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"Remote" - the term could refer to resources, access, control, user, presence, etc.

"Remote" could refer to either the network resource availability (e.g. "the user can interrogate the information remotely"), the user access to a network resource (as in "server access authorization through a Remote Desktop Connection/Protocol"), or even the location of the user related to the network accessed ("A Teleworker is allowed to connect remotely on 2 days per week through VPN/Remote Access, if there is a home office space available and all the conditions are met to allow the worker to perform the expected duties remotely").

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Registering DNS entries from remote sites

I have a central office with a domain controller with DNS installed. Any computers at that office are on the same subnet (10.1.32.x) update their DNS entries correctly. DHCP is handled in that office by the DC There are also two remote offices that…
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Is there a way to identify remotely that shutdown required for updates to apply?

Is there a way to remotely find out if a Windows Server (2003, 2008) has downloaded the Microsoft Windows updates and is just waiting for the user to confirm "Install Updates and Shutdown"? I saw an excellent similar post, but it didn't specifically…
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MySQL remote access not working - Port Close?

I am not able to get a remote connection established to MySQL. From my pc I am able to telnet to 3306 on the existing server, but when I try the same with the new server it hangs for few minutes then returns # mysql -utest3 -h [server ip] -p Enter…
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Host name checks when somebody remotely logs in

Whenever anyone connects through Remote Desktop to my Windows 2003 server, I want to check his computer name (hostname) along with his username so I can allow the user to log in. I don't know scripting, if somebody can help with steps I will be…
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how would it be possible to discover a cable modem's MAC remotely?

i was reading the back archives of a canadian privacy law blog, and he linked to a judicial decision. apparently as part of an investigation in which were used yahoo chat and google's old 'hello' image trading program the officer was able to…
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Newly installed Windows Server 2003 R2 Missing Remote Tab In Properties Window

EDIT I figured out the problem. Turns out that tab does not show up if you're not logged in as Administrator. Thanks for the help regardless. I just installed Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Service Pack 2 on a virtual host. I'm…
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Open-source/COTS Remote monitoring software?

I'm looking for a piece of software (the freer the better!) that could be used to track the CPU/Memory changes on a remote system when I remotely startup a component, and have that software report back to the system I'm running from. The components…
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Is there a way to use netcat to transfer a gzipped file to a remote destination?

I have an archive I need to transfer to a remote destination but the target drive is not big enough to hold both the compressed archive and the uncompressed files. I wonder if there are some utilities which can decompress the archive as the data…
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Remote Folder Access

I have a file server that stores our users home drive (about 40 users). They is no problem accessing this folder internally to the network, but I would like to be able to give the users the ability to access their home drives remotely. Any…
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Almost-live copy of log from one server to another

We have an authentication daemon on a Debian 6.0 box generating logs at a rate of about 4-6 lines\entries every second. For legal reasons this log file has to be written to disk locally first, before we can back it up or transfer it anywhere. These…
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Changing DELL PE2950 Bios settings remotely

I'm trying to set up remote console redirection on a few Dell boxes and I was wondering if there were anyway to turn that on without rebooting the machine and going into the BIOS. Has anyone ever done anything like this?
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Setting up central git repo on local Mac network

We are a team of three, all working on our local machines on the same internal network. We will all be working on websites in local working copies of the same Git repo hosted on Github. We have an internal staging machine here (dev.internal), and I…
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Looking for a package that aliases commands on multiple remote hosts using ssh

i would like to find a program that maintains a list of commands that can be aliased for different hosts. for example, we have a database server, and four web servers. a common task is to login to the admin server and restart mysql using # ssh…
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Running a windows app remotely with a web interface

I'm a LAMP user trying to run a Windows photo processing app remotely from a web interface. I basically just need to be able to pipe the file upload to the interface. Is there a way to do this remotely by just sending the file (instead of having to…
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Looking for fast cross-platform desktop sharing application

I'm looking for a simple, cross-platform, fast, and secure way to share the desktop of a local machine with other people. For example, if co-worker working remotely shares their desktop, I'd be able to view it from the office. I've used VNC in…
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