Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind of thing that teamviewer does? I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is getting real old. -- Alvin Starr || land: (647)478-6285 Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 alvin@netvel.net ||
| From: Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | | Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind | of thing that teamviewer does? | | I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce | through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is | getting real old. I don't know what teamviewer does. Can you explain? Particularly in the scenario you are talking about. Windows boxes now have ssh. And they can have a large chunk of certain Linux distros. But they do ssh natively out-of-the-box. I've only use ssh as a client on Window with Windows. But surely Windows has an ssh server too (what would the shell be? PowerSell? cmd.exe?). Why would you bounce through a Windows box? Surely Windows is a bad choice for a gateway. Lots of people think Windows boxes are fine: 1) on a desktop (not me) 2) on a server for services that are designed to run on Windows. But not a gateway/router.
On 8/31/20 3:24 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
| From: Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | | Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind | of thing that teamviewer does? | | I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce | through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is | getting real old. Teamviewer is a screen sharing service where the screen sharing is handled through a middleman. I start teamviewer and give someone a token so that they can access my screen. It works behind masqueraded firewalls.
I don't know what teamviewer does. Can you explain? Particularly in the scenario you are talking about.
In this case someone wants me to connect to teamviewer so that I can access their screen on a windows desktop. Where I can use putty or some other terminal client to access the linux server.
Windows boxes now have ssh. And they can have a large chunk of certain Linux distros. But they do ssh natively out-of-the-box.
True but windows users like to pay for GUI services.
I've only use ssh as a client on Window with Windows. But surely Windows has an ssh server too (what would the shell be? PowerSell? cmd.exe?).
I believe that Windows also has a powershell service that is like SSH. But still this requires some kind of port forward to get through the firewall.
Why would you bounce through a Windows box? Surely Windows is a bad choice for a gateway. Lots of people think Windows boxes are fine:
Its not my choice. I would rather poke myself in the eye than have to deal with a windows server. But I like to eat and that means I need to do what the paying customers want.
1) on a desktop (not me)
2) on a server for services that are designed to run on Windows.
But not a gateway/router.
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 11:28, Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind of thing that teamviewer does?
I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is getting real old.
It's been a long time since I've used it, but Chrome Remote Desktop is pretty good and I think will work on most systems. I'm not sure how it compares to TeamViewer, but I think it uses Google servers to facilitate connections behind firewalls. It's pretty easy to use, too, as you don't need to know IP addresses. https://remotedesktop.google.com/
On 8/31/20 6:46 PM, Tim Tisdall wrote:
Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind of thing that teamviewer does?
I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is getting real old. It's been a long time since I've used it, but Chrome Remote Desktop is
On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 11:28, Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: pretty good and I think will work on most systems. I'm not sure how it compares to TeamViewer, but I think it uses Google servers to facilitate connections behind firewalls. It's pretty easy to use, too, as you don't need to know IP addresses. https://remotedesktop.google.com/ That is kind of the opposite of what I am looking for.
A lucky search found me something called teleconsole. which looks to be what I want. I would rather run the bastion server also but this has got to be better than bouncing through a windows box. -- Alvin Starr || land: (647)478-6285 Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 alvin@netvel.net ||
I had luck running wireguard on a VPS and u b connecting my servers to it. It can traverse NAT without issues, but I b never tested with corporate proxies or firewalls. So when I have to run errands, I connect my phone to wireguard and run vnc viewer to connect to my work computer. On Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 20:36 Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On 8/31/20 6:46 PM, Tim Tisdall wrote:
Does anybody know of a software package or service that does for SSH the kind of thing that teamviewer does?
I run into linux systems that are behind firewalls and trying to bounce through some windows box using teamviewer or other screen sharing app is getting real old. It's been a long time since I've used it, but Chrome Remote Desktop is
On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 11:28, Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: pretty good and I think will work on most systems. I'm not sure how it compares to TeamViewer, but I think it uses Google servers to facilitate connections behind firewalls. It's pretty easy to use, too, as you don't need to know IP addresses. https://remotedesktop.google.com/ That is kind of the opposite of what I am looking for.
A lucky search found me something called teleconsole. which looks to be what I want. I would rather run the bastion server also but this has got to be better than bouncing through a windows box.
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