[X2Go-User] Chaining of x2go via 2 sessions, proxy? What is best solution?

[Michael DePaulo]

I think the x2go proxy can do that. Mike Gabriel and others could give you
a definite answer.

Stefan Baur's instructions for using SSH forwarding via the command line
will work. Just note that in the SSH server settings, you will need to
enable TCP forwarding if it is not enabled by default. The settings are
usually in /etc/ssh/sshd_config .

I think that you can also use x2go client's built in feature to use a
"proxy server". I think this feature is just SSH forwarding. Ultimately,
which way of doing SSH forwarding is your preference. To use the x2go
client's built in feature:
1. In x2go client, define a session for each x2go server host your
ultimately want to connect to. The host should be the hostname or the IP
address of the x2go server host
2. Under the preferences for each session, enable "Use Proxy server for SSH
connection".  Then enter the vpn client box's hostname or IP address as the
"host" of the proxy server. The "type" of proxy server should set to "SSH".

And of course, you can use x2go to connect to this headless box. I
recommend you install the full desktop environment you intend to use, but
disable X from starting automatically. How to do this varies from distro to
distro. For example, on Red Hat and Fedora, you would make the default
runlevel 3 instead of 5. On Ubuntu, you would disable the service / upstart
job "lighdm" (or "gdm" if using GNOME Ubuntu, or "kdm" if using kubuntu,
and so on.)

-Mike


On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Buddy Butterfly <buddy.butterfly at web.de>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> it is a VPN client with multiple VPN clients.
> Kind of a VPN concentrator. But this is not
> important. It is a headles system.
> I am looking for the best solution
> to use other systems via this box with x2go
> but also use the box itself with x2go.
>
> So I thought I could to from client computers:
>
> 1. Have one session with x2go to the box.
> 2. Create ssh forwardings on the box.
> 3. Connect with other x2go sessions via the box
>    (ssh forward) to the systems behind the box.
>
> What I do not know is, if x2go does have some
> kind of proxy server. Meaning that I could connect
> to the box and would have beeing presented a list
> of hosts I could connect further via x2go.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Matt
>
>
>  Am 12.01.2014 21:21, schrieb Michael DePaulo:
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2014 12:57 PM, "Buddy Butterfly" <buddy.butterfly at web.de>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > sry for this dumb question but I am kind of confused.
> > Would be happy if someone would bring me back on track ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > Am 09.01.2014 16:22, schrieb Buddy Butterfly:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a small box with linux on it as VPN box.
> > > This box is headless. So it will be accessed from another computer in
> > > the lan. But this box will be used to access the company systems.
> > > So the question is, what would be the best solution?
>
> I don't follow you here.
> Is this box a VPN server or a VPN client?
>
> > >
> > > 1. x2go to the box and x2go from there to the systems?
> > >
> > > 2. Install a proxy or the like (do not know if this exists) on the box
> > >    and connect from 1 x2go client routed via the box?
> > >    Is probably an ssh forward enough?
> > >
> > > Thanks and cheers,
> > > Matt
> > >
> >
> >
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