to always sync with a DynDNS hostname but how should i go about making this resolve to…
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Is there any remote desktop software accessible via a browser for linux?

I want to be able to connect to a linux server with a gui using something similar to x forwarding or no machine's nx client, except have the option for the client to be any browser with no plugins required (i.e. from an ipad/internet cafe pc/friends…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 as VPN Server

I'm going to be setting up a network at a data center and I was wondering if it's possible to have Windows Server 2008 R2 act as a VPN server. Also, I've heard there are 3 main types of VPN: PPTP, L2TP/IPSec and SSTP. After some investigation it…
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free webex platform

there is any solution like webex but free of charge? The most interesting thing about webex for me is the chance of sending a link and get the costumer linked to me with just a ckick from him. Thanks.
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How can I grant Dial-In / Network Access Permission to local account via command line?

I am trying to configure a VPN server completely using Powershell. I have completed everything except the last step: Granting a local user account Dial-In / Network Access Permissions so that this user can access the VPN. Via GUI it's easy to…
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How can I create a Single-purpose keys (ssh) for use with scp?

I'm trying to setup a Single-purpose key for copying data to a remote server (using scp), but I'm not sure what the command="" on the key should look like in this case. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Can I RDP through mstsc and run a script on that remote desktop?

I'm writing a powershell script which needs to RDP to a few servers and do processes there and then come back. mstsc /v: by itself looks great as it's security/credential prompt is the same as if you manually executed it. However, after…
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TFS 2010 remote access

Does anyone know if remote access to TFS 2010 is the same as for existing versions of TFS? The latest documentation I have found is Chapter 17 – Providing Internet Access to Team Foundation Server.
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