>>>>> "jon" == jon  <[email protected]> writes:

jon> hi, i am a regular user of the mississippi ptp network, and on
jon> most days can connect from my home a couple blocks away.  i am
jon> wondering what ptp policy is for setting up nat or port
jon> forwarding (etc) for us normal users to be able to get to our
jon> ptp-connected machines from the outside world?

jon> obviously there are matters of security to contend with and so
jon> forth, but i am thinking of an unused outside port mapping to
jon> port 80 of my linux box (presumably on a mac-assigned static
jon> internal ip address), so that i can demo some of my web
jon> development to outsiders.  as a bonus, another port going to 22
jon> wouldnt hurt either! heh

jon> this is not at all an urgent or critical inquiry, more just one
jon> of curiosity.  i tend to push things through svn to outside hosts
jon> when i *really* need to show some development, but it would just
jon> be so convenient to have somewhere to point to that has the
jon> active development.

jon> thanks much, especially for keeping the network going over here!
jon> -jon

jon> p.s. i have offered before, but will state again -- i am
jon> available for any light net admin kinda maintenance on the mgp
jon> network as needed.  i even helped climb up on the ballroom roof
jon> once to get some new equipment in.  lemme know.

Jon,

Even though this is coming from a PTP officer, this is not a policy
the board has discussed extensively, so you can take it as an
unofficial opinion.

Probably the best way to get some kind of "special accomodation" would
be to become a volunteer and demonstrate that you are a "giver" and
not just a "taker".  Becoming a visible volunteer probably means
showing up at meetings, coming to work parties, helping out on
networks that don't necessarily directly benefit yourself, etc.

Right now, as Tyler mentioned, there are not a lot of incoming ports
configured, so we have no simple way immediately at hand to solve your
problem.  Also, it sounds like you could solve most of your problem by
just pushing your svn stuff out more frequently.

If you want to discuss it some more, we can continue this thread more,
or feel free to come to one of our meetings.  We are having a weekly
meeting tonight at NodeKentonStation at 6:30pm.


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