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Using Term to Pierce an Internet Firewall mini-HOWTO
Barak Pearlmutter
bap@cs.unm.edu
David C. Merrill
david@lupercalia.net
Copyright © 1996 by Barak Pearlmutter
Copyright © 2001 by David C. Merrill
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 1.1 | 2001-07-14 | Revised by: dcm |
| Cleaned up a bit, reorganized a bit, converted to DocBook SGML and relicensed under GFDL. | ||
| Revision 1.0 | 1996-07-15 | Revised by: pb |
| Initial Release. | ||
This document explains how to use the term program to pierce a firewall from the inside, even without root privileges.
Term is an old program that almost no one uses anymore, because the 7-bit serial lines it is meant to cross are nowhere to be found anymore, and full IP ppp access is dirt cheap.
 | Archived Document Notice: This document has been archived by the LDP because it does not apply to modern Linux systems. It is no longer being actively maintained. |
- Table of Contents
- 1. Preface
- 1.1. Disclaimer
- 1.2. License
- 2. Introduction
- 3. The Basic Procedure
- 4. Detailed Directions
- 5. Multiple Term Sockets
- 6. The <˜/.term/termrc.telnet Init File
- 7. Direction
- 8. Security
- 9. Telnet Mode
- 10. Bugs and Term Wish List
- 11. Tricks That Do Not Seem to Work
- 12. Related Resources
- 13. Acknowledgments
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