On 11/03/12 22:25, Alan Bell wrote: > I set up a "show Alan" button on the desktop which makes a keys based > ssh session to my home server on a static IP address and forwards his > port 22 to a port here. I can then ssh back to him and log in as a user > I created on his machine, I can also forward port 5900 and request a > desktop share or do other stuff. The important thing is that his end > initiates the connection as I have a static IP address and he doesn't, > and it is zero effort from his end. I wish this was a bit more built in, > I know desktop sharing is built in, but it is mostly initiated from the > wrong end. It should be "I want to share my desktop with $IP address" > which is set up and waiting for a connection with a one-time password. > The person needing support should not be the one needing to know their > external IP address and what port to open.
This sounds just great. If it was more built in I would certainly try to use it to support friends I have. Until then, I use teamviewer as a non commercial (non paying) user, and that is good, albeit proprietary. -- alan cocks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
