In order to keep the safety of the large structures, it is necessary to take effective remote monitoring for it. The design method of a remote structural monitoring system based on Labview and Linux is proposed in this paper, and the constitution modulus and function realization of the system are presented too. In the system, the network transmission of field data, real-time data display, monitoring, the calculation of structural modal parameters and other functions has been realized, and the intranet constructed by monitoring points is also realized through embedded technology.