Thread: How open are these phones?
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sarahn is offline sarahn
2009-09-03 , 00:42
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Certainly SSH server on the device is a HUGE benefit. This gives you access to a remote terminal on the device but also implies SFTP, which lets you remotely access the files on your N900. With SFTP you can use Filezilla or Gnome's Nautilus (or other apps, I'm sure) to move files wirelessly -- and with a purty GUI -- knowing only the device address (IP, or domain if you've configured one for the network you plan to use).

This is one area openness shines.

In fact, I can't wait to see what the crazy kids here cook up with dynamic dns and 3G. For example, it's not out of the question to run a simple web server from your N900 regardless of where you are! Why? Not sure.


YARR!
}:^)~
I already use sftp and scp. I have a script that backs up the file system every night and my computer is supposed to copy over the file for that night. That broke at some point because my router is st00pid and won't assign IP based on MAC address, and I don't know how to do that on the device itself.

boa is a web server for embedded devices though I'm not sure how it's doing for security.