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Hi guys its Unleashed Code and today I want to show you how to setup a remote connection to your desktop using a piece of software called VNC. (Virtual Network Connection) The steps to follow are very simple and shall allow you to connect remotely to your desktop “from the login screen” and so you can utilise your computer wherever you are in the house or office or even remotely. Please be warned in advance that this is not over a secure port but maybe later I will do another video showing you how this can be secured y using ssh on port 22 and how to tunnel the port 5900 (used by x11vnc). Throughout this video I will be using Linux Mint (Debian based) so if your distribution is different you may need slightly different commands to get the software from your repositories. Right with the disclaimers out of the way…. Let us begin, Firstly you need to download the software X11VNC. This software is the server that you can connect to. To get it open a terminal and type : “sudo apt-get i...
UFW Firewall and how to use it! So today we will talk about UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) which is the most commonly used firewall and is shipped with most distros or can easily be downloaded from their repositories…. We will discuss each step so you can setup and secure your computers and be able to check its operation and learn to block unwanted intruders into your system. When your dealing with firewalls the base premise is that you want to block all ports to your computer/network and only open a port when required…. Leaving any ports open which are not needed is largely irresponsible and highly unadvised….. Step One (Lets get it) To Install UFW in linux is very simple. I use Fedora but I guarantee any other distribution you use will also have UFW in their repositories or is already installed on your system Sudo dnf install ufw Step 2 (lets reset it) Always reset your firewall before beginning a new configuration Sudo ufw reset Now ufw will be returned t...
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