Hello,
I am looking for any input for the following problem:
I'm at work, (maybe behind a firewall/https proxy), and have no telnet /
ssh access to a particular machine on the outside (Internet) on which I
have RedHat 5.0. I have full control over the RH5 box, I can put any
software on it and do whatever I want with it.
I would like to get any of the following abilities, and I thought that
you guys could give me some good advice :
Ideally, I would like to get a permanent, character-oriented pipe (to
the style of ssh, but without authorization / authentication schemes, nor
private / public key). That way I could do with the pipe anyting I wanted
to, e.g. run a /bin/bash or telnetd through it or attach PPP deamon to
each end to create a VPN ( Virtual Private Network ). ( I understand that
it could be terribly slow, but speed is not an issue, accessibility is. )
If there would be no way to get a character - oriented pipe, I would
imagine second best would be a way to run a shell commands or something on
the other end somehow. I.e. I would use a browser at work, with a CGI
script on my RH5 machine. Browser would allow me to type shell commands
into an input field and the CGI script would accept them and would send
back plain ascii, 80x25 formatted screen. (I.e. it would be possible to
run "top" through it, and it would send and update every few seconds. ) Or
if I was not to use a browser, but just a simple ssl application, is there
a way to get it to communicate with the other end in a browser-like way,
that is, go through an https proxy ?
To summarize. Im inside. I want to get outside through https (it might
be proxied). I can setup any hw/sw inside, and I have this RH5 intel box
outside, on which I can setup any sw. (security of the box is not of that
much concern.)
What would be the suggestions ?
Thanx,
Jan
PS : if the connection is proxied through a firewall, the traffic from
browser to the proxy server is in cleartext, right ?
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