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=Setting a Tunnel from a Local Port to a Port on a Remote Host=
=Setting a Tunnel from a Local Port to a Port on a Remote Host=


  ssh -f <''remote-host-ssh-user''>@<''remote-host-address-on-which-ssh-is-exposed''> -L <''local-port''>:<''remote-host-interface-to-forward-to''>:<''port-on-remote-host''> -N
  ssh -f [-p <''remote-host-ssh-port''> -f <''identity-file''>] <''remote-host-ssh-user''>@<''remote-host-address-on-which-ssh-is-exposed''> -L <''local-port''>:<''remote-host-interface-to-forward-to''>:<''port-on-remote-host''> -N


The "-f" option tells ssh to go to background.  
The "-f" option tells ssh to go to background.  


The "-N" option tells ssh to NOT execute any command on the remote system. If "-N" is omitted, the ssh tunnel will establish '''AND''' login.
The "-N" option tells ssh to NOT execute any command on the remote system. If "-N" is omitted, the ssh tunnel will establish '''AND''' login.
The meaning of other arguments is the following:

Revision as of 02:54, 27 December 2018

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Overview

OpenSSH can be used to tunnel traffic from the local host to a remote host you have an account on.

Setting a Tunnel from a Local Port to a Port on a Remote Host

ssh -f [-p <remote-host-ssh-port> -f <identity-file>] <remote-host-ssh-user>@<remote-host-address-on-which-ssh-is-exposed> -L <local-port>:<remote-host-interface-to-forward-to>:<port-on-remote-host> -N

The "-f" option tells ssh to go to background.

The "-N" option tells ssh to NOT execute any command on the remote system. If "-N" is omitted, the ssh tunnel will establish AND login.

The meaning of other arguments is the following: