On 10/02/2019 18:32, Per Jessen wrote:
James Knott wrote:
On 02/10/2019 12:26 PM, Per Jessen wrote:
This is also a good idea, but when Gumb's only need is "ssh access to a remote machine', running an ssh tunnel on that remote mahcine is still easier. imho.
What address would that remote machine tunnel connect to, assuming the OP isn't using a static address?
I _was_ assuming the latter. If the local machine is dynamic, go with Nick's suggestion and set up dynamic DNS for that local machine.
Ah, the openSUSE lists. Either I get no response at all, or I go to do the washing up and come back to find a nine-post, three-way debate going on :-) It sounds like what I was hoping for isn't such a simple thing then to implement, after all. I do have a static IP here at home, however, there's two caveats: - I might on the odd occasion need ssh access on my local laptop from a location other than home - Despite having a static IP at home, this opens up another can of worms. There's another user, I believe it may be jdd, who has the same French ISP as me, 'Free'. I've tried to ssh back home from the remote machine in the past and had no luck, even though the settings are identical. This is something to do with the messed up setup of Free and reverse DNS and whatnot. I'm not expert enough on any such topics to know the right terminology, but having perused the Free newsgroups for several months I know it's a nightmare that many users run into. In spite of the static IP, IPv4 address ranges with Free are somehow allocated in such a way that many - if not most - customers do not get full reverse functionality back to their IP. Reading the continual complaints from users about this only leaves me confused as to the exact implications. There may be a straightforward workaround but with other implications and configurations that I'd need to consider. Going gung-ho IPv6 would probably cure these ills but that's another whole area I don't know enough about to deal with at present. I'd hoped a combination of wget, cron and email would be an easier short-term fix. gumb -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org