Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:14:58 +0100 From: Jim Mozley <jim.mozley@exponential-e.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is there a reverse Network Address Translation??? Message-ID: <415C3102.10000@exponential-e.com> In-Reply-To: <20040930154528.66104.qmail@web53904.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20040930154528.66104.qmail@web53904.mail.yahoo.com>
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stheg olloydson wrote: > It was said: > > >> I wan't to access my pc at work from home through >>freebsd's sshd. Is it possible?, knowing that it >>doesn't have a public ip address? That workstation of >>mine is only gaining internet access through LAN >>servers and routers. Will it help if I know the >>gateway ip where my workstation passes through and the >>proxy as well as dns server's ip's? I know its >>possible but I can't imagine the process, perhaps >>something like a reverse network address >>translation... Any idea? > > > Hello, > > Yes, this is possible. From home, you would ssh to your work's external > IP address. You don't specify the setup you have at work, but at a > minimum you need to have fowarding rules setup in the company's > firewall to direct your ssh connection to your workstation. Obviously, > if you can ssh in, so can anyone else. Be sure you use a _very_ good > password. Would using a public/private key not be better? Any password would still be guessable. Jim Mozley
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