How do I setup my linode to SSH into my Mac at home from a work Windows PC without port forwarding?

Hi,

I'd like to SSH into my Mac at home from my work Windows PC via the Powershell CLI. How do I do this using my linode given the constraints below:

I do not have admin access to the win pc at work.
I do not have admin access to the wifi router servicing my apartment unit.

I'm told, Linodes can be setup to facilitate this by directing the SSH traffic between the machines without needing to use port-forwarding on the wifi router.

I've spent a few hours reading the SSH documentation, Stack Exchange, etc. but I'm still confused how exactly to set it up despite understanding, I think, many of the concepts.

Thanks for considering my question!
-K

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Since part of the given information is:

I do not have admin access to the wifi router servicing my apartment unit.

one can assume that your Mac does not have a routable IP address…your Mac is invisible on the public internet (only the router is visible on the public internet). If this is not the case, then your apartment owner/manager has a network guy that's getting paid well above his abilities.

See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

-- sw

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