Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 13:26:41 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: can ssh be reversed? Message-ID: <20010316132641.B99648@mollari.cthul.hu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103161603090.9008-100000@www.stelesys.com>; from jim@freeze.org on Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 04:10:21PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0103161603090.9008-100000@www.stelesys.com>
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--mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 04:10:21PM -0500, Jim Freeze wrote: > Hi: >=20 > I have two computers. > Computer A is behind a firewall. > Computer B is not. >=20 > I can establish an ssh connection from A to B but not visa versa. > Once that connection is established, I can transfer files back and forth. > If I can move data back and forth, shouldn't it be possible to shuttle an > xterm back and forth? >=20 > Essentially I want to get an xterm of A while sitting at B. > One thought is to open the connection from A and forward an xterm back to > B. That way when I arrive at B, I will have the xterm to A waiting for me. >=20 > Is this possible or something that achieves the same result? SSH does X11 forwarding..check the manpage. Kris --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6soUQWry0BWjoQKURAvExAJ0YR3+8mZEtr/ZRHojAMDWOu+H/rwCdEmui cJjyt4qfb5+iOeblkZZag64= =zRBD -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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