[NH LoCo] remote desktop newby questions

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Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:12:24 -0400

> From: Chris <robotfuel at robotfuel.com>
> To: Ubuntu New Hampshire LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-nh at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: [NH LoCo] remote desktop newby questions
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> Dyn.com will let you use dynamic dns to access your home pc. You can setup
> your router (a lot of them have software for this built in) or a cron job
> can also be used to update the dns settings.
> On Mar 15, 2014 10:44 AM, "Mac" <ussndmac at charter.net> wrote:
>
> > I need to set up so I can remote desktop to a couple of linux (ubuntu &
> > debian) machines that are on my local net from the outside world.
> >
> > I know the outside IP address changes regularly.
> >
> > I'd thought it would be a lot easier than what the web searches I've done
> > indicate.
> >
> > For instance I thought, with ubuntu, sendmail just worked. Apparently
> it's
> > been superseded with postfix.
> >
> > Is there a quick-n-dirty way to setup, say, a cron job to email the
> > current outside IP to my gmail account that I've not found?
> >
> > Also, since I'm NAT-ing from PC-A <> router/firewall <> Internet is there
> > something else I've got to take into consideration to get to PC-A from
> the
> > Internet?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mac
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1. I sign up for an "Remote Access" account from dyn.com.
2. I configure my router/firewall (IPCop) to do the dynamic update.
3. So now the outside has an address for my router.
    How does that resolve to one of the pc's behind the firewall?
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