X over a reverse SSH tunnel

[Tom Brown]

>
> You have to set
> GatewayPorts yes
> in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and be sure port 5050 is permitted by your 
> host firewall to allow this forwarding to work for other hosts on the 
> home side.  You might also have to specify the interface to bind to. 
> Try connecting with putty from the windows box to test it.

thanks i will test this

>
> You might find it easier to run an openvpn tunnel.

quite possibly yes - if i run the server at home can i connect back to 
the 'client' ie work ?

>
> In the NX client on your windows box, set the host address and port to 
> use the tunnel you have set up - and install the correct client key if 
> you are using freenx and it should work.  As long as you don't check 
> the box under 'advanced' that says 'disable encryption of all traffic' 
> everything should run through its internally set up ssh tunnel (which 
> shouldn't care that it is running through your reverse tunnel_.
>


yes - thats what i was trying but i think i have been missing the 
GatewayPorts section