NFS-ssh-iptables

[James Knott]

Teddy Mills wrote:
>
> I have a FREENAS box running at home.
> It is setup to allow NFS connections only from the local network 
> 192.168.0.X
> I was thinking it would be nice to use this NFS drive remotely but 
> securely.
I have used NFS via VPN
>
> Is there a way I can tunnel NFS via SSH?
> Or how about using iptables to only allow NFS connections based on mac 
> hardware addresses?

MAC addresses won't work, if you're going through a router.  A MAC 
address is valid on the local network only.  When the packets go through 
a router, the original MAC is replaced by the one for the router port it 
leaves by.

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