Yup you need a static ip. Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 26, 2017, at 5:41 PM, David Schwartz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I just got this from them: > >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for getting back to us. >> >> In-order to enable the jail-shell access we need your static ip. If you >> don't have a static IP, there is no point in continually white listing IPs >> that will be irrelevant within 24 hours. It makes things a nightmare to >> track. >> >> Please let us know your ip so that we can white-list the same in the server >> and enable shell access. >> >> Please let us know your thoughts on this. > > > > -David Schwartz > > > >> On Nov 26, 2017, at 5:27 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If they want to restrict external access then they are using some form of >> access-list. Firewalls can process static ip addresses much faster than DNS >> domain names. I would get VPS like digital ocean. You can get a cheap server >> for $5/mo and set up OpenVPN or an SSH proxy. >> >> On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 5:18 PM, David Schwartz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I’ve got a shared hosting account and asked if I’m able to install a git >>> repo host (eg., from gitlab) so I can use it to host my own private git >>> repos. >>> >>> I’m not very famliar with git or hosting it, but I understand that It >>> requires an SSH connection for the transfers. >>> >>> I asked the support folks, and they replied that they can do that, but they >>> need to configure it so the SSH uses a static IP so they can white-list it >>> in their firewall. >>> >>> That requires me to always access it from the same place, which seems a bit >>> over-restrictive for my needs. >>> >>> (I have Cox internet at home, so I probably have a static IP most of the >>> time, at least until I reboot my modem and it allocates a different IP.) >>> >>> I’m wondering if there are any options where I could use, say, a VPN, to >>> set up a redirect such that the outgoing IP for the SSH is always static? >>> >>> Anybody familiar with git is free to offer alternatives. Frankly, I’m not >>> sure why it would be built exculsively on using SSH as the data channel. >>> Doesn’t it have any other means of connecting to it? >>> >>> Alternatively, this hosting account is a reseller account, and while I’m >>> not exactly sure how many IPs they give me, I know they’re all static. >>> >>> So I could set up another domain on the same host with something that lets >>> me do a redirect to the SSH on the other domain where git is hosted? >>> >>> Alternatively, what’s wrong with just using a port for the SSH channel way >>> up in the 20,000 range? >>> >>> I get their concern with security, but … solving the problem with a static >>> IP seems so 1990ish. >>> >>> Suggestions are welcome. >>> >>> -David Schwartz >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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