want to be able to remotely access my ubuntu machine

[jjj807]

Im a linux noob, have ubuntu running on the second computer in my sig. I want to be able to access it and get files from it. The machine is predominantly used for holding files and work on it and I want to be able to connect to the machine and grab files from it? How can I go about this? Thanks

 

[jhu]

Start sshd on your machine.

Now you can ssh and sftp into your machine. There are also graphical sftp clients for Linux and Windows such as WinSCP, etc.

 

[Nothinman]

And if you want to just use file shares from Windows install Samba.

 

[xSauronx]

And if you want to just use file shares from Windows install Samba.

i dont know if its installed on ubuntu by default yet, but im pretty sure that you can right click a folder, select share, and if samba isnt installed, it will start the process. thats how it worked last time i tried, anyway.

 

[agibby5]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba

http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Remote_Access_to_the_Ubuntu_Linux_Desktop

 

[Colt45]

sshfs ftw

http://fuse.sourceforge.net/sshfs.html

you can mount a dir on the foreign machine as a dir on yours, its seamless... and secure...

 

[Brazen]

I use samba for accessing files at home, but I just use ssh to access files from across the internet.

 

[ohiomike]

A good way to do general tasks is WebMin. It is a fairly light-weight service that runs on the *nix machine allowing you to access it remotely with a web browser. Gives you FileManager, Upload/Download, service control, status, and much much more.
http://www.webmin.com/