On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Archie Cobbs
On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Greg Freemyer
wrote: The new README.reverse-tunnel.opensuse goes into great detail how to setup a reverse ssh tunnel via autossh and systemd.
This is just an FYI for people interested in setting up reverse tunnels for managing machines behind firewalls some from central operation server(s).
The older fonehome package provides similar reverse ssh tunnel functionality.
http://software.opensuse.org/package/fonehome
Judging from the README mentioned above, fonehome may be simpler to setup and easier to use.
https://code.google.com/p/fonehome/wiki/Setup
Disclaimer: I'm the author of the package.
-Archie
Archie, I hope fonehome is simpler to setup. There is nothing "simple" about autossh in my mind, but once setup it has proven reliable for me over the years. Anyway autossh is a rather old package (a decade plus), but the times I have used it I have had to invest many hours to figure out the needed steps. None of the tutorials provided enough detail to let me use it without lots of trial and error getting everything setup. That was the driving factor for me writing the README. I was doing it for myself as much as anyone else. The second driving factor was my need for multiple tunnels. With systemd that was best done with an instantiated service. That too takes some setup and documentation. fyi: autossh can also work when Windows PCs are the ultimate target hidden behind the firewall.: I documented that as well, but not in an openSUSE README: https://lizards.opensuse.org/2015/04/20/using-opensuse-as-a-reverse-tunnel-s... Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org