Using something remotely or remoting into it means using it when one is not at the same location as what one is using. A common example is opening files on another computer, or controlling a computer different from the one that the user is physically using.

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How can I make my configuration available regardless on which machine I am working on?

I have created a custom .vimrc and .bashrc in my local machine. Also I have a couple of vim plugins that I find useful. Now I ssh remote servers to work very frequently. But each time in order to work ...
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SCP a remote file with a specific name

I have a script on a remote server that creates a log each day with the date on the name and need to import it to my local machine everyday, but with my script it transfers all the files and I just ...
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What can I use instead of remote desktop to reach my home server? [closed]

Remote Desktop and Logmein is banned at work, what are the alternatives?
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Windows 7 use remote PC as speakers?

Is it possible to "export" all sounds from one PC to another so it would act as a remote speaker? I have a media PC connected to my TV and surround system. I'd like to be able to play games, watch ...
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Use the internet connection of a remote desktop without VPN

I live in Iran, and due to my country's Internet policies, I am unable to use a VPN connection to a server outside the country. Without VPN access, how can I connect to my server outside Iran in order ...
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Alternative to Remote Desktop Connection to clean C drive

We have some issue in connecting the server via Remote Desktop Connection. It is not at all connecting As the server got low memory space in c drive we are unable to connect. I would like to know is ...
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In linux how do I zip a file to a webdav remote directory? [closed]

Right now I am using Linux and want to create a zip file of some local folder on my Mac partition (Folder is too big for the linux partition) and make the zip file show up on my webdav. How do I ...
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Connect to ssh server installed on a local domain

I installed on my Ubuntu 12.10 open ssh server and I'm trying to configure to access it from anywhere. The problem is that I'm on a local network and all the computers surf on the internet with the ...
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Can't connect to azure mysql server in virtual machine

I have an Azure virtual machine holding an Ubuntu system, with MySQL server and I want to access the database from a web application. When I installed mysql-server, I executed $ iptables -I INPUT -p ...
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Remote Desktop App for Windows 8 Home [closed]

I need to be able to remote connect to an IP address but, since I have Windows 8 Home and not PRO (where Remote Desktop App is included) I can't use the one of Windows. Can I get an other program that ...
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Slave drive for data storage and remote data analysis?

I'm trying to figure out how to set up a machine where I can keep my data and run data analyses remotely. Right now, I have a desktop PC and a laptop. The solution I came to (and I'm willing to ...
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Copy 10 million small files between remote servers (over web), linux systems, no SSH on source

Here is the situation: Need to copy aprox 10 million of small files (1k - 50k each) from a single directory, between 2 remote servers over the web. Tried with FTP and SCP but failed since all files ...
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Restart windows service on LAN machine

I got administrative rights on the target machine, all the credentials, fully trusted network without firewall and antivirus software. I got windows 8 on the target machine and windows 7 on calling ...
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View video/game content over remote session in realtime

Is there any software to take full advantage of a 1Gbps LAN line to remotely view video or game content via a remote session of some sort (RTP/RDP,etc)? Around 24-30FPS would be sufficient and a ...
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Ubuntu-compatible infrared USB receiver/adapter for Harmony 700 remote? [closed]

Is there an USB receiver/adapter for my Logitech Harmony 700 remote for controlling my self-built Ubuntu HTPC? If so, where can I get it?
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How can I connect to sql server from a different domain/network

I installed SQL Server 2008 R2 on 6 machines. They are to be placed in 2 offices, 3 in each. I created a database instance and I used VB6 and was able to link both perfectly. I was also able to ...
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Misinterpretation of the @ key with LogMeIn on a Mac

I'm trying to use LogMeIn on a Mac to work remotely with a PC host. However, when I press @ on my Mac keyboard, it somehow translates to " on the PC host. What could cause this?
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Ports open but still can't access from remote

I have a dvr set up and working on local net and my ports are forwarded. I checked and all ports are open but I can't access it from remote using public IP address. Also zviewer app for phone wont ...
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NoMachine NX Player fails to connect to a Linux NX server

I'm running the official NX server on a Ubuntu 12.04. Then I'm trying to connect to it using NX player on Mac, which worked fine for about a year. Then recently it stopped working with error The ...
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Disable remote access to router

I'm using Dlink DIR-615 router to connect to the internet. The problem is, I want to disable remote access to my router admin page. So for example, if my ip address is 100.212.223.267, if I typed in ...
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Powerpoint Slides from Remote Host

Here is my problem: I want to display "slides" from a projector but I will not be in the same region as the projector. Can you please suggest solutions that would allow me to amend a slideshow ...
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Have remote X app open without manual “placement” on my local display

I am running X on my local machine and then using ssh -Y username@remotemachine to connect to a remote Debian server. Once logged in to this remote Debian server I type iceweasel at the command line ...
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Powershell remote executed script does not start disk2vhd

I made a script to backup VMs on CSVs which works great except that I cannot get disk2vhd.exe to run. The script is run from a server with windows 2008 installed. Since a lot of our VMs use Windows ...
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Is it possible for an administrator install a program remotely in the background of Windows 7 with the admin share?

For example, I have Kaspersky. I can remotely install it and it runs a setup package. It does this all in the background, first copying its files to that admin share admin$. Is it possible or is ...
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How can I remotely install and uninstall a Click Once application?

