>>Then 'ssh -D 1337 headless.machine.byu.edu', and set your browser's SOCKS >>proxy to use localhost port 1337. Now you appear to be coming from the >>headless machine. >> >> > >I believe the real problem is how can he rig up a script to keep his mac >address registered with OIT. If he doesn't do this he can't ssh into >his box in any way, since it goes to a firewalled IP address and won't >be unblocked until he goes through that web-based system. > >Michael > > `ifconfig eth0 hw ether <insert mac address here>` will change the mac address to whatever you want. Together with the `ssh -D` idea you could write a script to let you authenticate for that machine from elsewhere. Capture what the web interface posts, and you might be able figure out how to make it fully automatic.
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