Subj : Re: Nightmares / Dreams
To   : 2twisty
From : Andre
Date : Sat Apr 02 2022 10:14:32

> On my network, the BBS is on 2222/2323 for ssh/telnet.  In my router, I
> forward 22 -> 2222 and 23 -> 2323 so that fom outside, I am on standard
> ports, making it easy for users.

> I also forward 2222 -> 2222 and 2323 -> 2323.  Since my terminal software is
> configged on 2222/2323 for interal access, I forward these in case I was away
> from home with my laptop and didnt want to change the port setting in
> Syncterm.  Yeah -- this one is purely a laziness move :)

That has the added benefit of not needing to start the BBS as a privileged user
since it's a high port (above 1024). One less thing to deal with, since I'm
sure a lot of sysops get confused by it and end up running the BBS as root.

- Andre
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