This is the last obstacle to overcome before switching from Kubuntu to OpenSuse 11.2.
I have a secure account with a Usenet server. It uses SSL on port 563.
I had been using Stunnel on Kubuntu but that is not an option with OpenSuse 11.2. I succeeded in making a binary RPM from sources, but I have been completely unsuccessful in configuring it.
I can’t make heads or tails of Kssh or Autossh. What is a more or less end-user friendly way of setting up this connection?
A tutorial on SSH for someone who isn’t terribly knowledgeable of networking protocols and network programming would also be helpful.
On 2009-10-19, bk011048 <bk011048@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
> This is the last obstacle to overcome before switching from Kubuntu to
> OpenSuse 11.2.
>
> I have a secure account with a Usenet server. It uses SSL on port 563.
>
> I had been using Stunnel on Kubuntu but that is not an option with
> OpenSuse 11.2. I succeeded in making a binary RPM from sources, but I
> have been completely unsuccessful in configuring it.
>
> I can’t make heads or tails of Kssh or Autossh. What is a more or less
> end-user friendly way of setting up this connection?
>
> A tutorial on SSH for someone who isn’t terribly knowledgeable of
> networking protocols and network programming would also be helpful.
Why anyone would want to setup a secure connection to a Usenet server…
But perhaps you mean a private NNTP server?
Anyway, never mind my question. I don’t think the issue is really beta
related. You should try asking your question in a network forum. You’re more
likely to get an answer there.
–
Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked
something.
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:45:03 +0000, Rikishi42 wrote:
> Why anyone would want to setup a secure connection to a Usenet server…
> But perhaps you mean a private NNTP server?
If it’s a paid service that uses authentication, then a secured
connection would be necessary in order to protect the authentication
credentials - NNTP authentication is all cleartext.
On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:06:02 +0000, bk011048 wrote:
> I had been using Stunnel on Kubuntu but that is not an option with
> OpenSuse 11.2
Why is it not an option?
The ssh options you’re looking at are different - stunnel is an SSL
wrapper, not an SSH wrapper. The two are very different.
If you look in http://software.opensuse.org/search you will find (if you
select “factory” that stunnel is available there - you might try one of
those packages and see if that helps.