Re: Using tramp to connect to a remote emacs session

[Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>]

Hi Michael,

On Friday 04 September 2009 04:37 AM, Michael Albinus wrote:
> Suvayu Ali<fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>  writes:
>
>> The host name for my localhost is limited to the local network. The
>> Siemens router from my ISP (Telus) probably implements some kind of NAT
>> (I'm not sure). So the outgoing connection worked, whereas the incoming
>> connection failed.
>
> When you have connected to the remote host, call "who":
>
> slbpky:~>  who
> albinus  tty7         2009-09-02 16:19 (:0)
> albinus  pts/0        2009-09-02 16:19 (localhost:10.0)
> albinus  pts/1        2009-09-04 08:29 (100.200.100.200)
> albinus  pts/2        2009-09-04 08:31 (localhost:12.0)
>
> The string "100.200.100.200" I have used instead of my real values ...
> This is the IP address your router is visible in the net. You can try to
> reach it from your remote host via "ping 100.200.100.200".
>
> If you have enabled NAT forwarding of port 22 in our router (Siemens
> router shall allow this), you can even try "ssh user@100.200.100.200".
> You shall reach your local host from the remote one.
>
>> I don't have a static IP, moreover from the outside I can only see my
>> ISP's servers not my home machine. Hence I can't login from the outside.
>
> I hope you see at least your router as described above.
>

Unfortunately I can't ping my router from the remote machine and get a 
response. It seems my ISP is the culprit. Call to tech support didn't 
help either. :( I will try posting on my distro's user list. This has 
become way off-topic here.

Wish me luck. And thanks to all those who replied to the thread.

-- 
Suvayu

Open source is the future. It sets us free.