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

Tue Jan 14 03:22:10 CET 2014

HI Matt,

I am glad to hear that much worked for you.

I am not sure what you mean  by "direct rdp connection." On the windows
x2goclient 4.0.1.2, in the "Session type" list I see "Connect to Windows
terminal server." Also, I don't know how a "direct" rdp connection would
work unless you launched one from an x2go session running on the vpn client.

-Mike

On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Buddy Butterfly <buddy.butterfly at web.de>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> really great. The proxy feature seems to work without any special
> configuration on the x2go server. Though, what did not work
> is the tunneling of rdp (rdesktop) through SSH. When I choose
> "direct rdp connection" then the connection works. There should
> be a corresponding setting where we could also tunnel rdp through
> ssh when selecting ssh proxy like the standard connections I have
> tested now.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>
> Am 13.01.2014 19:30, schrieb Buddy Butterfly:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > this is great news. Exactly what I wanted to know.
> > Are there special settings when using the SSH proxy from x2go client
> > on the x2go server or does the client run the SSH forwarding on demand?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > Am 13.01.2014 02:20, schrieb 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
> >> <mailto: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
> >>>     <mailto: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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