Remote access to a Linux box?

Feek · 7 Sep 2015 at 09:12

I have a server at a remote site that is difficult to access physically (half a mile walk, three sets of keys and a telephone call) so I need to be able to get to the GUI remotely.

It's running CentOS 5 and is behind a Netgear ADSL router.

Is there something I can install on the server which will allow me to do this?

Thanks.

Feek · 7 Sep 2015 at 11:38

Frozennova said:
Something like TightVNC would do the job for remote GUI access, preferably over a VPN or SSH tunnel for security reasons

Thanks - Would something like this be a suitable setup guide?

Feek · 7 Sep 2015 at 20:54

Frozennova said:
This one would be better as the one you have linked is for a Debian based system

https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server

Grrrr, is nothing simple on Linux?

Feek · 13 Sep 2015 at 09:17

Sorry, I've had a hectic week.

I might be able to do what I want via CLI. I've enabled port forwarding for port 22 on the router but when I try and SSH in, I'm getting no response from the server. Is there something I need to do to enable access?

Feek · 12 Mar 2017 at 16:24

Massive bump to this one to say that I've managed to do this now. It wasn't quite as straightforward as I thought because of the network topography on site. Hanging off the Netgear was a Draytek using the Netgear internet connection for the WAN and then a separate subnet for the local box I needed access to.

A quick visit to site today, added a NAT from WAN to LAN for the appropriate port and I'm in via SSH.