On Tuesday 05 October 2004 02:45 pm, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > [ please don't loose context ] > > On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 19:45:38 +0200 > > Benjamin Walkenhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Micah Bushouse wrote: > > > I have a BSD box (home) sitting on an apartment complex network > > > (dhcp/nat/firewall) that I don't control. I also have a BSD box > > > (work) with a static IP sitting on my university's network. > > > > > > Is there a way to open a ssh/other connection before I leave for > > > work in the morning (from the home box to the work box), then > > > travel to the university, sit at my desk and use this connection > > > to get a terminal on my home machine? Is there any software out > > > there that addresses this? Ideally it would involve ssh. > > > > You could write a script that sends an email to you every morning > > which contains your IP-address. *Encrypted*, of course!!! > > Since he's home machine is behind a NAT at what would knowing its > (private) ip serve?
Wouldn't a vpn connection work? Then use ssh across the vpn. Of course, that assumes authorization on the university network. Best of luck, Andrew Gould _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"