Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question...
Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 22:08:14
Message-Id: 200905052308.09232.michaelkintzios@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] A networking question... by Sascha Hlusiak
1 On Tuesday 05 May 2009, Sascha Hlusiak wrote:
2 > Am Dienstag 05 Mai 2009 23:28:22 schrieb Steve:
3 > > Sascha Hlusiak wrote:
4 > > > The easiest thing would probably be to just use ssh port forwarding
5 > > > because you already have all the pieces running anyway. Wouldn't a
6 > > > simple
7 > > >
8 > > > ssh -L 12345:secondapache:https user@remotessh
9 > > >
10 > > > and the browsing to https://localhost:12345 do the trick? Or you could
11 > > > use a pppd over ssh vpn, yes, but that is a bit more complex.
12 > > >
13 > > > - Sascha
14 > >
15 > > I really want to avoid having to access a non-standard port from the
16 > > URLs - I want to use the final URLs exactly as they will be once the
17 > > in-development website is eventually deployed.
18 > >
19 > > Can you recommend a 'how-to' for the pppd over ssh approach?
20 >
21 > # /usr/sbin/pppd pty "ssh root@remoteserver pppd notty local
22 > 10.0.0.1:10.0.0.2" noipdefault nodefaultroute noauth updetach
23 >
24 > You can also just create a file in /etc/ppp/peers/ with the following lines
25 > and then call 'pon':
26 > pty "ssh root@remoteserver pppd notty local 10.0.0.1:10.0.0.2"
27 > noipdefault
28 > nodefaultroute
29 > noauth
30 > updetach
31 >
32 > You'll get the IP 10.0.0.2 and on the server 10.0.0.1. You need to setup
33 > proper routing and maybe NAT for that separate subnet, but it will be a
34 > tunnel into your home network.
35 >
36 > - Sascha
37
38 Or even simpler solution, can't you only allow access to https from your
39 desired remote host IP address at your server's LAN firewall, or just use the
40 accept/deny wrapper of the server itself after forwarding the https port at
41 the firewall?
42
43 --
44 Regards,
45 Mick

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