using ssh(?) to tunnel through a NAT

[dboyer]

My campus recently switched over to a NAT (and PAT) system. This means several things to them (better control, etc) and one big thing to me: I can no longer SSH into work from my dorm. (I work in an on-campus organization). I admin the webserver for this organization.

So I have three machines:
Workstation (NAT)
Dorm (NAT)
Server (on the internet)

I run a lot of software on my worstation that I need to do work, but I prefer to work from home (and I often want to work late hours when the office isn't open).

Is there any way to open a long-term connection to the server using the workstation machine, and then tunnel back?

I'm pretty knowledgable about networking, and I've never heard of a way to do this, mainly because most software is either client, or server, but doesn't tunnel like this... but then again, SSH can do a lot of things Ive never used it for, so maybe there is something I havn't heard of.

[Gertrude]

You could try out OpenVPN..

http://openvpn.net/

You basically install it on the 2 computers you want to make a conneciton with, and will will create a VPN that will go though NAT with no port forwading. There are Windows and Unix clients as well.

[dboyer]

Hum, that may be the answer.

Thanks a lot.