[LAU] OT: android for the linux user ...was: legacy equipment for a user who does not "program"

[Rob]

On 03/18/2014 11:20 AM, Hans Wilmers wrote:
>> sftp and shell both work over wifi, but neither work over the cell network.
> Most providers disallow public access to GPRS equipment for security
> reasons, unless you really want it. You can ask your provider for an APN
> that will give you a public IP.

Well, that sucks. My last two phones (the original Samsung Galaxy S, and
before that, the Palm Pre) and my partner's current phone (Galaxy S2) both
had/have public IP addresses, which I used all the time because rsyncing to
the phone was much more reliable than any of the SCP options I tried on the
phone. Must be because the S4 has LTE that they disabled it.

Now I'm gonna have to figure something out with Tasker or maybe write an
app of my own to set up a reverse SSH tunnel to my colo server.

Rob