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Keep in sync two hosts on Internet using LFTP

By on April 21, 2009 in General

There are many softwares and solutions that permit to keep in sync two or more hosts (like Rsync, Unison, etc), but when the sync must be made through Internet and you have access only to the ftp or http service your choices narrow down. This is the typical situation you can face on a shared [...]

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Using a server service through a SSH tunnel

By on April 20, 2009 in General

If you have access to a server only through SSH, you can yet access all the others server services without the need to forward other ports on the router or firewall. Here is how : Open a console on your client Type : ssh -L [local port]:localhost:[remote port] [username]@[remote server] From now on you can [...]

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