> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Toscano > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:44 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Replacing Apt with Yum.. SSH:// Support? > > Les Mikesell wrote: > > > I've done stupid ssh tunneling tricks like this for the same reason. > > Make the ssh connection with -R:3128:your_proxy:3128 (assuming the > > standard squid port). Then on the remote machine: > > http_proxy=http://localhost:3128 > ftp_proxy=http://localhost:3128 yum > > update. > > Thanks for the tip. I was thinking I'd set up apache on the > server and have it bind to localhost:80, then, on the clients > just do something like this: > > ssh -N -L 80:localhost:80 serverbox & > > Of course, it's not tested, so I might need to do the squid > proxy anyway. :) > > > Should work with apt too, > > Apt supports ssh with ssh://, so I don't need to jump through > any hoops. > (Well, at least I don't have to jump through any hoops to > make apt happy.) > > pete > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > You can also put this in your inittab: /etc/inittab ###### log1:3:respawn:/usr/bin/ssh -nNtx -R 80:localhost:80 servbox > /dev/null 2>&1 ###### As you probably guessed at that point you'd just point your yum config's to localhost, Ya' dig? -Mike
