[Ti] File sharing past router?

[Chris Olson]

On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 12:01 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote:

>> How do I file share with someone who has a 192.etc IP behind a router?
>
> Unless they have specifically designed it for you to be able to do 
> this, you can't. That is the beauty of private IPs. They are 
> considered non routable. That is what makes those computers safe from 
> hackers.
>
> One way to hit an IP inside of a router is to declare a specific 
> private IP address to be in the DMZ. That computer will get all 
> traffic that is not otherwise specifically routed to other private IPs 
> via port forwarding.

Although both methods (DMZ server and port forwarding) are insecure.  I 
do this all the time with an ssh tunnel.  Download and install Fugu to 
graphically set up an ssh tunnel, then run your service inside the 
tunnel.
--
Chris