Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:49:25 -0400 From: "Nimalan Mahendran" <nmahendran@SANDVINE.com> To: "Mark Ovens" <marko@freebsd.org>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Quick and simple ssh(1) question Message-ID: <A8535F8D62F3644997E91F4F66E341FC390C1A@exchange.sandvine.com>
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> Most likely your router is configured to only forward connections that > come from the outside. >=20 As I said, it was only a test and I was hoping that by using the=20 router's external hostname it would "simulate" an external connection,=20 obviously it doesn't. > Does it work to access 'postie' via ssh from some machine that is > *actually* on the outside? If it does, then it is the configuration = of > your router which is not doing what you want it to. >=20 I don't have access to one until I get to work tomorrow which was why I=20 was trying to simulate it - whilst I have the target machine in front of = me. ---------- This can be simulated at home by sshing into a host outside of your LAN = (I used one of the hosts at my university) and then sshing back into = your own machine. Maybe you can ssh into work and then back again ;) Or = somewhere else outside your LAN.. Nimalan Mahendran Tools Group Direct - 519-880-2400 ext. 2756 www.sandvine.com
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