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[Amedee Van Gasse <amedee@xxxxxxxxx>]

James Knott schreef:
> Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
> > James Knott schreef:
> >   
> > > Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> > >     
> >   
> > > > AND, it's trivial to ssh into your home box and access an email client
> > > > there.
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > >       
> > > Assuming the corporate network & security will permit.
> > >     
> > I assume that there is some kind of firewall? And that it blocks port
> > 22? Are they using a mandatory proxy?
> > I may be able to help you, if you give me more details. Are they using
> > ISA or Squid?
> >
> >   
>
> I was speaking in a general sense.  I have no problem using SSH or VPN
> to connect from work to my home network.  However, there are many places
> where such "unauthorized" use is prohibited or blocked.  As an example,
> the public library in my city has free WiFi access for library card
> holders.  It works fine for accessing the web or library catalog, but
> they block both SSH and OpenVPN, so I cannot connect to my home network
> from the library.
If you can connect to the web, you can tunnel over http or https.
If you can ping to any random host on the web, then you can use icmptx.
If you can make dns queries, then you can use nstx.
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