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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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(ssh tunnel?) Access remote server with private IP through a *DIFFERENT* server with public IP

Let's assume the following hosts: localhost : my laptop remoteserver : a server with a public IP which runs a SSH server. private.remoteserver : a server with a private IP which is only accessible from remoteserver. I don't have sudo access to…
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How to utilize IPMI on Windows?

My organization is primarily a Dell shop running Windows. Most are recent models that support IPMI 2.0. (Dell 1950, for example). At a minimum I'd like to use IPMI to perform remote chassis power on/off, such as when a server is hung and no one is…
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Cheapest way to remotely control 120v outlet via ethernet?

What is the cheapest solution to be able to remotely power cycle a regular 120V outlet via ethernet? I've seen solutions like iBoot, but they're really expensive. Is there a cheap way to remotely power cycle equipment?
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BASH shell session logging on remote host

What's the best method of logging a BASH shell session to a file on the host machine? The preferred output format would be equivalent to PuTTY's "printable output" log setting, as viewed by the user inclusive of input and exlusive of ncurses control…
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Resize /var partition on a remote system (Linux Debian Lenny)

At a server that I only have access via ssh and vnc to (which means no booting from a "live" CD/DVD is possible), I would like to shrink the partition assigned to /var (in order to free some space for an additional partition). What would a good and…
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Install .NET 4.6.1 remotely via powershell

I am trying to remotely install .NET framework4.6.1 on a large group of machines. I'm using powershell to remotely script this. The problem is that for whatever reason the .exe does not seem to want to be invoked remotely. I am assuming this is due…
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Are there any generic KVM over IP cards/chips for motherboards without any such capability?

I have a remote server that doesn't have any IP KVM capabilities, meaning I can't remotely power cycle it or access the BIOS. I saw that ASUS offers something for their motherboards…
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Cannot administer services on remote Windows machine due to security issue

I have a Windows 2008 machine A with Administrator account X. I have another Windows 2008 machine B with Administrator account Y. Both machines have an account Z, with same username and password on both. Account Z is in the local Administrators…
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Copying huge files between two remote machines - Efficiently

I have a shell script which keeps on copying huge files (2 GB to 5 GB) between remote systems. Key based authentication is used with agent-forwarding and everything works. For ex: Say the shell script is running on machine-A and copying files from…
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Use PerfMon to connect to a Remote Computer

I want to use PerfMon to connect to a Remote Computer. What ports do I need to have open in my Firewall to be able to connect?
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remote command execution on Windows 2003 server

I have a single command that I would like to execute on a remote Windows 2003 server. I have tried wmic, which works, but the only way to display standard output is to redirect it to a local file, then list the local file (kind of clunky). I have…
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How to allow remote connections from non localhost clients with ssh remote port forwarding?

I have a system say "privatesys". I am trying to give access to its web server through a remote proxy using ssh remote port forwarding like below. Private sys name: privatesys Port exposed: 80 The remote system name: remotesys The remote port:…
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How can I remotly shutdown a windows machine

I need to shutdown and / or reboot remote system. Can this be done remotely without physically being next to the server?
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Replacement for Netmeeting

We've been using Netmeeting for doing presentations with remote workers. Now that MS has disowned it (and it doesn't run on Vista - mostly), we need something else. Since Netmeeting was free, our budget is right around $0. We don't need audio or…
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Check to see if a directory exists remotely (shell script)

Is there a way to see if a directory exists on a remote server? Perhaps there's a better way, but I'm writing an application deployment script, and I want to create a directory on a remote server if the directory doesn't exist to place the…
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