the subversion server at my work
is (currently) only accessible from within the LAN, which is, of course,
separated with a firewall from the evil internet. This makes it a bit
difficult to access the subversion server when working from home. SSH
Tunneling to the rescue!
To setup an SSH tunnel (on computer
This creates an SSH connection from computer
Now we can access the svnserver as follows (on computer
In a nice diagram:
Graphics used in diagram from Tango icon gallery.
FROM http://stefaanlippens.net/ssh_tunneling_to_subversion_server_behind_firewall
To setup an SSH tunnel (on computer
home):ssh -l username -L 8910:svnserver:80 gateway cat -
home to computer gateway and opens a listening TCP-port 8910 on the the computer home. Connections to this port will be forwarded through the SSH tunnel to TCP-port 80 from computer svnserver (as seen from computer gateway).Now we can access the svnserver as follows (on computer
home):svn co http://localhost:8910/svn/repository/path
Graphics used in diagram from Tango icon gallery.
FROM http://stefaanlippens.net/ssh_tunneling_to_subversion_server_behind_firewall
