On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:45:21 +0100 Anthony Metcalf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Uwe Thiem wrote: > > On Saturday 05 April 2008, ionut cucu wrote: > > > >> I had a buddy in my lan with whom I shared files and such. But > >> recently our campus network management decided to give our my dorm > >> building another external ip, and put a firewall( I think) between > >> us. So now instead of both of us having the same 141.85.0.75 I now > >> have 141.85.0.76. So my question is, being a n00b and all, what can > >> I use in order to restore the direct connection? I asked my only > >> physical present network admin but apparently his only role is > >> pugin computers in switches and give us an ip so he doesn't know > >> nothing. I did a nmap on the gateway but I've only found 53/tcp > >> open. I wouldn't wanna revert to skype or other 3rd party computers > >> since, I guess, it will segnificantlly lower our transfer speeds, > >> requier bothe our presence...etc. So what way should I be heading > >> here? Any advice is welcome!Thanks! > >> > > > > If only 53 is open, you are pretty much out of luck except for two > > possible solutions: > > > > 1. The social solution > > You grab a huge bag of gummy bears, carry them to your real network > > administrator and ask him to poke a hole for you and your buddy > > into the firewalls. > > > > 2. The technical solution > > You get a box completely outside your compus's network into which > > both of you can ssh. > > > > Uwe > > > > > Or you get a long cross-over cable, and or long cable + > switch......Depend how far your computers are physically seperated. +separate nics... > Out of interest, what happens if you nmap your buddies IP and your > own from his box? we can't ping nor nmap eachother -- [email protected] mailing list
