On Tue, 2008-07-01 at 14:07 -0400, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Rick Bilonick wrote: > > I re-installed Fedora 8 and now I can get a reverse ssh tunnel (from > > server to home) by typing on the server: > > > >> ssh -R 2022:server.ip:22 home@xxxxxxx > > > > > > Then when at the home computer, I type: > > > >> ssh -p 2022 server@localhost > > > > This works fine. The only problem is the connection always times out > > even though I've changed the sshd_config files on both machines to keep > > it alive. I've restarted the sshd daemon also. Not sure why the > > connection keeps closing. > > > And the reason this is desirable? You can easily set iptables to accept > ssh packets on 2022 from only your computer, and not run encryption > through encryption. And if you want a real connection, OpenVPN is > probably a better solution. > > > -- > Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> > "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from > the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot > And if I had any control over any of this, that would be exactly what I would do. But since I don't, this fits the bill. Rick B. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
