web based shell access without x

[Teddy David Mills]

Forgot to mention that I am getting by on webmin for now.
Maybe I can use a ssh redirect portforward ?


Teddy David Mills wrote:
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> I am often at remote locations around town trying to login to my server.
> For security reasons, usually I do not have access to a shell to start 
> with.
> I setup my last server with X windows, VNC, portforwarding etc.
> So I could login to my server via any internet web browser and have 
> shell access to my home server.
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> This time I am not running X.
> Less memory and diskspace and a fair bit more secure.
> Therefore I do not believe vnc will work. I think vnc requires X. (get 
> the familiar display GTK+ error upon startup)
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> Therefore I am trying to get the same functionality as before.
> Login from any web browser and get ssh shell access to my home server.
> This time without using X (or having a shell access to start from)
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> I have found MindTerm. and javassh. (Toronto Public Library is 
> blocking some java outbound ports.)
> Maybe I can get javassh to use a port TPL is not blocking.
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> Are there other solutions to this TLUG users have used?
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> TIA from Teddy
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