[NTLUG:Discuss] SSH

[Alton R. Pouncey, II]

On Fri, 2002-01-18 at 16:23, Matt Caldwell wrote:
> I have installed the version of SSH that came with the Mandrake 8.1
> install.  I am trying to access my box at home through work.  I have set
> /etc/hosts.deny to ALL:ALL, and then /etc/hosts.allow to include the
> domain of my company.  Now, my company has a Cisco PIX firewall and will
> not let my PC connect to my box.  Does anyone know through what port my
> BOX would be sending data back to my PC at work??  I do use PuTTY, and I
> can ping my box, but I get a network error when I try to connect with
> PuTTY.
>  
> Thank You,
> Matt Caldwell
>  

What I did to get around this where I work was to use the IP address of
the corporate firewall in my /etc/hosts.allow file, not the domain
name.  Works like a charm.  You shouldn't have to worry about what port
is trying to respond back to your PC at work.

Also, another thing to check is whether or not your company allows port
22 out through the PIX.  If not, you will have to set SSH on your home
system to respond to some other port (try 23 if they allow telnet out
through the PIX).  Then, in PuTTY, you just need to change your ssh
connection to port 23.

-- 
Alton R. Pouncey, II
SCSA, SCNA, CCNA, CIW Associate
Director of Information Services
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