SSH access to machine behind router

[Matthew Page]

If your router is anything like the piece if junk I was using, it should
be pretty straightforward.  Turn on port forwarding, select the incoming
port, then type the IP address and port to forward to.

Good luck!

 - Matt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: yellowdog-general-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> [mailto:yellowdog-general-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com] On
Behalf
> Of Clinton MacDonald
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:56 PM
> To: Yellow Dog Linux General Discussion List
> Subject: Re: SSH access to machine behind router
> 
> Messrs. Page, Longman, and Sacco:
> 
> Thank you for your useful and prompt responses!
> 
> Matthew Page wrote:
> > You could set up port forwarding on your router to automatically
forward
> > port 22 access attempts to the machine behind your router.
> 
> And, Bill Longman wrote:
> > In my setup, my fw/router accepts SSH but forwards it to my Linux
box. I
> can
> > then get to any of the other machines on the inside from there. I
> typically
> > port forward VNC or something so I can run my desktop at home from
my
> > machine at work.
> 
> Is "port forwarding" something that would be included in the manual
> (okay, the pamphlet) that was included with my router? Otherwise,
would
> it be obvious how to do this from the Web-based GUI for configuring
the
> router?
> 
> Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote:
> > The sightly longer answer is there needs to be an allowed "path"
from
> > wherever you are to the router, through the router, and to the
machine
> > in question.
> > [...]
> >
> > Clint,  welcome to the work of IP route tables.
> 
> You are scaring me! ;-)
> 
> I will give it a try when I get home. If it is obvious how to do this
> from the Web configuration, I will report on my success.
> 
> As an aside, does anyone else on this list use SBC Global as their DSL
> provider? If so, does your IP address change extremely often -- say,
> every half hour?
> 
> As always, thanks!!!!!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Clint
> 
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DOT
> net>
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