2008/10/12 Del <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Mary Gardiner wrote: > >> There is one potential disadvantage of non-standard ports: there are a >> few networks with a default-deny outgoing connection policy who open >> port 22, but do not open most ports. (I find 443 the most useful >> alternative port to run SSH on, outgoing to 443/HTTPS is very often >> open!) > > OK, raise their hand everyone here who runs an SSH server somewhere out on > the net on port 443 for the deliberate purpose of tunneling through a > work-related proxy server / firewall combination to do non-proxy-allowed > stuff. > > (/me sheepishly raises hand) > > (/me points at *everyone* at a certain large organisation that will remain > nameless) > > :) > > Del
/me raises hand Though only since contracting at said large organisation[1]... there are other ways at uni. cheers, Owen. Footnotes: -- [1] Assuming we're thinking of the same one... otherwise... it's the same idea. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
