Questions tagged [remote]
Using something remotely or remoting into it means using it when one is not at the same location as what one is using. A common example is opening files on another computer, or controlling a computer different from the one that the user is physically using.
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faster way to mount a remote file system than sshfs?
I have been using sshfs to work remotely, but it is really slow and annoying, particularly when I use eclipse on it.
Is there any faster way to mount the remote file system locally? My no.1 priority ...
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SSH: execute sudo command
I have an interactive shell script, that at one place needs to ssh to another machine (Ubuntu based) and execute something as root (the user should enter his password, but the remote command should ...
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how to mount local directory to remote like sshfs?
I know sshfs is used to mount remote directory to local, but I need to mount local directory to remote fs.
I would like to mount a local folder such as:
/home/username/project_directory
onto a ...
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Is it possible to SCP from a remote to local whilst logged into the remote and without knowing the local's IP address?
I regularly find myself wanting to copy a file from remote terminal session to my local machine. Usually I log out of the remote session and call an scp transfer from local to copy the file from ...
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Windows Alternative to Rsync? [closed]
I'm trying to setup a file sync between the file server at my house and the one at my brother's so that we each have offsite backups of important data. Both systems are running Windows (XP on one, 7 ...
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How to mount remote SSHFS via intermediate machine? Tunneling?
I would like to mount a remote file system (A) using SSHFS, but sometimes I have IP address, access from which is not allowed. So my plan is to access it via another machine (B) in that network. Do I ...
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How to shut down a Windows 8.1 Pro computer in remote session?
When you right click the Windows 8.1 "start" button, you get some options to quickly perform common tasks, e.g. to shut down, reboot, or put the computer to sleep.
But when you're using the computer ...
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Remote management of parents' computers [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Free remote desktop app good for working with someone computer illiterate?
I am looking for something that I can install on my parents' and grandparents' laptops to help me ...
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How can I tell who is actively logged on (locally or remotely) a Windows 7 PC?
From my Windows 7 PC, I want to check to see who is “actively” logged on to another Windows 7 PC on my network, not who connected last. How can this be done?
Throughout the day several people will ...
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"Unable to decrypt password" popup in Remote Desktop Connection Manager
I am using Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.2 and every time I click on properties on a VM of mine, I get a popup window:
unable to decrypt password
How can I make this popup go away?
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Running commands on Putty without fear of losing connection
How do you use the "screen" command effectively?
Is it:
Type "screen"
Type in command
Lose connection
Check back on lost session
How do I carry out step 4?
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How to `ls` a remote folder?
This one uses Samba:
$ ls smb://192.168.5.4/wdtvlivehub/abc
ls: cannot access smb://192.168.5.4/wdtvlivehub/abc: No such file or directory
I somehow managed to do it by;
Browsing to the remote ...
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Save me from gibberish terminal
While logged in to a remote ssh session, sometimes I do cat to the wrong file (a binary or a diretory) and the display converts to gibberish. The only way out is to close the terminal and open a new ...
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How to find username on remote computer?
I have the IP addresses of some computers on my network. Is there any command line tool like PsExec, which can take the IP Address as input and find out the username of the currently logged in user? I ...
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Why does SSH hang at the end of these commands and how can I make it exit?
I run this:
ssh -t -vvv -i ~/.ssh/druid-keypair -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@${INSTANCE_ADDRESS} <<EOI
# Setup Oracle Java
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# Install dependencies - mysql must be built from source, ...
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Windows Installer does not permit installation from a Remote
“Windows Installer does not permit installation from a Remote Desktop Connection”
When you try to install an MSI through an RDP connection you could get the “Windows Installer does not permit ...
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Install unsigned drivers in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use an unsigned driver in Windows 7 x64
This question was never answered. I ask again because I need a way install unsigned drivers on Windows 7 so I can use my IR remote. ...
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How can TeamViewer work without modifying firewall/router settings?
All remote desktop software that I know about needs to modify firewall settings and open ports.
How can Teamviewer work without modifying them? Does some alternative software exist that can also do ...
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Alt-tab back to the host while using TeamViewer?
I've got a TeamViewer session open. I can alt-tab to it, but then all hotkeys are captured by the TeamViewer session. This is great, but I'd like to be able to 'escape' back to the host without using ...
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What is the terminal command to retrieve files from a remote server using ssh in Mac OS X?
I normally ssh into my remote server in order to administrate my files using terminal for Mac OS X.
I don't understand how I retrieve (download) files from the server to my local computer, or send ...
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"SSH server" in Windows?
I have some command-line commands to execute on a Windows machine. The programs I need to run are only available on Windows.
Is there a way to easily to do something like I would do with SSH? ...
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Remote start up a machine that is in the shut down state? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remotely turning on or rebooting a frozen computer
May I know how can one remote start up a machine that is in a shut down state?
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How to remotely open a URL in Firefox in a specific profile?
I have several instances of Firefox with several different profiles
running. Among them profiles with the names "software" and "test".
I am trying to open an URL from a bash script to have it open in
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TeamViewer - local audio is disabled when connected to remote
I have the latest (free) version of TeamViewer running on my (Win 10) PC and I connect with it to a remote (Win 10) PC.
Lately (it wasn't like that until a few days ago!), I've noticed that as soon as ...
