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by krod on Fri Oct 21, 2005 11:15 am
Yes, I guess using text-to-speech software, I could check my email and then voice recogntiion software could run other things on my box here...
microsoft speech API works good.
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by mm_freak on Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:25 am
krod wrote:microsoft speech API works good.
He talks about SSH, so he wouldn't have Windows, I guess.
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by L8 on Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:55 pm
Amazingly, I am probably better at getting things like this to work in linux than I am in windowz. Everything seems to be logical in linux...
However, it is when I am at my parents place or a friends place (most often windows machines) that I want to gain access back into my machine. The VPN idea works because it means that I can set it up to negotiate the connection to a windows machine.
As for my progress...
I have got a successful VPN negotiation happening here at home. I can start the tunnel via a couple of methods.
Both involve using a service like DynDNS to point to the machine that I am currently at. That part is relatively easy...
Then:
1. Call home using my mobile phone. - I have set up Asterisk to recognise through caller id that it is my mobile phone number and start a system process. Basically it starts the VPN tunnel. Using this method, the phone doesn't actually have to be answered for the system process to execute.
2. The other method involves dropping the caller through to a specific prompt where they can dial certain numbers to execute a VPN connection or Disconnection.
In brief, that is what I have done so far.... It seems to work locally here.
Cheers,
L8
However, it is when I am at my parents place or a friends place (most often windows machines) that I want to gain access back into my machine. The VPN idea works because it means that I can set it up to negotiate the connection to a windows machine.
As for my progress...
I have got a successful VPN negotiation happening here at home. I can start the tunnel via a couple of methods.
Both involve using a service like DynDNS to point to the machine that I am currently at. That part is relatively easy...
Then:
1. Call home using my mobile phone. - I have set up Asterisk to recognise through caller id that it is my mobile phone number and start a system process. Basically it starts the VPN tunnel. Using this method, the phone doesn't actually have to be answered for the system process to execute.
2. The other method involves dropping the caller through to a specific prompt where they can dial certain numbers to execute a VPN connection or Disconnection.
In brief, that is what I have done so far.... It seems to work locally here.
Cheers,
L8
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by mm_freak on Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:21 am
I guess, I'd have done that via email. It involves a little waiting period (until my home host checks emails), but it has various benefits. Most importantly I have a guarantee that it's me (via GPG signature) and I can give additional info or commands in the message body. Guess, it would work via SMS too, but then I don't have proper authorization via signature.
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by L8 on Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:55 am
Yes. I am inclined to agree there from a security side of things.
I guess, though, for my application I am not overly concerned about the security. I prefer that it be a little easier to manager and impliment. If security becomes an issue later, doing the setup by email may be a better option.
Anyhow, I appreciate ideas and comments about the setup anyway.
Cheers,
L8
I guess, though, for my application I am not overly concerned about the security. I prefer that it be a little easier to manager and impliment. If security becomes an issue later, doing the setup by email may be a better option.
Anyhow, I appreciate ideas and comments about the setup anyway.
Cheers,
L8
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