SSH access to machine behind router

[Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D.]

Clint,

See if your router supports DDNS,  dynamic domain name system. DDNS lets
you assign a fixed host and domain name to a dynamic Internet IP
address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server,
or other server behind a Router.

DDNS services, both free and fee based, are available from
            
            DDNS.org           http://www.dyndns.org

            TZO                http://www.tzo.com


-Joseph

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On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 14:43, Clinton MacDonald wrote:
> Gentlemen and Ladies:
> 
> Thank you for your help and encouragement!
> 
> B1smooth wrote:
> > Have you resolved your router issue? If not...post the model
> > number of your router and I'll tell you EXACTLY how to setup
> > fowarding for ssh.
> 
> I report *SUCCESS*!
> 
> As was hinted in this forum, the solution was quite easy, once I knew 
> the trick. My router has a Web interface, and Port Forwarding was one of 
> the options. I chose to add a new port (port 22 for ssh was not one of 
> the defaults), and typed in my primary machine's local IP address 
> (192.168.0.2). Then, I waited until I got to work and typed "ssh 
> 66.xxx.xxx.xxx" in the Terminal. I was rewarded with the RSA 
> authentification dialog, then asked for my password. A quick "ls" showed 
> me my Mac OS X home directory. I can also transfer files using an SFTP 
> client (Fugu for Mac OS X has my highest recommendation). I suppose from 
> the Mac OS X machine, I could ssh into my home Linux box for more fun 
> and games (not yet tested).
> 
> My only problem is with my ISP, who changes my IP address once or twice 
> an hour. I have a freeware Mac OS X widget called IPMenu that will 
> e-mail updates of my IP address to a chosen address, so this is a 
> partial solution. Does anyone know of a similar utility, widget, or 
> script that would have similar functionality for YDL (or Mandrake)?
> 
> Again, thanks!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Clint
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joseph_sacco[at]comcast[dot]net