On Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:02:22 -0400 Mitchell Laks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > I have a number of debian machines that live behind a firewall. > > Debian Machine A is granted internet access and can browse > the internet. However machines B-D were not granted internet access and live > on the general internal network, > and were originally installed with Debian by utilizing a private network with > machine A > 192.168.4.x, and getting internet access via NAT through A. > > Now machines B-D no longer live on the private network but can ssh into > machine A. > > Now I know how to browse the internet on B-D > by creating a ssh tunnel to A and utilizing the Iceweasel Browser settings > to use a > local Socks proxy. > > > Can I do something similar with apt-get so that I can apt-get update and > apt-get upgrade > over ssh without > physically moving the machines B-D to the private network 192.168.4.x with > machine A? There are several apt proxies available: apt-cacher apt-cacher-ng apt-proxy approx [I use approx; various readers of this list have their own preferences.] Set up one of them on A, configure B-D's sources file appropriately, and your ssh procedure should work. > thanks, > mitchell Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]