From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 07:05:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 07:05:18 -0400 Received: from adsl-204-0-249-112.corp.se.verio.net ([204.0.249.112]:5364 "EHLO tabby.cats-chateau.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 10 Aug 2001 07:05:10 -0400 From: Jesse Pollard Reply-To: jesse@cats-chateau.net To: "Rainer Mager" , Subject: Re: [somewhat OT] connecting to a box behind a NAT router Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 06:04:04 -0500 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.0.28] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01081006051600.19384@tabby> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 09 Aug 2001, Rainer Mager wrote: >Hi all, > > I'm about to get ADSL installed for my home Internet connection and have >chosen to do this via an ADSL router (as opposed to a modem). The router >will have a static/global IP address but everything behind it will be >connecting through the router via NAT. So, my question is, is there any way >to get into (telnet or ssh) my box behind the router from outside? > Is there some sort of tunneling protocol/tool to do this? If so, what >happens if I want to connect two boxes is the same situation (behind NAT >routers)? Is is still possible? Is is interoperable with Windows and Linux? > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. It depends on the router. I use a Linux router and port forwarding to accomplish that. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse I Pollard, II Email: jesse@cats-chateau.net Any opinions expressed are solely my own.