At 5:20 PM +1000 8/17/02, Mitchell Smith wrote: >Here is a neet little app that sounds like it will do what you want.
Didn't appear to - maybe I wasn't specific enough. But thanks for the effort of replying. As it turns out, SSH allows me to do exactly what I need using the -R option (reverse proxy). http://www.roaringpenguin.com/slides/ssh.pdf was the resource that explained it in a way I could understand. :^) Now I can ssh into my debian box at my mother-in-laws place, behind that nasty cable ISP firewall. :^) > >It will connect to a trusted host and then you can connect to a port on that >trusted host from a 3rd computer and get redirected back in to the firewall >one. Hmm, I probably havn't explained it very well, but check it out >anyway. > >http://www.me.lv/jp/ > >Hope this helps. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andy Gardner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <debian-isp@lists.debian.org> >Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 1:48 PM >Subject: Contacting a linux box behind a vicious cable internet firewall? > > >> >> OK. I have a debian machine on a cable internet connection and I want to >> ssh into it from the outside. >> >> Currently can't do it. The Cable ISP blocks ALL ICMP traffic which >> certainly doesn't help. >> >> My first thought is to set the machine up to punch a stunnel connection >> through to dedicated server in a fixed location. Then I ssh into that >> dedicated server (to a special port #) and that get me connected to the >> firewalled box. >> >> Is this the best way to go? >> >> The cable ISP refreshes DHCP leases regularly - can stunnel handle the >> change in IP # OK? >> >> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. >> >> -- >> Andrew P. Gardner >> barcelona.com stolen, stmoritz.com stays. What's uniform about the UDRP? >> We could ask ICANN to send WIPO a clue, but do they have any to spare? >> Get active: http://www.tldlobby.com >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Andrew P. Gardner barcelona.com stolen, stmoritz.com stays. What's uniform about the UDRP? We could ask ICANN to send WIPO a clue, but do they have any to spare? Get active: http://www.tldlobby.com