I have about 70 machines running Windows 7 and I need to perform two tasks on all of them: Uninstall a previously installed Click Once windows application. Install a new Click Once windows ...
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Transfering long files with SSH to RHEL

I am using SSH Secure Shell GUI to transfer some folders from Windows to a RHEL server, but one of the file inside the folders has a name which is too long and I can't shorten the name as it is some ...
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How to execute a script saved in the local system from a remote server?

I want to execute a script saved on the local system from a remote Unix server to help me automate a deployment process. The script contains some commands to rename an existing file on the remote Unix ...
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keeping remote X11 applications during remote client (i.e. Xserver) computer sleeps/hibernate/suspend

i'm using using slow but portable computers (asus eeepc, vivobook, etc) and do all my development on a remote server. most of the time i just ssh to the server, start a screen session, if anything ...
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Parsing Remote Files

I have two systems. I have some log files on one system (A) that are being generated every hour. I want to parse those files from another system (B). One way is to copy the files and then parse them ...
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How to see what's changed on git

A bunch of new commits have been made on the remote git repository, and you want to see what's changed from the version you have checked out on your computer previously. How do you do so?
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Remote cold boot Mac

As long as Wake for network access is checked off, I was wondering if there is a way to remotely boot up a Mac computer. Say your Mac is fully shut down, you're off somewhere and want to use Back To ...
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X-Forwarding on server

It is possible to use X11-forwarding running on a common remote server without GPU ?
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How can I remotely run PC applications on my tablet?

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has run into this situation before. I have a mouse-input-oriented application designed only for PC that would work fantastically on my tablet, but running it through ...
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Keeping bootable images of all my operating systems and run them over LAN

I love being able to run what ever, whenever. Is is possible to store images of all my operating systems on a server, and run them over a LAN whenever I need to, on what ever computer I log in from? ...
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How do I get my Ubuntu laptop's display on the ubuntu desktop connected to the network?

My network consists of an ubuntu laptop and an ubuntu desktop connected via a router. Now, I want to work on my laptop and see the output on the desktop screen, through the network. How do I achieve ...
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NetBeans 7.2RC2 - C project with remote build server - Won't modify remote files

I'm using the latest Netbeans 7.2RC2 with the latest C/C++ plugin. There is a VMWare guest with Ubuntu 12.10 sitting inside which would act as a build server. Everything went well until some point ...
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Make local scanner a network scanner?

I have a Canon MP530 attached to my PC. Other PCs in the house can print to this printer (when my PC and the printer are switche don) but I need the MP530 to scan, and send files to other PCs. At ...
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Unable to reach remote server from new ISP

From my previous Internet Service Provider I was able to reach (ping/trace/remote desktop) my remote server (windows 2003). Since I changed ISP I cant reach it. This is a tracert to the server from ...
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3 2560x1440 on Mac OS X without Mac Pro [closed]

I am trying my very best to do this but I am failing to succeed... :/ 1) I have a 2011 Mac Mini (1 1280x1024 monitor) (Dual core i5, 8GB RAM) 2) I have a windows PC (3 2560x1440 Korean monitors) (i5 ...
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Using Windows 7 with Dual Monitors to access Headless PC via Remote Desktop

I work remotely and access a computer in my office. That computer is headless and I use cisco vpn and RDC to access it. (Both machines are running windows 7 pro) At home I have 3 monitors and when I ...
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How can I remotely lock a Windows 7 computer from linux command line?

How can I remotely lock a Windows 7 computer from linux command line? They are both on the same lan. It would also be cool to know how to unlock it, but that isn't as important to me as of now.
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Can BitLocker in Windows 7 or 8 notify a server or administrator of password-failures?

There seems to be no significant security consequences to failing login-attempts with BitLocker other than brute-force prevention. Is there a way to have a deployment notify a server or remote user ...
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Update remote File using Eclipse's RSE Plugin

I've installed the Remote System Explorer Plugin for Eclipse and set up a SSH connection to our development server using public key authentication and a custom Port (not sure if any of these ...
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“Wrapper” ssh script freezes when executing remote command

I am running OSX Mountain Lion and the remote server is CentOS 6. I have several scripts on my local machine that I want to run on the remote server and to that end, I thought to write one script that ...
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How do I boot my iMac over the internet?

I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard on a 2009 iMac. For when I am not home, how can I turn on/start up/boot my Mac over the internet? I have a Verizon Actiontec router if that helps and I will be ...
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How to give access to virtual machine using remote desktop

I am trying to give access to a friend to use a virtual machine that I created. I am running it in server 2008 R2. I created a profile for him. I gave him a log on name and a password. I wanted him to ...
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How do you set up a VirtualBox CentOS 6.3 VM . . . in order to access it via SSH from a remote host (not host to guest)?

What should I do? I installed VirtualBox 4.2.6 I installed CentOS 6.3 It's powered on # ip addr 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback ...
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How to find logs of Remote Management and Remote Login on my Mac?

Today I was going to share my WiFi internet connection, when I realized I had the Remote Management sharing turned on, on my Mac, giving all privileges to all users including Guests. I thought it was ...
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How to remotely download any file from the Internet? [closed]

Is it possible to download a file over VPN via the command line in Ubuntu 12.04.1?
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Can't connect to Virtual box remote screen on linux Fedora 17 host

I get trouble to use virtualbox remote screen on a linux host. I activated server in settings->display->remotedisplay and the port is 33333. Then on linux I do : $ rdesktop 127.0.0.1:33333 ...

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