[X2go-User] Indirect connection

[Paul van der Vlis]

Op 13-08-11 16:29, Arnold Krille schreef:
> On Saturday 13 August 2011 14:06:26 Paul van der Vlis wrote:
>> Op 13-08-11 00:46, John A. Sullivan III schreef:
>>> On Fri, 2011-08-12 at 10:08 +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I have customers with x2go installations in a local network behind NAT
>>>> (fat clients), and I am looking for a way how to connect easy to them.
>>>>
>>>> Of cause I can make a port forwarding, or an SSH tunnel from the fat
>>>> client to my computer, but maybe you have a better and more flexible
>>>> idea?
>>>>
>>>> In earlyer times I used TightVNC. There was the great "-via" command,
>>>> something like:  vncviewer -via henk at server.henk.nl 192.168.0.33
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas how to be flexible behind NAT with X2go?
>>>
>>> Hi, Paul.  Let me make sure I understand.  The server is on an internal
>>> network behind NAT and users on the outside need to come in to it?
>>
>> No, it are very normal fat-clients behind NAT, and only I (the sysadmin)
>> need connect to them, to help the people when there are problems. I am
>> looking for an easy and flexible way to connect.
>>
>> ( Hmmm, IPv6 is an option here. But I have many other customers where
>> the ISP does not offer IPv6. )
> 
> What about an openvpn with correct routing? In this case your clients router 
> is the server, your machine the client and the server pushes the routes for 
> the connected network. Works very well here both for us employees checking 
> into our business network on weekends/evenings and also to our clients. And it 
> works with x2go, rdp, vnc, ssh, heck, we even have connected cups-printers 
> over this...

That's an idea for bigger networks. For smaller networks it's maybe too
much work. Thanks!

With regards,
Paul.

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Paul van der Vlis Linux systeembeheer, Groningen
http://www.vandervlis.nl