> -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike McGrath > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:17 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: Replacing Apt with Yum.. SSH:// Support? > > > > > -----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 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > Sorry, That was for a remote port forward. Replace the "-R" with "-L": log1:3:respawn:/usr/bin/ssh -nNtx -L 80:localhost:80 servbox > /dev/null -Mike
