[ale] FTP through a firewall?

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> 
> Speaking of IP masq and such, is it possible for me to run a PPP line
> from my linux box to an ISP, and then have another box connected to my
> linux box, and be able to get access (telnet, ftp, whatever) to the
> second box (the one not connected directly to the PPP link), from the
> internet? 
> 
> If so, how would I do so? Would I have to buy an additional IP
> address? How would I refer to the second box?
> 
> Just curious,
> 
> --joe
> 

This is what I'm doing.  My dial-up machine is "moat" and my personal
machine is "dogbert".  I dial into my ISP out her in colorado.  Moat
does IP-Masq so you can't directly see dogbert from the web, but I can
telnet to moat and the telnet (rsh) to dogbert.

Robert

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