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Issues with PiVPN Wireguard Port Forwarding on Ubuntu Server
I'm experiencing some difficulties with setting up PiVPN with Wireguard on my Ubuntu server. Here are the details of my setup and the issues I'm facing:
Setup:
Ubuntu Server: Running on my home PC.
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How to do I make X.org listen to remote connections on a Kubuntu 22.04 system on port 6000?
There are several solutions which I have already tried proposed. But none specifically addresses Kubuntu 22.04.. I've tried them all but the closest one to working is the use of socat to connect ...
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Can Ubuntu remote access behind CGNAT?
Remote access/desktop sharing/viewing on the home network used to work with Ubuntu's VNC and Remmina on a remote laptop, using port forwarding and an ISP with no CGNAT.
However the new ISP's CGNAT ...
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How do I read and write to my Ubuntu HDD from my Win10 PC?
I have a new Ubuntu computer on the same internet network as my primary Windows 10 PC. I do not have a need to Remote Access into the whole Ubuntu PC, but I would love to be able to read and write ...
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Remote access from windows machine to ubuntu by ssh need to see gui
I run a local Ubuntu machine. I am on an external network and windows boxes. Typical ssh ports are blocked by the network. Is there a way to ssh via web (some other) to the my home ubuntu box and ...
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Remote Desktop from Mac to Ubuntu stops working when I change rooms
I'm pretty new to Ubuntu, so forgive the noob.
I have this odd situation when trying to remote desktop from my macbook to three separate mini pcs which all have Ubuntu 22.04.
I set them up in my ...
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Possible to connect remotely only once. Repeated access required for second or more connection
My office laptop has Ubuntu 18.04 OS. I used to seamlessly connect via RDP(xRDP) and VSCode from my Windows laptop. Few weeks backs I was on short vacation and when I assumed my work I am not able ...
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Trying to ssh into IPv6 address, getting "no route to host"
I have a home computer that uses Ubuntu 22.04, that I'd likely to remotely SSH into, from the internet. I'm trying to do this through its public IPv6 address. The address doesn't begin with fe80::, so ...
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gnome-remote-desktop: Couldn't retrieve RDP username: Credentials not set - AND MORE
After installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu 22.04 I attempted to enable Remote Desktop:
I then went to another workstation (tried both Windows and macOS with the Microsoft RDC and with Jump Desktop) and ...
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Ubuntu 20.04. How do I set up a virtual/dummy monitor so that I can use NoMachine without a monitor plugged in?
I am running the NoMachine Client on my windows 10 desktop and my server on my Ubuntu machine. I want to use NoMachine to remote control this server but I can't unless a monitor is plugged in.
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Connect two PCs over Internet
Suppose I have 2 PCs running linux (say, Ubuntu 20.04). One of them is mine, other one belongs to a person who lives in another city district.
These are ordinary PCs: they both access Internet through ...
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Unable to remote connect to Ubuntu system after Idle time in local network
Running Ubuntu desktop (personal use) as a server to host applications (Apache2) and Files
I usually connect to the Ubuntu system through Browser or WinSCP or SSH or WebDAV/CalDAV or from Android and ...
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Remote connection to my server is very slow
I entered the world of self-hosting last week: I installed Ubuntu Server 20.04 on an old PC, installed Nextcloud on it and tried to use it as a “Google Drive alternative”.
I configured it properly so ...
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X11VNC When open VNC connection my desktop is being kind of duplicated
Pretty new to Linux, so my question might be a dummy one.
I have ubuntu 20.10 on raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) with Desktop environment. Installed X11VNC and spent some time configuring it. After few hours ...
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ssh no username
I am trying to write some scripts and I have noticed that I can login on servers without username.
I have looked around and the answer was that both the localhost and the remote host should have the ...
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Ubuntu Server 16.04.5 - Unable to connect remotely on SSH
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So I tested another computer and I can externally connected to SSH. So it appears I have an issue with routing in the Ubuntu server network configuration. Can anybody help me identify what ...
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Accessing virtual machine from local host
After logging onto the virtual machine though putty, I got
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-91-generic x86_64)
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80 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates
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sh: connect to host hostname port 22: Connection timed out
I have trouble connecting to a server with ssh from ubuntu 16.04. I can't get to the address online either.
When i try connecting through terminal i got the following error
ssh: connect to host ...
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Network manager opened by itself
I left my computer on overnight because it had some updates to install, and I didn't feel like waiting for it to reboot just to shut it down. However, when I logged back in this morning, the network ...
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How to connect to my ubuntu VNC server from outside my network
How can I connect to my ubuntu pc running vncserver from outside my network?
I can access it from inside my home network using 192.168.1.123:3389 (the address of the pc and the port I have opened ...
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Can't access server port from remote network
I've got Hetzner VPS with Ubuntu Server 16 (Server). I'd like to use it as HTTP-proxy from remote network and my problem is I can't access to proxy port outside Server. I use tinyproxy as simple http-...
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How do I remove another computer which has remote access to my laptop?
I visited a friend recently and he uploaded Linux on my laptop. He uploaded many programs from his laptop unto mine using a terminal. To do this he had to add a very long code from his laptop onto my ...
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How to fix the "Connection failed with error: Failed sending banner ....." for ssh?
At times when the remote device is behind a VPN or is in local network, this error shows up:
Connection failed with error: "Failed sending banner to ....@..........:22"
This shows up infrequently ...
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External connection from SSH [closed]
I installed on my Ubuntu 16.04 the openssh-server and wanted to access my pc remotely through the terminal of other networks, such as the university, for example, but I'm only able to access through ...
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How to config ~/.ssh/config file to remotely access server inside domain
I maintain a server on weekly basis that is located inside a client company's network while connected via checkpoint network extender.
