home server

[Ugur Arpaci]

By the way, i should connect my old pc to my TV by S-Video connection so
that i can use it via TV. I want it to be used when i boot the
computer.Automatically, i mean. Any ideas?
Thanks.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Fred Roller <fred at fwrgallery.com> wrote:

> On 04/12/2010 08:34 PM, Hal Burgiss wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Ugur Arpaci<ugurarpaci at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I have an old computer, and i want to use it as a server computer. I
> usually
> >> use it for dynamic web applications. I 've already installed Ubuntu. Do
> you
> >> suggest to use Terminal Server Client or SSH to create and transfer
> files
> >> from my computer or can you option me something else?
> >>
> > No contest, ssh. Infinitely portable, infinitely flexible. In fact, if
> > its on your LAN, I'd consider mounting the server's filesytem via
> > sshfs, then you can treat it as a local filesystem.
> >
> >
> I have recently discoverd sshfs, great tool and easy to use once set
> up.  Download:
>
>     sudo apt-get install ssh sshfs
>
> make a local directory to mount to:
>
>     mkdir ~/local_directory
>
> edit your fstab (all one line):
>
>     sshfs#[server_user]@[server]:/[directory] /[local_directory] fuse
>
> port=5620,comment=sshfs,noauto,users,exec,uid=1000,gid=1000,allow_other,reconnect,transform_symlinks,BatchMode=yes
> 0       0
>
> the port option is optional...  anyway, I change my ports for security,
> take it out and mount will default to 22.  Make sure uid and gid match
> the user with permission you are giving to mount the fs.  I am still
> learning the ins and outs so I can't tell you how to set it up to auto
> mount.  But you simply type
>
>     mount ~/local_directory
>
> and you are up, because of a quark you need to type:
>
>     fusermount -u ~/local_directory
>
> to umount the directory.  This is a great little tool.  Good call Hal.
>
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>
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