[LUNI] swimming upstream on SSH or VPN

[Jay Strauss]

Thanks, I'm not sure exactly how to configure this but I'll play with
it, it seems like it's what I need.

Thanks
Jay
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Seva Epsteyn <seva at sevatech.com> wrote:
>     -R [bind_address:]port:host:hostport
>             Specifies that the given port on the remote (server) host is to
>             be forwarded to the given host and port on the local side.  This
>             works by allocating a socket to listen to port on the remote
>             side, and whenever a connection is made to this port, the connec-
>             tion is forwarded over the secure channel, and a connection is
>             made to host port hostport from the local machine.
>
>             Port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.
>             Privileged ports can be forwarded only when logging in as root on
>             the remote machine.  IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing
>             the address in square braces or using an alternative syntax:
>             [bind_address/]host/port/hostport.
>
>             By default, the listening socket on the server will be bound to
>             the loopback interface only.  This may be overriden by specifying
>             a bind_address.  An empty bind_address, or the address '*', indi-
>             cates that the remote socket should listen on all interfaces.
>             Specifying a remote bind_address will only succeed if the
>             server's GatewayPorts option is enabled (see sshd_config(5)).
>
> You may also need:
>
>     -g      Allows remote hosts to connect to local forwarded ports.
>
> -Seva
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Jay Strauss wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any way to use an SSH tunnel from the destination?  That is,
> > if I'm on "A" and ssh to "B", is there a way once the tunnel has been
> > established, that B could use the tunnel for its own purposes (such as
> > doing a VNC of A)?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jay
> >
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