Remote LocationRemote location refers to a computer that is accessed by a user from a different physical location on a network. Users are able to log in to computers in distant locations by using Telnet or another protocol allowing remote access. Remote machine is a synonym for remote location.
One of the amazing capabilities of the Internet is the ability it gives users to access information in faraway places. Information loaded onto an Internet-connected computer can be viewed on a linked computer via a browser, or accessed through Gopher and some other data retrieval protocol. Even more exciting is the user's ability to interact with a computer in the next state, country, or continent through the establishment of a remote login.
Users may access remote computers by using Telnet, which is the Internet standard protocol for remote login. Logging in to Telnet allows users to access reference materials at distant libraries, check e-mail when away from their computer, and access programs and applications. In order to use Telnet, a user must know the host name, user identification, and password in order to be able to log in to a remote machine (computer).
Users manipulate a remote machine by emulating a terminal. The emulation process allows your local machine to appear to be a terminal, so all commands typed into the local keyboard will be executed by the remote machine. In order for this to work, both remote and local computers must be running Telnet software. The commands used during a Telnet session are similar (and sometimes exactly) like UNIX commands. When you have finished working with the remote machine, you should log-out immediately, in order to reduce Internet traffic.
FTP, the file transfer protocol of the Internet, also allows users to retrieve files from a remote location. FTP provides users with a means of retrieving all types of files, including software and documents.