Connecting Linux Pc To Adsl

You should not have any trouble connecting to your linux box using the ADSL provided address, even in you are within your LAN.

I have SSH daemon running on my linux box, and I am able to use either the IP address assigned by the router (which is fixed), or the IP address that my internet provider assigns me (which varies... well, hardly ever).

Rather than trying to memorize the IP address given to me by my provider, I set up a DNS-reporting client on my PC, which reports this IP address to a server somewhere in the outside world (whenever the IP changes). Now, all I have to do is remember the DNS name (which I was able to choose) in lieu of the IP address. For more info on this, visit http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns. The client app is free, as is the service.

P.S. I use the (free) SSH-client that is available from http://www.ssh.com.