<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 August 2012 12:07, Norman Silverstone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:norman@littletank.org" target="_blank">norman@littletank.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I am setting up a new router and I wonder if there is anything I need to do so that my son may access my computer should I require of help.<br>
Thanks in advance<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br></font></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Broadly speaking, if he needs ssh access you will probably need to forward a port on the router to your computer. By default this is port 22, and there will probably be a preset for it. However, you might want to consider additional security by opening a different port, which reduces the incidence of port scanning. Check with your son first.</div>
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