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(a)home.ip
>
>
> 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(a)tmr.com>
"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.