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I just want to know that can any class of ip(both public and private) can be used for establishing a remote access service like ssh, or is their their any limitation that public cannot access private and so on.
avaj
Posted 2013-08-26T02:51:19.607
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Private IP addresses, defined by RFC 1918, are not routable on the public internet and therefore cannot communicate directly with public IP addresses.
However, if a private address space(s) reside behind a form of address translation such as NAT or PAT, communication between inside local addresses, that are mapped to inside global addresses can communication with outside local and outside global addresses (not taking into account firewalls, IP filters, etc.).
one.time
Posted 2013-08-26T02:51:19.607
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I know about NAT, Since i m not able to connect from PC having public ip to PC having private ip i am in doubt or unclear about any limitation on using public and private ip addresses in case of any remote access service like SSH – avaj – 2013-08-26T04:39:53.463
If SSH(TCP 22) is open on a device with a private address and that device is mapped to a public address, any public address can communicate with said device. Additionally, any other devices with a private address, that are mapped to a public address can communicate to the originally mentioned device. Of course, there are variables to consider such as port forwarding and firewalls(mentioned above). – one.time – 2013-08-26T04:50:23.073
When connecting to a device outside of your private address space(s) the destination IP address will need to be public. Example for *nix: ssh user@public.ip.address – one.time – 2013-08-26T05:04:41.500
but i m not able to connect to public ip address from private one. public ip that i gave was 123.201.193.39, so the command was ssh matrix@123.201.193.39 but it always waits for long time and says connection timed out. But i m able to connect to my private ip from public one. Also i am not able to connect to public ip with another public ip. In Short i m only able to connect private-to-private and private-to-public. – avaj – 2013-08-26T05:30:33.163
The 10,000 foot view; A public IP addresses can be accessed via the 'internet' if the source address is a public IP. Given that private IP addresses can be translated to a public IP address(es), any private IP address is capable of reaching a public IP address. As for your timeout, it's likely caused by the port being blocked or the destination isn't listening or port-forwarding correctly. – one.time – 2013-08-26T20:44:40.757
Here is a bit of reading that may provide more details on IP addressing basics Cisco_IT_IP_Addressing_Best_Practices.pdf.
– one.time – 2013-08-26T20:47:16.940
What do you mean by public / private IP? this article defines them and if this is what you mean then no, there shouldn't be any limitations from private>public, barring from the control of the private network. As for public>private, it would get a little tricky, as there would be a undefined routing process involved in between.
– Doktoro Reichard – 2013-08-26T03:15:29.850Ya, this is what i mean by public and private ip addresses. So is it possible for a computer with public ip address to connect to another computer with private ip address, vice-a-versa and so on? – avaj – 2013-08-26T04:12:38.363