From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 28 17:19:23 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05D0D16A418 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from outbound-mail-80.bluehost.com (outbound-mail-80.bluehost.com [69.89.22.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B5BA413C447 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (qmail 23535 invoked by uid 0); 28 Dec 2007 17:19:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box183.bluehost.com) (69.89.25.183) by mailproxy4.bluehost.com with SMTP; 28 Dec 2007 17:19:21 -0000 Received: from c-24-9-123-251.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.9.123.251] helo=demeter.hydra) by box183.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1J8Irh-0006OG-8c for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:21 -0700 Received: from demeter.hydra (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBSHJJBk093003 for ; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:19 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: (from ren@localhost) by demeter.hydra (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lBSHJJ0h093002 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:19 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) X-Authentication-Warning: demeter.hydra: ren set sender to perrin@apotheon.com using -f Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:18 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071228171918.GC89701@demeter.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <340a29540712171957l7b3e426fh9f35051a7bc6d48e@mail.gmail.com> <200712180602.19729.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200712180602.19729.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Identified-User: {737:box183.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.net} {sentby:bopbeforesmtp 24.9.123.251 authed with apotheon.com} Subject: Re: SSH through port forwarding X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:19:23 -0000 On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 06:02:18AM +0000, Pollywog wrote: > > Make sure the ISP is not blocking port 22. If they block it, you will need to > change the SSH port in sshd_config and then set the router to forward the > port to the server's internal IP address. It's a good idea to change the > port anyway, in order not to be obvious to script kiddies. You shouldn't have to change the port on which SSH listens on the FreeBSD machine. Just set up the router to forward from the higher port number on incoming requests to port 22 on the internal machine. It should be less work that way. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] MacUser, Nov. 1990: "There comes a time in the history of any project when it becomes necessary to shoot the engineers and begin production."