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Text terminal hardware (for Linux)
Is there any way to obtain a hardware text terminal (preferably small in size) with a screen and a keypad to connect to a Linux machine (preferably via USB)? I'd like to be able to log into a command-...
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How can I set my computer up for remote SSH access?
I have a Linux machine that I can access by SSH from my laptop when I am inside my house, but when I am using another Internet connection, I can't connect.
What do I need to do?
I have Verizon DSL ...
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How to run a program on a remote PC via command line?
How can I run a program on a remote Windows PC in our network without the need of killing an existing remote-desktop-connection? I only need a command line for running the program and getting its ...
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Option-key with VNC Viewer to remote control a Mac from a Windows 7 PC
I use a Mac Mini as Home Entertainment System (no keyboard or mouse connected).
To access the Mac Mini from my Windows 7 PC I use VNC (note the Windows 7 PC has a German keyboard).
My problem is ...
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How to run a local bat file on a remote computer
Is it possible to use psexec to run a local bat file on a remote computer (windows 7)? or would I have to first copy it over to the remote location and then run it?
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Close VIM session over ssh
I work remotely some days and I left vim open with some unsaved changes at the office. Now I'd like to save and close those sessions so I can work on those files at home. I am logged into that machine ...
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How to get clipboard working for shared VMs on VMWare Workstation
You can connect to shared VMs running on VMWare Workstation 8 if you configured your VMWare correctly. Host and client are both Windows 7.
One disadvantage of shared VMs is: The clipboard feature gets ...
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How to prevent gnu screen capturing the mouse?
I want to use local scrollback on my terminal, whilst using gnu screen. That's because my network connection is incredibly slow, so using screen's scrollback is very slow. Local scrollback is much ...
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How to connect to remote X-Server (logged in via ssh)
When I'm logged on to another host (e.g via ssh), how do I connect to the XServer of that machine (same user is logged in and is running a desktop (gnome))?
You may ask way I wish to do that: There ...
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PsExec runs remote GUI as black screen - Windows7
I'm trying to use PsExec from a server to run GUI applications on remote Windows 7 machines on our domain:
psexec //remoteMachine -i kioskApp.exe
The above is run by an admin user.
What we're ...
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Can I find the session ID for a user logged on to another machine?
I want to open an application on another computer on the same network via the command line. The scenario here is that the user is in a room surrounded by about 20 computers and wants to be able to ...
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Any way to transfer clipboard between machines on the network?
Working with remote computers (using remote desktop or so) one can usually just transfer clipboard contents between those computer. But say i got 2 computers connected to one monitor via a KVM switch, ...
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Determine remote windows screen locked or unlocked remotely
I have several Windows 7/2008 workstation in my domain environment. We have a GPO that autolocks Window if no one is working on it(idle). No screensaver just lock.
How can I remotely check whether the ...
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Linux CLI Connect Manager? [closed]
I am looking for a connection manager for Linux that runs in the CLI. To be clear, by connection manager I mean a program that allows you to create, save, and quickly launch remote connections. ...
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Looking for a Windows utility to send Wake on LAN magic packet [closed]
I am looking for suggestions a for a Windows application which can be used to send a Wake on LAN magic packet to a remote machine. I am using this in LAN.
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Access Windows box from Linux
How can I access a Windows box from Linux? With GUI or without. Something like VNC or SSH but for Windows.
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Linux console session over HTTP?
I'd like to remotely administer my Linux machine at home whilst I'm at work. Only ports 80 and 443 are avaiable, through an HTTP proxy. I don't want to install tunnelling software.
What I really need ...
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Enable remote desktop without a working display
The display on my PC stopped working and I really need to use this PC. How can I enable remote desktop connection "blindly" (via entering commands on the command line)? It's my own PC and I have ...
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Recommended Connection Speed for Remote Desktop
I will be working remotely from India during my vacation there and am looking to get an internet setup there that will allow me to work from India when needed. However the internet connection speed in ...
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Listen to a microphone remotely
Is there a way to listen remotely to a microphone located on a another computer?
I don't want to do a remote desktop connection with sound support, nor to connect to a webcam using some client (Java, ...
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Teamviewer-like SSH daemon
I have a computer at home with SSH installed which I would like to be able to control remotely. However, I am not able to allow SSH port forwarding through my router, so the only way to get in would ...
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How to start the Remote Access service if get error 1068?
When trying to start the Remote Access Connection Manager service, I always get an error message saying:
Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.
I configured and included all ...
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Enabling RDP, or installing a VNC server, on Windows 7 from the command line
I've got a remote Win7 box that I can SSH into (via Cygwin). I apparently forgot to turn RDP on before leaving it. I've got wget accessible, but obviously no way of getting to a GUI.
Is there a way ...
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VNC session with locked screen
Is there a way to run a VNC session while the screen is "locked" on windows?
I want to start a VNC server on a windows box, lock the screen (so that no one locally can access it), and then later ...
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Is it possible to open a remote terminal session on a Windows XP machine?
Remote desktop is... useable, but I'd like to get a proper remote terminal window open on the Windows XP machine, like I'm able to with Linux. A quick Google points at this, but it looks like it's ...
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Is it possible to RDP into Windows Server 2008 on a machine without any video card or integrated graphics?
Basically, I plan to install Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 on a machine by plugging in the video card initially and then I plan to remove it completely because I need the slot for something else. The ...
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