Re: Remote administration of a machine behind NAT

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 09/08/08 16:48, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Recently my mother (running Lenny) switched ISPs and is now behind a 
> NAT, which makes direct ssh access impossible. A reverse ssh tunnel can 
> solve this, but having her type a passphrase every time is hmm...  
> unrealistic.
>
> If I create a key without passphrase it would make my own system 
> vulnerable. Of course, I can put some restrictions on the key via the 
> authorized_keys file, but is that enough?
>
> Or do you have any other ideas?

Port forwarding?  Or is the NAT at the ISP level, which would 
prevent this?

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