[mobbbx]

Hi

I have just installed Ubuntu 8.10 server edition. I wish to setup SSH so that i can remote access my server in the future.

I have a dynamic ip address, so i applied for the free dynamic ip dns at dyndns.com. I have successfully installed ddclient and configured it as follows:

Under /etc/ddclient.conf :
pid=var/run/ddclient.pid
protocol=dyndns2
use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='IP Address'
server=members.dyndns.org
login=*****
passsword=*****
*****.blogsite.org
ssl=yes
daemon=300

Under /etc/default/ddclient :
run_ipup="false"
run_daemon="true"
daemon_interval="300"

My current network setup is as follows:
Internet-->ADSL router -->Ubuntu Server

I have opened the ports (22, 80, 443) of the ADSL router 2wire 2701HGV-E. Ping tests to my public ip address are also successful.

So my question is how do i check whether i can successfully SSH into my server because i am connected locally. And by the time i have to access remotely, it will be too late.

And in the future i would like to make the ubuntu server into a web server. I have installed apache2 already. How to actually test whether it works?