One thing I would strongly advise doing is install denyhosts or something similar. This will prevent against ssh attacks on your computer.
I would also use a port other than 22 so that it makes it harder to find. All of this is a moot point if you don't use a static ip address for your computer. -Daniel On Jan 25, 2008 8:17 PM, Joshua Draper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Joshua Lutes wrote: > > I have a computer at home that I would like to be able to access from > > school or wherever I am by using SSH. Is that even possible? I have > > a wireless router that it connects through and am running Ubunut 7.10 > > on it. Thanks for any suggestions. > Sure, this is totally possible. It requires a few things. > > 1. Install the openssh-server package. > 2. Make sure your home computer always receives the same internal IP > address from the router. (Can be done with static IP or by configuring > DHCP if your router has that option) > 3. Configure your home router for port forwarding on port 22 to the IP > address of your home computer. > 4. Find the external IP address of the router. Easily done in the > router status page or by going to http://www.whatismyip.com/ > > Once those steps are accomplished, you should have external ssh access > to your home computer on the default port. The tricky part is that most > ISPs issue dynamic IP addresses, which means that the IP address in step > 4 changes every so often. The usual workarounds are to buy a static IP > address or use dynamic DNS service. > > That should give the big picture on what needs to be done. Details for > individual steps should be readily available through google and/or the > instructions for your router. Good luck. > > -- > Joshua Draper > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies > -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
