Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-27 Thread Celejar
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:09:58 +0200 Dexter Filmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still searching for a way to knock ports from any mobile so I don't need > to have a computer with my favorite knocking client around... Not exactly what you want, but have you considered ostiary? http://ingles.h

Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-27 Thread Dexter Filmore
Am Freitag, 19. September 2008 16:24:32 schrieb Andrei Popescu: > On Fri,19.Sep.08, 16:17:11, Dexter Filmore wrote: > > Extra paranoia: forward a different port than 22, lets say (inet) to > > 22 (lan/vm) and conf the client script to connect to that port. reduces > > port 22 attacks a great de

Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-19 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,19.Sep.08, 16:17:11, Dexter Filmore wrote: > Extra paranoia: forward a different port than 22, lets say (inet) to 22 > (lan/vm) and conf the client script to connect to that port. reduces port 22 > attacks a great deal. Security by obscurity, but what the heck... (I was already doing

Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-19 Thread Dexter Filmore
Am Mittwoch, 10. September 2008 20:03:08 schrieb Andrei Popescu: > On Wed,10.Sep.08, 19:50:04, Dexter Filmore wrote: > > I use a virtual machine for support and have my router forward ssh there. > > Something simple with fluxbox or even no X at all, should fit a 32MB VM > > and come up within a bli

Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-10 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed,10.Sep.08, 19:50:04, Dexter Filmore wrote: > I use a virtual machine for support and have my router forward ssh there. > Something simple with fluxbox or even no X at all, should fit a 32MB VM and > come up within a blink of an eye. For extra paranoia you can revert to a > clean snapsho

Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT - VM for support

2008-09-10 Thread Dexter Filmore
Am Montag, 8. September 2008 23:48:21 schrieb Andrei Popescu: > Hi, > > Recently my mother (running Lenny) switched ISPs and is now behind a > NAT, which makes direct ssh access impossible. A reverse ssh tunnel can > solve this, but having her type a passphrase every time is hmm... > unrealistic. >