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by chupasaurus 1294 days ago
"If" is a good word. The setting above is usually being used in environments where network security is a bit paranoid, so shell access won't help against lack of a hole through the firewall somewhere in-between, unless there's a way to use avian carriers.
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The thread we are in is talking specifically about using cli tools on a remote machine, so that’s why I mentioned it. If you have that you don’t need a hole in the firewall.