[mythtv-users] Mythweb behind a firewall -- Why isnt itworking?(port 80 is forwarded)

[Joseph A. Caputo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at snowman.net]On Behalf Of Mark Levitt
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 3:28 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Mythweb behind a firewall -- Why isnt
> itworking?(port 80 is forwarded)
>
>
> Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
>
> >SSH-tunnelling.  It's the way to go, if you have a particular PC (say, at
> >work) from which you'd like to access your Myth box.  For generic access
> >from any old PC, you're probably stuck with finding a port that your ISP
> >hasn't blocked, as mentioned previously.
> >
> >
>
>
> What I do is use SSH combined with VNC. Log into the machine via SSH
> configured to tunnel the VNC ports and then start a VNCServer on the
> home machine. Then run the VNC client on the machine I'm connecting from
> and viola', web access to myth. :)
>
> The nice part is, if you have more than one machine, the system you SSH
> into and run VNC on doesn't even have to be the mythbox.


Yep, that's what I do, too.  Well, actually in addition to VNC I also
forwarded a port on my office PC to my Squid proxy server on my SSH box at
home... then configured my browser to use the forwarded port on 'localhost'
as a proxy and, voila... I can use my internal network IP addresses
(including my MythWeb box) in my web browser, plus I bypass any web
blocks/filtering/tracking that my employer has.

I have VNC running on all my machines at home, so I can access every desktop
remotely... it's great for when my wife calls with a problem.  And, I only
have one port open on my firewall (and it's not even the standard SSH port,
to further confound people!)

-JAC