I would like to use an application on a windows 7 machine to edit files on an ubuntu machine that is behind a firewall.
I guess my first question is whether tunneling smb over ssh is a reasonable approach.
If it is then I could use some help setting it up. I used these instructions. They obviously didn't work for me, but they do summarize what I have done so far.
To simplify the problem I tried tunneling telnet over ssh instead of smb.
In Putty Connection/SSH/Tunnels, I set...
- Source Port: 23
- Destination: 127.0.0.1:23
This works when i telnet to localhost like...
telnet localhost
or...
telnet 127.0.0.1
When I say "this works" I mean this connects me to my ubuntu box on the other side of the firewall (the firewall blocks telnet).
It does not work when I try to telnet via the loopback adapter like ...
telnet 10.255.255.1
I initially thought that pointed to a problem with the loopback adapter configuration, but it also does not work when I try to telnet via the physical network adapter like...
telnet 192.168.1.7
I tried specifying the IP of the loopback adapter in the ssh tunnel source (like below) and I also tried the IP of physical network adapter. In both cases I got the same results as above, telnet via loopback works but nothing else does.
To specify the IP of the loopback adapter, in Putty Connection/SSH/Tunnels, I set...
- Source Port: 10.255.255.1:23
- Destination: 127.0.0.1:23
If any one has any tips on how to troubleshoot this further I'd greatly appreciate it.
