controlling headless pc - was: [Gllug] OT - general advice required on possible home setup

[Pavel Bradut Boghita]

On Monday 09 September 2002 6:26 am, you wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 08:26:49PM +0100, Pavel Bradut Boghita wrote:
> > So to conclude: router (usb router), firewall (486 pc) and home lan -
> > webserver/database (pentium400), mailserver(486), ftp(server).
> >
> > Is it possible to control all these LAN components only from the main pc
> > without the need for a KVM switch ?
>
> Absolutely OpenSSH is your friend, I spend most almost all my life in
> it.
>
> http://www.openssh.com/faq.html
>
> If you are using Debian apt-get install ssh and it will run without any
> messing about.
>
> Peace Jim

I decided to start with a pentium machine being set up as an ftp server (to 
back up a database from the main machine). From looking on the net I 
understand that it is possible to use openssh to do even remote os 
installation on headless pc's. The problem is that "openssh headless pc" 
google search doesn't bring much in terms of step by step howtos. 
If a headless os installation is really possible somehow I am very interested 
to know more about it. My Linux knowledge is otherwise very limited. I can 
get by installing a desktop system and getting it to do basic things and 
that's about it. I haven't yet compiled a kernel. I tried but freaked out 
midway so left it for now.

Thanks a lot for your help

Paul

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