From: Chuck Lidderdale <chucka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > I'm going on vacation and want to check in to my server. I've written a > knock-3-times.php webpage with the idea of then running an expect script > to: telnet modem, echo iptables nat -s $IP etc. which would allow me > get in to my server. > > The expect script runs just fine but in the page: exec > ("<path>/modfirewall.exp"); does nothing - it's as if the > line is #exec > ("... commented out. Suggestions? There are many port knocking daemons/implementations for servers and clients already available... knockd, fwknop, etc... Why not use them? You can even do it with iptables rules alone. Just search for "port knocking iptables" JD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx