[mythtv-users] Remote MythWeb Access

[matt lutz]

On 2/25/07, Arthur Green <arthur at phraction.org> wrote:

> thomas.w.baker at comcast.net wrote:
> > I would like to configure MythWeb so that I can schedule recoredings
> > etc. from a remote location, as in not on my LAN.  Since I travel
> > most of the week for work, I would like to be able to access mythweb
> > while away from home.  I have already gotten to the point where I can
> > access MythWeb in a web browser from within my LAN, but I'm not sure
> > where to go from here.  Anyone out there done this before and have
> > any tips?  Questions on my mind include:
>
> I would think twice before exposing systems to the outside Internet like
> that. I'd recommend instead using a VPN to remotely access your home
> LAN. I've been running OpenVPN for a while now and am happy with it.
> It's cross-platform, free and highly configurable.
>
> > 1) Will I need a static IP address from my ISP, or can my Linksys
> > router take care of this?
>
> You will need either a static IP address or dynamic DNS. I'm a
> reasonably satisfied ZoneEdit user, largely for historical reasons (too
> much effort to switch to another dynDNS provider). The Linksys may have
> dynDNS support built in, which might steer you towards a specific dynDNS
> provider.
>
> - AG
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dyndns has a very simple script that you can run on your backend to update
DNS with your public IP.  My provider (Verizon) like a lot of others block
port 80, so I run unencrypted on port 8080.  I also run an https server on
443 which is unblocked.

If your worried about someone compromising your system, you can always open
up ssh and then port-forward http through that tunnel.  SSH should be pretty
safe to open up to the outside world.  I do see constant attempts to access
my server from China, but as long as you have a reasonably secure password,
you should be okay.

Matt
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