remote access

[-spook-]

ok, im building a new computer for christmas and i wanna turn my old rig (pii 350) into a file server running linux that i can access from my dorm room. (the file server will be here at home) i will need total access (ie, reboot, add delete, etc.) how would i go about doing this? i have limited linux knowledge. is this too hard for me to do? also what distro would be best for this?

Thanks

[Muzzafarath]

Set up an SSH daemon on it. You can then have total access to it from another computer. You can also use telnet (which comes with most distros) but it's not as secure as SSH... Use whatever distro you feel comfortable with, but be sure to turn off _all_ unecessary services (portscan yourself). Also, remember that if you can have access to your computer then everyone can. Trust no one. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif


[This message has been edited by Muzzafarath (edited 24 December 2000).]

[mandreko]

if you don't want to run ssh (it doesn't seem to install right for me) then you could use the tcp wrappers with telnet... if you put enough info in the hosts.deny & hosts.allow file, you can make it like mine, and only allow someone from certain ip addresses, (mine at home and mine at work) to get in...

hosts.deny
ALL: ALL

hosts.allow
in.telnetd: ip_address_you_want_to_allow
in.telnetd: another_ip_address
in.telnetd: yet_another_ip_address

[mdwatts]

There is also a HOW-TO on Remote Access. Should be installed with your distro or have a look at linuxdoc.org.