SSH access to machine behind router

[Clinton MacDonald]

Messrs. Sacco, Page, and B1:

Matthew Page wrote:
> Congratulations on getting the port forwarding to work.
> 
> What you might try for your ISP IP update problem is something like the
> service that no-ip.com provides. You can hit a URL such as
> spanky.no-ip.com and it will forward to the correct / current IP of your
> computer. [...]

Joseph Sacco wrote:
> 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.

B1 Smooth (I assume the "1" is silent) wrote:
> Most Dlink and Linksys (and others) router have the
> ability to update your ip through ddns or no-ip.com.
> [...]
> 
> If your router doesn't support it then you can just
> install the client on a machine within your network(
> no difference). No ip has clients for win, mac, and
> gnu/nix.

Thanks for the great tips. The No-IP route sounds cheap and easy (don't 
go there, boys!), but the DDNS sounds like it has better prospects as a 
long-term solution. I'll play around with them and see which one fits my 
meager needs (all I really want to do is transfer files occasionally, 
though VPN would be cool).

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Clint

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Dr. Clinton C. MacDonald | <mailto:clint DOT macdonald AT sbcglobal DOT net>