I'm able o access with no issues using ssh [email protected]@...
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Can I remotely access Ubuntu App on Windows 10 with support for a Desktop Environment?
Windows 10 now supports Linux apps such as Ubuntu, but there is no desktop environment. I'm wondering if there is a way to to support remote access to the Ubuntu app from the Windows 10 host PC or a ...
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Connect two Ubuntu Computers via ssh (internet)
Every tutorial I watched displayed how to connect two machines via ssh locally. But what if I want remote control via internet?
I know that IP addresses which start with 192.168 are local and ...
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Access remote multiple servers behind NAT
I have a situation where our Ubuntu servers were deployed across multiple remote locations. These servers were behind a carrier grade NAT and also an internal NAT. Now from a central location I want ...
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Access Ubuntu Server from other network via Filezilla?
Just want to apologize in advance if this is a obvious question, or I leave anything out. I have tried searching for the answer on my own but couldn't find what I was looking for so came here
So ...
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(16.04) How can I remotely control an Ubuntu desktop outside of its local network using another Ubuntu? [duplicate]
Tried Remmina (VNC) but only managed to do it on the local network.
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How to Deploy VMs on Ubuntu Server
I currently created a server with Ubuntu 16.04 and created one Virtual Machine that I want 4-5 people to use simultaneously, however I hit a snag and can't seem to find an answer for it. How do I ...
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How can I allow SSH into my computer when I'm away? [closed]
So let's say hypothetically I am going to be away from my desktop but I'd like to be able to SSH into it when I am out and about.
Is it as simple as adding a NAT / port forwarding rule to my router ...
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Connect to connected OpenVPN client from different subnet
I have a machine running Xubuntu 17.04 that is connected as a client to a VPN via OpenVPN (2.3.11). When I have the client connected, I can access the machine remotely via SSH and VNC if I am on the ...
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Linux alternatives to Team Viewer?
I'm wondering if there are any open-source applications or services that run on Linux and can provide remote access over port 80? I don't specifically need graphics, so it could just be SSH/shell ...
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Remotely connect to Ubuntu Server that is behind NAT Firewall
How can I configure an Ubuntu Server OS (perhaps an application I can install) so that it connects to a third-party service that enables connections back into the Ubuntu Server? I'm basically looking ...
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Use Outgoing SSH to receive incoming SSH
My ISP does not allow me to have a static IP address. As such I am unable to remotely SSH in my home machine. Is there a way I could SSH from my home machine to a server and SSH into the server from ...
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Cannot connect to MySQL from remote server
I cannot access MySQL server on my Ubuntu 16.04.02 VPS from Azure. I tried editing /etc/mysql/my.cnf but nothing - there is nothing like bind 127.0.0.1.
I created user with wildcard, but I am still ...
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Advice for multiple remote access to Ubuntu system for students
New to the community and quite new to Linux/Ubuntu.
I work in a school which has a standard Windows network (Windows clients and servers). The Head of Computing has approached me wanting to know if I ...
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How to use Internet connection of a remote server in the local machine?
Is it possible to use internet connection of a server in our local computer as my local internet connection is too slow and the internet connection on my remote machine is too fast. Is there any ...
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Xrdp - How do I connect remotely to an existing local session?
My OS is Ubuntu 16.04 (Unity), but I am using the Xfce4 (apt get xfce4) interface. I want to connect from a Windows 7 PC (using the standard remote controll) and from a Linux OS via rdesktop.
I want ...
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How to access ubuntu machine from another network
I recently installed Mattermost chat software on ubuntu. This Machine is sitting in our office on our LAN, i can connect to the mattermost interface http:IPADDRESS:8056 from any PC in our MPLS network....
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How to setup media-server on ubuntu watch movies on mobile in local network and from internet?
I want to setup a media-server to store movies and videos in Ubuntu and play and watch them on a mobile device or a tablet. What i have to do to make that happen ?
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How do I set up a server like this? [closed]
So I know this has been answered already, but I'm still not sure. What I want to do is, to have Ubuntu installed on my computer, and the have it set up so that I could go wherever, go onto a special ...
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Cannot connect remotely using ssh
I have recently installed an ubuntu 16.04. I have installed ssh server and the sshd service is up and running.
I have some other PCs in the same network (windows, mac, ubuntu 14.06) and I can ping ...
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Unable to access remotely (LAMP issue)
I'm unable to access my home server remotely although it works fine in LAN. When I try to access it remotely using http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ I get router control panel page and when I browse http://xxx....
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Which is the most secure way to connect to the office network from outside? [closed]
For working remotely, I am looking for the most secure way of logging-in to office network from outside.
Being a data center, the minute chance of vulnerability issues cannot accepted.
Is open VPN ...
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How to get external IP from remote Ubuntu computer
My ISP typically leaves my IP address fixed, but when there is a power failure, or if their service goes down for more than about 15-30 minutes, my home is assigned a different IP address.
My goal ...
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register DNS for connecting to my computer
I am using a PC at university and I need to set up a DNS name for it under the network of university such as:
my-pc.dm.myuniversity.edu
for accessing this computer via my laptop from home (through ...
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Make a pc on lan accessible from outside network
I have a broadband service but I don't have a static IP from my ISP. I wan't to remote-access my PC from outside. If a had a static IP of my router, then I would have connected to the PC.
Is there ...
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Remote Access to Ubuntu (as guest OS) from Linux Mint (as host OS) in VirtualBox with ssh
I'm trying to access remotely to Ubuntu virtual OS from the host OS which in this case is linux Mint. My Ubuntu version has no GUI, just a terminal interface.
And change the network setting in ...
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