How to Tunnel Through a Firewall

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: On your GNU/Linux or Macintosh computer

   If you have Windows, see Tips for suggestions.
   
   You have to have first established this connection "by hand"
   
   setting up shared-key authentication, in order for it to work unattended; if you can't type that same line starting with '/usr/bin/ssh' at the root command prompt and have it connect you to the remote server without any further input, this won't work.
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   Step 2: add the following line to the end of your /etc/inittab file: tunl:345:respawn:/usr/bin/ssh -n -N -T -R 6789:localhost:22 [email protected] 'me' with your username on the remote server

   , It's a two-step process: $ ssh [email protected] Then, when connected: $ ssh
   -p 6789 home@localhostReplace 'home' in this example with your username on your home computer.
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   Step 3: and 'my.remote.server' with the actual hostname or IP address of the server.

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   Step 4: Restart the init process to activate the line you just added: # init q

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   Step 5: From work

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   Step 6: or from any remote Internet location

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   Step 7: try connecting to your computer via ssh.

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