External SSH
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Setup SSH access from Internet
DD-WRT v23 SP1 or later
Ensure SSH Enabled
- Goto the Administration tab and the Services sub-tab on the Web_Interface
- Enable "SSHd" is under the section titled "Secure Shell"
- Choose an appropriate port (The default is 22, but is recommended you change to a non-standard port above 1024 because of security)
- Apply Settings if needed
REFERENCES: Telnet/SSH_and_the_Command_Line#SSH or Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of [1]
Enable Remote Access
- Goto the Administration tab and the Management sub-tab on the Web_Interface
- Enable "SSH Management" under the section titled "Remote Access"
- Apply Settings
Disabling Remote Access
- Goto the Administration tab and the Management sub-tab on the Web_Interface
- Disable "SSH Management" under the section titled "Remote Access"
- Apply Settings
DD-WRT v23 or Earlier
Ensure SSH Enabled
- Goto the Administration tab and the Services sub-tab on the Web_Interface
- Enable "SSHd" is under the section titled "Secure Shell"
- Choose an appropriate port (The default is 22, but is recommended you change to a non-standard port above 1024 because of security)
- Apply Settings if needed
REFERENCES: Telnet/SSH_and_the_Command_Line#SSH or Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of [2]
Enable Remote Access
- Goto the Administration tab and the Diagnostics sub-tab.
- Add the following to the text area:
/usr/sbin/iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport $(nvram get sshd_port) -j logaccept
- Save as Firewall Script
Disabling Remote Access
- Goto the Administration tab and the Diagnostics sub-tab.
- Add the following to the text area:
/usr/sbin/iptables -D INPUT 1
- Save as Firewall Script
Warning!
It's not too secure to set up SSH access like that. Be sure to choose a long and secure password or even better use Public Key Method. Otherwise someone could succeed to hack your router by a Brute Force Attack.
The above method is obsolete at this time: You should only now need to go to Administration->Management->Remote Access->SSH Management and enable it, specifying the port you wish to enable WAN access to.